SI.com Pirates Midseason Grade
The Good: The offense is inept, but without All-Star Jason Bay (.299, 16 homers, aq .930 OPS) and leadoff man Matt Lawton (a .379 on-base percentage) it would be downright dead. (Daryle Ward and Rob Mackowiak are OK, but come on.) Mark Redman is pitching fairly well (106 hits in 117 1/3 innings), and both Josh Fogg (4-4, 4.30 ERA) and Kip Wells (6-9, 4.46) are decent pitchers. Jose Mesa, somehow, has 21 saves.
The Bad: The Pirates were 30-30 in mid June, but since then all sorts of things have gone wrong. Ace Oliver Perez (6-5, 6.16) has fallen apart -- and that was before he kicked the laundry cart and limped onto the DL. There are rumors that Redman is on the trade block, outfielder Craig Wilson is out with a bad finger, shortstop Jack Wilson is hitting 80 points lower than he did last season ... it's not good.
What's Next: The Pirates are staying the course with manager Lloyd McClendon. They'll look for trades with an eye to building with their youth, but ... does this sound familiar?
Grade: We've been here before -- F
For the rest of the grades go to John Donovan at SI.com
The Bad: The Pirates were 30-30 in mid June, but since then all sorts of things have gone wrong. Ace Oliver Perez (6-5, 6.16) has fallen apart -- and that was before he kicked the laundry cart and limped onto the DL. There are rumors that Redman is on the trade block, outfielder Craig Wilson is out with a bad finger, shortstop Jack Wilson is hitting 80 points lower than he did last season ... it's not good.
What's Next: The Pirates are staying the course with manager Lloyd McClendon. They'll look for trades with an eye to building with their youth, but ... does this sound familiar?
Grade: We've been here before -- F
For the rest of the grades go to John Donovan at SI.com
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