Pittsburgh Pirates legend Andrew McCutchen believes they're not far from contending in 2025.
The only achievement eluding Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder turned designated hitter Andrew McCutchen is winning a playoff series and the World Series.
"We are really close," McCutchen said. " always say for the most part, even in these years that we've had past couple years, we play the really good teams really good. That's the way I always say it. It's the Yankees, it's the Dodgers, it's the Red Sox, we play them really well. We do a really good job against these teams and when we do that, it lets me know that we are capable of winning more. We are capable of winning games.
Of the 12 playoff teams from 2024, Pittsburgh won the season series against four and split against two. The Pirates were 44-61 against teams that were over .500 last season.
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