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Easy Ways the Pittsburgh Pirates Can Improve Their Bullpen

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen has had its fair share of ups and downs early in the 2026 season. Although they have the second-best strikeout rate (26.6%), with the ninth-lowest exit velocity (88.2 MPH), and seventh-best FanGraphs Stuff+ as a unit (104), they also have the sixth-highest walk rate (13.7%) and eighth-highest barrel rate (9.3%). They already made one move to improve the bullpen by optioning top prospect Hunter Barco and recalling …
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Last Word on Sports broke the news in on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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