The Pirates' rotation troubles and how to fix them

The Pirates has had some, let's say, less-than-staler starting pitching to begin 2016. Gerrit Cole (1-2, 2.70 ERA) and Francisco Liriano (1-1, 4.11 ERA) should be fine, but Jon Niese (3-0, 4.24 ERA), Jeff Locke (0-2, 7.24 ERA) and Juan Nicasio (2-1, 4.80 ERA) all might end up being big question marks.

Niese's job is probably the safest out of the three, as he seems to be the most consistent and have the most upside. Locke has always been inconsistent and somewhat ineffective at times and I think he might be gone by season's end. Nicasio will probably end up in the bullpen, as he has trouble sustaining success throughout his starts.

Reinforcements are on the way for the rotation in terms of top prospects Tyler Glasnow and Jameson Taillon, but neither of them are expected to be promoted to the majors until mid-summer. So until Glasnow and Taillon make it to Pittsburgh, what are the Pirates to do?

I think the first step should be moving Nicasio to the pen and moving Ryan Vogelsong into the rotation. Nicasio will be more valuable than Vogelsong in the bullpen and Vogelsong put up good numbers as a starter last year with the Giants.

From there I think it just turns into a waiting game. They're better off just waiting for Glasnow and Taillon than try to make a trade or sign some guy. Like I said, Niese will probably be fine and Locke isn't the worst  pitcher in the world. So barring an injury I think the Pirates need to just put up with the starting pitching they have right now and hope that Glasnow and Taillon will be here soon.