For years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been the farthest thing from a threat in the NL Central. Pittsburgh hasn't finished better than 4th place in the five-team division since 2016, when their 78-83 record was still not anything to write home about. However, the team that the Milwaukee Brewers have counted on for several easy wins in each of the last few seasons might finally be turning a corner.
With a young pitching staff headed by Paul Skenes and reinforced by names like Jared Jones, Bubba Chandler, and Mitch Keller, the Pirates desperately needed to add some offense to their roster this winter.