How do you evaluate a manager on a rebuilding team? We take a look at the job done by Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton and find some interesting managerial stats stacking him up against the rest of MLB. The Pirates may be near the bottom of baseball in attendance, but there are three teams below them that remain in the playoff picture. Plus, some organization housekeeping moves were made this week and we‘ll explain why.

Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and joins his buddy Chris at a 9-foot homemade oak bar to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball. Listen. Subscribe. Share. It‘s ”30 Minutes Of Bucs” and THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!