The Pittsburgh Pirates are on pace to have one of the worst second halves of a season in the modern era. They only real positives in the second half have been Bryan Reynolds and Starling Marte. These two have carried the team as much as they can, but two hitters cannot dictate a team’s fate over a large stretch of time.
The team is a mess and Clint Hurdle likely is on the hot seat. The Bucs have had multiple top prospects come up over the year to see them never reach their potential or for them to flourish else where (i.