Think back to the 2015 season. Are we there? Yes? Okay, good.
Remember how the Pittsburgh Pirates won 98 games that season only to be stuck playing in the National League Wild Card Game due to a broken playoff system? Remember, worst of all, knowing the Pirates had no shot at winning that game due to how good Cubs’ starter Jake Arrieta had been since the All-Star Break? Well, since this past July’s All-Star Break Pirate starting pitcher Trevor Williams has been even better than 2015 Arrieta.
On Monday afternoon Williams made his eighth start since the All-Star Break.