The Pittsburgh Pirates are entering the season in hopes to build on their win total from 2018. The team won 82 games last year and had only 79 losses with a game against the Miami Marlins canceled due to weather that was never made it up.
The fact that the team had a winning record was a big deal. The early projections were that the Pittsburgh Pirates would have somewhere in the mid-70s in terms of wins, therefore have a losing record. Instead, by the beginning of August, the team was in the playoff hunt. Now, by the end, the team ended up well outside of the playoff picture, but it was a much better season than many predicted.