Pirates Q&A: Can Offense Improve? Will They Lose 100? Shelton’s Fate

Things are still spiraling for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who have lost five in a row and eight of their last nine after falling in St. Louis on Monday night.

It’s only May 6, but it already feels like it’s time to press the panic button. Only two teams have a worse record than the Pirates so far. The Colorado Rockies are an abysmal 6-28. The Chicago White Sox, thanks to somewhat better play of late, are only 1.5 games behind Pittsburgh with a 10-25 record.

Yikes.

Let’s get into your questions.