The 2010 season was a miserable one for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In fact, it was one of the worst in franchise history. That will happen when a team goes 57-105 like the 2010 Bucs did.
2010 would prove to not be a complete waste of a season, though. Young players such as Andrew McCutchen, Jose Tabta, Neil Walker, and Pedro Alvarez, who went on to be key cogs on the team making the postseason from 2013 – 2015 would begin to emerge in 2010. Another player that appeared to be emerging as a part of the new core was reliever Evan Meek.