Bucs Dugout · Oct 8, 2021
Pirates 2021 season recaps: Starting pitching
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports It wasn’t a great year for the starting pitchers for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Out of the four leaders in total starts — JT Brubaker, Wil Crowe, Tyler Anderson, and Mitch Keller — only Anderson finished the year with an ERA under 5.00. Anderson also finished with the lowest WHIP of any Pittsburgh starter, with a 1.200. And of course, he’s no longer a Pirate, being dealt to the Seattle Mariners in July after a false start trade attempt to the Philadelphia Phillies.
The staff, as it currently stands, lacks a real ace. And it lacks any certifiable young talent that’s ready to spend the majority of their time in the Major Leagues and do well.