The Pirates and Orioles — not to mention the A’s — embody the deep rebuild strategy, while the Giants under Farhan Zaidi have resisted falling to MLB’s basement.
“Focusing on the future” at the expense of the major league teams at the time has some benefits, sure. Both teams have “earned” the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft multiple times, and they each have built up strong farm systems.
The Pirates started this season strong, opening with a 20-8 record before tumbling through May. They’re now 28-27 after taking two of three from the Giants. Pittsburgh has developed key pieces of its future in shortstop Oneil Cruz and third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes and has catcher Henry Davis, 2021’s No. 1 pick, and others coming up soon.
Then there are the Orioles, who turned things around last season and have surged to start the year, all while still holding baseball’s top farm system. Led by catcher Adley Rutschman, a former No. 1 overall pick, the Orioles are 35-21 coming to San Francisco. But even if some teams have done the full cycle of “bottoming out to winning it all” before, there’s no guarantee of a World Series run. That was the case for the 2010s Pirates and Orioles, who ended decades of suffering for a grand combined total of one division win, six playoff appearances and zero wins in the League Championship Series, let alone the World Series.
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