Pirates Bad Week Exposed Some Real Concerns
About this episode
The episode discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates' recent struggles during a tough week against strong teams and highlights various concerns within the team.
The Pirates had a chance to show they belonged during a tough week against the Braves and Dodgers, but a 1-5 stretch exposed some real concerns. Alex Stumpf looks at Mitch Keller’s struggles, the rotation’s workload questions, the bullpen issues, Oneil Cruz’s absence, and why the schedule does not get much easier from here. Book Rule Bucs: https://bookrulebucs.substack.com/
People in this episode
Host: Alex Stumpf
Topics covered
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- baseball struggles
- team performance
- pitching issues
- schedule challenges
Keywords
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mitch Keller
- Oneil Cruz
- bullpen issues
- rotation workload
- Braves
- Dodgers
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Braves, Dodgers
Books & works: Rule Bucs
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- Pirates Bullpen Implodes Again In Embarrassing Loss To Dodgers
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