Pittsburgh Pirates Mailbag: February 20th, 2019

Welcome back to Rum Bunter’s weekly Pittsburgh Pirates mailbag

Who will be the fifth starter? What are the benefits of minor league deals? Is Rookie Davis a long shot to make the Opening Day roster? And more in this week’s Pittsburgh Pirates mailbag.

As always, thank you to everyone who submitted questions this week and participated in the mailbag. Now, let’s dive in!

5th starter, Lyles, Brault or other?

— eddieshack (@Rlblack1Rob) February 19, 2019

Jordan Lyles, Steven Brault, and Nick Kingham will enter Spring Training competing for the team’s fifth starter spot. Francisco Liriano could be a factor, too. As the spring begins Lyles is the front runner for the spot and Neal Huntington has said…