Probably my favorite part of the Pittsburgh Pirates 2010 season was the addition of James McDonald. The first reason I loved it is because it gave my blog name even more prominence, the second reason I loved it was because J-Mac was phenomenal in his time with the Pirates after the trade. Now we're more than halfway done with the 2011 season, and it's time to check up on my favorite McPitcher. I was very high on James McDonald before this season began. My expectation was for him to lead the rotation and really be the only successful hurler on the team. While McDonald hasn't been terrible this year, it seems that my prediction was pretty much backwards. Not many people would argue that he has been the Pirates worst starter so far this year. Let's take a look at the numbers he's posted this year before we get into some more in depth stuff.6-4, 19 GS, 4.15 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 9.3 H/9, 4.5 BB/9, 7.4 K/9, 1.63 K/BBThose numbers aren't bad, but would look a lot better...
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