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Morning Report: Searching For Bullpen Help in the Pirates’ System

The Pirates clearly have a problem with their bullpen, which was on display in last night's loss. They carried a 4-2 lead into the sixth inning, and ended up losing 7-4. Dovydas Neverauskas gave up two runs, and a three run homer allowed by George Kontos sealed the deal.

I've said a few times that this bullpen looks to be one guy away from being a good group. If you add a quality set-up man to pair with Felipe Rivero, then you improve the rest of the bullpen from the top down. Michael Feliz and Kontos become your 6th/7th inning guys, or backup 8th inning guy if the set-up man isn't available.