The bad news is that the Pirates are 6 games behind the Brewers for first, and are in fourth place. The Pirates, Cubs and Cardinals have been left behind by the surging, insanely powerful Brewers team, who are 4 games ahead of any opposition. So the Pirates' month or so of dominance has reached a momentary close.
The GOOD NEWS...is that Austin Meadows exists, and he's been on fire ever since being promoted by the Pirates. So, suffice to say, things are beginning to pick up.
Meadows was brought in as a momentary replacement for Starling Marte, and plugged in so well for the Pirates that once Marte eventually came back, and Meadows was out of a job...people wanted him NOT to be. And look, right now, the Pirates' lineup doesn't have too many bad eggs in it, with Cervelli, Marte, Dickerson, Colin Moran, and countless others doing good work. But...I don't think the Pirates should send a guy hitting over .400 back down to the minors. I'm still bitter about Ronald Torreyes. We don't need a similar case.
At this point, there aren't any real weaknesses with this Pirates team. The only issue is that while they're GOOD, they're not breaking out of that distinction yet. They're not great, which is a shame, as three other teams in that division ARE great, and are currently ahead of them.
I'm waiting for something to click with this Pirates team, because they could be right back up there with everyone in an instant. They just need something big to happen, or someone to lead the team past Chicago. I'm just not sure who, or when...or whether or not it'll be Meadows.
Coming Tomorrow- Best shortstop in baseball right now.
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