Pirates insider hints at creative pitching plan beyond Skenes and Keller

Sep 24, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers Mitch Keller (left) and Paul Skenes (right) look on from the dugout against the Milwaukee Brewers during the eighth inning at PNC Park. The Brewers won 7-2. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | Charles LeClaire-Imagn ImagesFor the Pittsburgh Pirates, the top of the rotation is simple. Give the ball to Paul Skenes. Then, give it to Mitch Keller.

After that? Things might get… weird.

Pirates insider Jason Mackey recently hinted that Pittsburgh could employ some non-traditional pitching usage in 2026 — a strategy that sounds suspiciously like it came straight out of the chaotic pitching playbook used by Detroit…