Due to the coronavirus pandemic leading to baseball being shutdown, we have talked a lot about the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates the past few months. This is for good reason. After all, there is no baseball happening right now so why not revisit one of the best, most memorable teams in franchise history?
A big reason the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates won 94 games and came one win away from advancing to the National League Championship Series was their bullpen. Known as ‘The Shark Tank’ the Bucco bullpen was arguably the best in the MLB that season. A key cog in the bullpen’s success was left-handed rookie hurler Justin Wilson.