Wil Crowe

After making 28 starts with a 5.90 ERA and 1.61 WHIP over the previous two seasons, Crowe shifted to a multi-inning relief role and changed his pitch mix. The right-hander threw fewer sinkers and fastballs in favor of more sliders and changeups, which helped him to a 3.31 ERA and 1.20 WHIP over 51.2 first-half innings. He doubled that ERA in the second half, though, and Crowe was one of three relievers with 10 or more losses. The 28-year-old managed six wins, four saves and 16 holds, but his save chances were sporadic and his walk and strikeout rates were below average. Despite his less-than-stellar results, Crowe is still one of Pittsburgh's better relievers and figures to have the same mid-to-high leverage role in 2023.