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The Pirates Have a Starting Pitching Problem They Can’t Fix
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The Pirates Have a Starting Pitching Problem They Can’t Fix
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The Pirates entered 2026 expecting their starting rotation to be one of the strengths of the team. Now Paul Skenes is being handled carefully, Mitch Keller is out, several young starters are approaching career-high workloads, and the fifth rotation spot has turned into a bullpen game.
Alex Stumpf looks at how Pittsburgh plans to cover innings over the final stretch and why not adding another starter at the trade deadline looks increasingly questionable.
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