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Pittsburgh Pirates: Five Best Relief Pitchers in Franchise History

In our last top five list, we looked at what is the deepest position in Pittsburgh Pirates history – left field. Arguably the second deepest position in franchise history is the bullpen, which is the group today’s top five list will discuss.

Although the Pittsburgh Pirates do not have a Mariano Rivera or Trevor Hoffman in their history, that does not mean they did not have some really impressive relief pitchers in their pen during their time as a franchise. Most of which have flown under the radar.

Some of the best teams in Pirate franchise history was powered by a strong bullpen.