At this point, there are two words which come to mind when thinking about the Pittsburgh Pirates: Roster fillers. That, in and of itself, is not necessarily a bad thing. I understand that the Pirates are currently in a position where they have to rebuild. General manager Ben Cherington is only going into his second year and, though perhaps not an excuse, his first year wasn’t performed under ideal conditions.
Because the Pirates are rebuilding, they don’t have enough young pieces that are ready to get experience yet, but they also don’t have enough talented veterans to field a complete team.