Have the Pirates already Peaked This Year?

 

Back on June 6 I was looking at the standings and complaining to myself that the Buccos were still 4 under .500 despite the fact that they were looking decent and making the Dodgers look like they were in the cellar instead of vice versa(I know they're not quite in the cellar). It was nice while it was going on and it was nice to sweep a series and end that drought that lasted through last season and part of the season before. Reality is this is a team of promising young players and some older players that are closer to AAA caliber than Major League caliber. That short bit of success does give us a taste of what is expected of every team, but not familiar to the Pirates. After a 9-game losing streak, they're sitting 10 games under .500. Hopefully they are not done with sweeps and successes for the season. We can look forward to watching Bryan Reynolds bat and glove and KeBryan's golden glove. There's also a minor league with talent scattered. I think everybody is looking forward to a 6'7" shortstop/position tbd player to arrive and show off his bat. As they say, there's always next year.