Keller Looking to Lead Bucs Rotation in 2020
Last season, the Pittsburgh Pirates starting rotation was one of the biggest let downs with an ERA of 5.26. After a season that was full of injury and underperformance, the starting five return in 2020 looking to bounce back and lead the Pirates back towards contention in the competitive National League Central. In a season that was littered with injuries and poor performance, one of the most disappointing position groups was the starting rotation. After being the driving force of getting the Pirates back into contention for the last several seasons, the group faltered turning in a 5.26 team ERA and not living up to the expectations that followed the group entering 2019. However, as we look ahead to 2020, most of the same crew is back and looking to learn from last year's mistakes. They have a new leader in pitching coach Oscar Marin and a new approach using analytics to help improve themselves pitch-by-pitch. For this article, we will look at my predictions for the starti...