Early Verdict On Pirates' Surprising Start
The Pittsburgh Pirates (24-23) are in fourth place in the National League Central, 4.5 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs.
Early Verdict On Pirates' Surprising Start originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh . Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Bragging about being in fourth place doesn't sound quite right.
But when you're the Pittsburgh Pirates , and you have a record that's over . 500, you take what you can get. Yes, the Pirates have a long way to go before returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2015 .
But Pittsburgh (24-23) could have a winning record come Memorial Day weekend. And that's something to celebrate. "Improvements everywhere!
" ESPN's David Schoenfield writes. "The holdovers are better and the three new additions -- rookie (Konnor) Griffin and the veteran acquisitions (Brandon) Lowe and (Ryan) O'Hearn -- have really helped to juice the offense. "And Griffin's current .