Fantasy Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates 2020 fantasy preview

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - MAY 14: Josh Bell #55 of the Pittsburgh Pirates looks on from the top step of the dugout while preparing to walk to the on-deck circle against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning at Chase Field on May 14, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

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30 teams in 60 days of quarantine: Pittsburgh Pirates fantasy preview

This series of fantasy baseball articles was intended to be something to pass the 30 days without DFS. Well, it looks like the wait may be longer for my fortes, the NBA and MLB. I’m staggering these to last us 60 days without DFS now. At least it gives you a little something!

Most of you, like me, have played DFS for quite some time. We have never seen anything like this before. A bare lobby. No upcoming contests. E-Sports touts are in hog heaven. Even most DFS touts are trying to become E-Sports touts. It’s nuts!

Most of you, also like me, still play season-long fantasy baseball. Some for money. Some not. Some just because it’s the only interaction you have with some friends anymore. Whatever the case, we can use this break in DFS to get us polished up for our fantasy baseball drafts, whenever those may be. We started at the bottom and are slowly moving up. The Pittsburgh Pirates were 24th in wins last year with 69.

The Pirates lost a fan-favorite in Starling Marte, but their outfield is still pretty strong with some good pieces on the way. The Pirates were one of the better hitting teams around last season. They may not have the homer totals of some teams, but there’s always a market for .280 hitters on your fantasy teams. Yes, even in standard leagues.

There are quite a few fantasy-worthy players on this team. The key is not overpaying or trying to get them at a value. You can’t win your season in the middle rounds, but you can sure lose it there.

Here we will examine the Pittsburgh Pirates projected lineup and rotation, and who to draft and in what general spot. We will also take a look at prospects that could make their debuts and have a fantasy impact in 2020. The 2019 stats are in parentheses. Let’s get started!

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