Every year I do an analysis prior to the season using ZiPS projections and my playing time analysis to get a projected record for the season. Prior to Spring Training, I had the Pirates as an 84 win team with this projection.
To get an idea of where the Pirates are exceeding or falling short of their projections, let's take a look at each position, comparing the actual results to my article from before the season.
CATCHER
The Pirates were projected for 1.9 WAR from the catcher position in my original analysis. They've already almost doubled that at the halfway point of the season.