Poll: Grading the 2023 Pirates -- Rotation

Keller, Oviedo and pray for rain . . . .

It’s up to you to decide how you want to account for that well-known ironman, TBD. Well, seriously, we all know there were “starts” that weren’t really starts, just an inning or two followed by the “bulk” guy who threw 3-5, ideally. I don’t think anybody in MLB really wants to do things that way, so the fact that the Pirates did so much of it maybe should figure into the grade on its own.

What follows are total starts, per the traditional definition:

• Mitch Keller - 32

• Johan Oviedo - 32

• Rich Hill - 22

• Luis Ortiz - 15

• Roansy Contreras - 11

• Osvaldo - 9

• Quinn Priester - 8

• Vince Velasquez - 8

• Andrew Jackson - 7

• Bailey Falter - 7

• Colin Selby - 5

• Ryan Borucki - 2

• Thomas Hatch - 2

• Carmen Mlodzinski - 1

• Rob Zastryzny - 1

AFL Update

Carter Bins hasn’t played much in the fall with the Rafters, but he's made it count. In his latest start, the catcher acquired in the Tyler Anderson trade picked up three hits, including a double and his second home run in the AFL.

Jack Brannigan went 0-4 with 3 K, with Jase Bowen picking up a hit in five at-bats.

One thing to watch for, Alessandro Ercolani is no longer listed on the Salt River roster. He hasn’t had the most ideal stints in the AFL, walking 11 batters in 3.2 innings pitched.