When the 2018 Major League Baseball season started, many expected the Pittsburgh Pirates to not be very good. Predictions ranged from 70-78 wins, with even the local radio station predicting a 100 loss season. Instead, the Pittsburgh Pirates played more good baseball than not.
The team played so well that the Pittsburgh Pirates front office decided they were in the position to add at the deadline. Neal Huntington changed the narrative on the Pittsburgh Pirates and brought in two of the biggest trade chips available in Chris Archer and Keone Kela.
Add those two players in with the team’s young core, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended up posting a winning season with a record of 82-79.