Pirates bring back Derek Shelton, is that the right decision?

Following the Pirates’ last game of the season, several coaching moves were made as hitting coach Andy Haines was fired, along with bullpen coach Justin Meccage and strength and conditioning coach Adam Vish being dismissed as well. In the wake of this, many were wondering if any more dominoes were going to fall. However, this week General Manager Ben Cherington stated that Derek Shelton would be returning as the Pirates’ Manager next season, despite his lack of success.

Cherington went into detail about keeping on Shelton in a press conference from earlier in the week, where he reaffirmed that he was in support of bringing him back in 2025, a sentiment that was shared by ownership, and that…