PITTSBURGH — The Pirates have plenty of youngsters on the roster, with 13 players age 26 or younger currently.
With most young players, there is an adjustment period when they first come up to the majors and part of the struggles of young pitchers like Chad Kuhl and Tyler Glasnow can be attributed to the fact that they’re honing their craft at the very highest level.
But at some level, Kuhl and Glasnow are doing what they’ve always done. Other young players have had to go through the double-whammy process of coming up to the majors as a regular for the first time and then adjusting to a new role in the process.