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Pittsburgh Pirates: David Bednar Has Closer Potential

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 27: David Bednar #67 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the seventh inning of the second game of a double header against the Seattle Mariners at PETCO Park on August 27, 2020 in San Diego, California. Several sporting leagues across the nation are resuming their schedules after player walkouts done in protest over the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin police. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The Pittsburgh Pirates received right-handed reliever David Bednar as part of the Joe Musgrove trade, could he be their closer of the future?

One of, if not the biggest strength of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2013 through 2015 was their bullpen.