SB Nation Reacts results: Are the Pirates a Wild Card team if they were mostly healthy?

Apr 5, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Jake Mangum (28) greets center fielder Oneil Cruz (15) crossing home plate on a two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn

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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country.

This week’s question dealt with Pittsburgh Pirates injuries. The Bucs have a lot of them. Oneil Cruz, Konnor Griffin, Ryan O’Hearn, Endy Rodriguez, Spencer Horwitz, Jered Triolo and more have all spent significant time out of the lineup this season. The Bucs have certainly had multiple issues this season, but injuries have absolutely been

one of them.

Wht we asked this week was, if the Pirates were mostly healthy, do you think they are a Wild Card team? Here’s what you said:

A slim majority of you feel the Bucs would make it if they were healthy. I tend to agree, but you never know what might happen if the injury bug did something different.

Our friends at FanDuel are not super optimistic about the Bucs’ playoff chances. The Pirates are +2200 odds, meaning a $100 bet will get you $2200 back if they make it. You feeling postive? That’s a big payout.

Thanks for voting. We’ll be back soon with more.