The Pirates need some trust.
I wrote that following the 2015 season, before the offseason had really begun. They won 98 games the year before, but lost in the Wild Card game. They had won three years in a row, but the Wild Card games were tiring on Pirates fans, and they wanted more. Despite the success, the Pirates didn’t have any trust heading into that offseason.
They didn’t do themselves any favors either. They limited their offseason additions to the likes of Jon Niese and Ryan Vogelsong, while also parting ways with a few veterans and vocally waiting for the prospects to arrive.