Despite Many Options, the Pirates Still Lack a Good First Baseman

Pedro Alvarez is still the primary starter at first base, even with his horrible defense at the spot. Photo Credit: David HagueOver the past month, the Pittsburgh Pirates have loaded up on potential first base options. They already had Pedro Alvarez on the team, but then they acquired Travis Ishikawa, Aramis Ramirez, and Michael Morse in July. The only non-third baseman of that group is Ramirez, who just started taking grounders at the position to prepare for Josh Harrison's upcoming return from the disabled list.

The Pirates have a lot of options here, but the problem is that they don't have any good options. At least, that has been the case in 2015.

Pedro Alvarez has been horrible…