Every year there is always an example of the old baseball saying ‘you can never have too much pitching’.
The Pittsburgh Pirates depth that they tried to create is certainly being put to the test, with two of their original rotation members sidelined to long-term injuries, and another one of their top prospects out for the season.
Maybe at the worst possible timing, Roansy Contreras is now struggling and looks like he either needs some time in the bullpen or a built-in break period to try and reset and work on some things.
Unfortunately, the Pirates may not be able to go with that.