The regular season is right around the corner for the Pittsburgh Pirates. With just a couple of games left in Spring Training, Pittsburgh has been playing well with a 12-6 record, but are those results going to be the real Pirates in the regular season ?
Their offense has been really solid so far, with first-year Pirates Ryan O’Hearn leading the team with 8 RBIs. Young shortstop Konnor Griffin and Yordany Los Santos are tied for the team lead in home runs with 3. Center fielder Jhostynxon Garcia leads
the team with 12 hits. The Pirates as a team rank 11th in overall offense so far in Spring Training.
The pitching has shown some promise too with Mitch Keller and Carmen Mlodzinski both throwing well in their three games pitched. Keller has 9 strikeouts with just 1 ER and has a 1.23 ERA. While Mlodzinski also has nine strikeouts, he has also allowed two ERs and has a 2.45 ERA. The right-handed pitcher also leads the team with two wins. Their pitching is ranked 14th in overall rankings, with an average ERA of 4.18.
I have really liked what I have seen from the Bucs during Spring Training so far. I understand that this is just Spring, and they are not facing off against elite pitching yet or the best hitters in the league, but what is really exciting is the young players who are playing while for them.
I have been pretty optimistic about Pittsburgh after they made their offseason moves. For a while, I have felt like this team has the potential to break the playoff drought. The Pirates have the pitching to do so lead by former Cy Young winner Paul Skenes.
They also have an improved offense from last season and we are already seeing the young bats show up like Griffin, Los Santos and Garcia.
I don’t think the success we are seeing for the Buccos right now is a fluke. I believe with the young arms in the rotation and the underrated bats that the Pirates have that Pittsburgh will continue this success into the regular season.
Let us know in the comment section if you believe the Spring Training results are the real Bucs.
