PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 04: J.A. Happ #32 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the first inning during the game against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on October 4, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
With a lack of stability in their pitching staff, the Pittsburgh Pirates should reunite with veteran lefty J.A. Happ to provide some healthy innings for the team in 2021.
At the 2015 trade deadline, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired left-handed starter J.A. Happ. What looked like a small trade to help round out the back of the team’s starting rotation turned into a game changing trade as Happ was one of the best pitchers in baseball down the stretch.