Anyone who watches the Pittsburgh Pirates knows that their starting rotation is an utter mess right now. With Gerrit Cole on the disabled list and Francisco Liriano and Jon Niese having the worst seasons of their careers, the Pirates’ only reliable starting pitcher is Jameson Taillon. The Pirates have one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball, Tyler Glasnow, at Triple-A where he is seemingly dominating.
Due to this, many Pirate fans want the team to call up Tyler Glasnow and put him in the starting rotation. However, it simply is not that simply.