The Pirates Bullpen Problem Isn’t Going Away

About this episode

Jim and DiNardo discuss the Pirates' bullpen problems following a series sweep by the Braves and preview the upcoming Dodgers series.

Jim and DiNardo recap a rough series in Atlanta where the Pirates were swept by the Braves and once again had games get away from them late. They’ll look back at what went wrong, preview the upcoming Dodgers series, and go through the latest updates on Konnor Griffin, Brandon Lowe, and Oneil Cruz. But the main conversation is the bullpen. The Pirates keep getting enough starting pitching to stay in games, but the back end continues to cost them. At some point, this can’t just be something they talk around. It needs addressed.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, DiNardo

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• bullpen issues
• MLB recap
• player updates
• upcoming series

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• bullpen
• Braves
• Dodgers
• Konnor Griffin
• Brandon Lowe
• Oneil Cruz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates, Braves, Dodgers

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