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          Pittsburgh Pirates midseason betting report

          Starling Marte is just one of a handful of highly talented bats in the Pirates' lineup. Getty Images
          • Joe Peta, Special to ESPN.comJul 13, 2016, 01:00 PM
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              After years of betting on sports, Joe Peta authored "Trading Bases, A Story About Wall Street Gambling and Baseball" in 2013
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          Editor's note: After a busy first half of the 2016 MLB season, Joe Peta takes a look at both the good and bad for all 30 teams to find overvalued and undervalued clubs from a betting perspective. He also projects each team's second half. This is the entry for the Pittsburgh Pirates.