For all the offseason questions that faced the Pittsburgh Pirates, we arrive at spring training still without the answers we wanted in the starting rotation. The Pirates thinned out their starting pitching depth, shipping out Mike Burrows and Johan Oviedo in exchange for offensive firepower. The expectation was that they'd add a reliable veteran to solidify the group.
That didn't happen. Instead, the Pirates opened camp with the best pitcher in the world in Paul Skenes, a reliable innings eater in Mitch Keller, and a bunch of talented young arms who currently present more questions than answers.