The Pirates came into this season with a new, much-ballyhooed set of veteranly veterans. The team had more talent than the three comedy troupes that Ben Cherington put together from 2020-22, and the veterans surely would help show the young guys how to play the game.
Or not. Somehow, this team is giving away more winnable games than the pathetic 2020-22 squads did. Far from playing a better brand of baseball, the Pirates for the last week and a half have barely looked like they were playing baseball at all.
Case in point: today’s loss 4-3 loss to Colorado.