Pittsburgh Pirates

Is Brault Pirates' best starting pitcher?

MIAMI, FL - JUNE 14: Steven Brault #43 of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a pitch in the second inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on June 14, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Thanks to a strange brew of injuries, underwhelming performances and real progress made by the man himself, we can legitimately ask a question that would have seemed absurd even a few months ago: Right now, is Steven Brault the Pirates' best starting pitcher?

The lefty, once swapped from the Orioles to the Pirates as the player to be named in the Travis Snider trade, has mostly bounced between spot starter and long relief duty since breaking into the majors in 2016.

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