Welcome back to the Pirates mailbag. It’s been “a rough week” for the local baseball team, as manager Clint Hurdle put it, but loyal mailbag-question-askers had a great week! Thanks for all the terrific submissions. If you don’t see an answer to your query this time, stay tuned ‘til next week. And by all means, send fresh Q’s to @BloomPG or ebloom@post-gazette.com. Let’s get started:
@moylan_kyle: How long do they just keep plugging Harrison's replacement in leadoff spot?. I can understand it for a few games, but Harrison is out a while and offense is sputtering.