Ian Snell, SP

Snell simply has been unable to regain his old form. His numbers are terrible across the board, which is such a shame given the performance of the Pittsburgh offense. He was supposed to be this team’s ace, but at the moment he doesn’t even look like he deserves to be on the 25-man roster. He has shown the occasional sign of returning to form, but signs simply don’t cut it in the big leagues.

Midseason Grade: D-

Tom Gorzelanny, SP

Speaking of not deserving to be on the 25-man roster, meet the man who is responsible for Snell receiving the generous grade of D-. Gorzelanny has been significantly worse than Snell, and has been sent to AAA to try to regain some semblance of his 2007 form. If Snell and Gorzelanny had pitched the way they did in 2007 this year, the Pirates could very well be Wild Card contenders.

Midseason Grade: F

John Van Benschoten, SP

He has had several opportunities to impress management in the wake of other starting pitchers’ struggles. He has failed every single time, and he can’t have too many chances left.

Midseason Grade: F

Matt Capps, CL

Capps was having an absolutely dominant season until shoulder bursitis caused him to blow five of seven save opportunities (I am giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming it must have had something to do with the injury).

He has since been placed on the DL and will likely be out until September. He is an important piece of this club’s future, and everyone in Pittsburgh is praying for a full recovery from the Mad Capper.

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