A big reason the Pittsburgh Pirates have been so successful the past three seasons was due to a strong bullpen. The past three seasons the Pittsburgh Pirates were able to shorten games thanks to their bullpen. In fact, one could argue that the past three seasons the Pittsburgh Pirates had the best bullpen in all of Major League Baseball.
2016, however, was a different story through the first two and a half months of the season. Outside of closer Mark Melancon and setup man Neftali Feliz, the rest of the bullpen had been inconsistent at best.