During the beginning of this most recent off-season I said that I would be fine with, not that I wanted, the Pirates to look at trading homegrown, face of the franchise and starting first baseman Josh Bell. At the time, the reasons behind this thought were due to the DH possibly not finding its wayContinue reading “The Pirates Dilemma Of Trade Pieces Versus Potential Core Players”
Monthly Archives: April 2021
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 4-19-21
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 7-9 on the young season and it has provided a boost of confidence to a team that probably felt they were the only ones who believed they could do better than keep the seat warm for developing prospects.
Enjoy What You Can, When You Can
I’m sure you already have yourself convinced I’m going to launch into an I told you so type article, but I’m really just trying to show how quickly it changes. Currently sitting at a still losing record 7-9 the Pirates have looked like, well, a young building baseball team.
Pirates (7-9) Take the Series and Game 3 in Extras, Reynolds, Moran Lead the Charge
The Pirates looked to bounce back and win the series in Milwaukee today. After Trevor Cahill blew up yesterday giving up 7 runs the Bucs really needed to get some length and preferably quality out of Chad Kuhl.
The Pirates Have Better Options Than Trevor Cahill
In my season preview one of my predictions was that the Pirates rotation would be better by the end of the season than the beginning.
Cahill’s Rough Start Ends In 7-1 Loss To The Brew Crew
After a enjoyable and relaxing Friday night for Pirates Fans, where it seemed like their team couldn’t do anything wrong, tonight’s game was a quick drop back into the reality of what it’s like to cheer for a rebuilding ball club. Enter the veteran pitcher, Trevor Cahill, whose signing was a little curious at theContinue reading “Cahill’s Rough Start Ends In 7-1 Loss To The Brew Crew”
Unlocking the Talent Blockers
How many players have left the Pirates over the years and upon being interviewed at their new home have mentioned some small tweak as being responsible for helping them reach new territory in their success?
Pirates (6-8) Rock the Brewers 6-1, Brubaker Builds on Early Success
When you’re watching a prospect develop there are milestones along the way. Some of them have formal titles like promotion to the next level. At every stop along the way you look around and realize you’ve moved up, you still see the goal in your sights of being called up to the show.
The Revolving Door Of Roster Projections and Suggestions
For anyone that has seen the movie Elf with Will Ferrell, you will probably recall the scene where he runs around in the revolving doors, comes out to the trash can, throws up and proceeds to go right back for more. If you haven’t, you can probably just imagine the times you have gone inContinue reading “The Revolving Door Of Roster Projections and Suggestions”
Pirates Fall As Keller Gets Tagged By The Padres
Following an effective and efficient outing by Mitch Keller on Saturday, Pirates Fans were looking for much of the same from the young right-handed starter this afternoon. Unfortunately these hopes were quickly washed away by a flood of hard contact from the San Diego Padres from the words play ball. After five hits, that includedContinue reading “Pirates Fall As Keller Gets Tagged By The Padres”
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