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Category Archives: Opinion & Analysis
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
The Player’s Union and MLB are meeting today and there is reportedly going to be a players counter proposal coming to the table. Again, this isn’t going to end this evening with two fake happy looking guys pretending they agree on everything. Just another step.
The Unfortunate Evolution Of MLB’s Hall Of Fame
1-24-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) As a lifelong baseball fan, the streets of Cooperstown, New York are by far the most hallowed grounds that anyone could ever envision stepping foot on. Since the initial induction ceremony on June 12, 1939, countless legends have walked the exact same path as every singleContinue reading “The Unfortunate Evolution Of MLB’s Hall Of Fame”
Robo Umps Advance to AAA in 2022
We’ve known MLB was looking to experiment with automated strike zones in the minors, and the experiment started in earnest last season in selective Single A locations. On Thursday, news broke that this experiment would be moving to select AAA locations for the 2022 season.
Through The Prospect Porthole: Tsung-Che Cheng Is Looking To Climb The Ranks
1-22-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) When reading about the meeting General Manager Ben Cherington-and one of his Assistants, Steve Sanders-had with the local sports media on Wednesday concerning the start of the International Signing Period, it seems that the focal point of some columns was a singular word-diverse-uttered by Sanders asContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Tsung-Che Cheng Is Looking To Climb The Ranks”
Ten Months and Six Days – The Story of How One League Saved Itself
I hear so many of you tell me that MLB will never have a salary cap because the MLBPA is “the most powerful union” in the country. You’re right, there is just about no scenario that brings about a salary cap without great pain and loss. But…
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
We are all snowed in here in Western PA, and the Steelers are officially done playing football, so is Ben Roethlisberger. The Penguins take center stage now with their own set of aging stars and here we are talking about a team still trying to develop enough to make some noise.
What Will Proposed Draft Changes Accomplish?
Young players come up, the team struggles mightily to look like a professional club, and after some of those youngsters gain experience, they eventually do.
The Pirates And Cherington Continue To Be Aggressive In The International Market
1-16-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Projected landing spots for International Signees is essentially one of the worst kept secrets in all of Major League Baseball; outside of the fact that owners want to pay players less money, control them for a longer period of time and increase profits, while players wantContinue reading “The Pirates And Cherington Continue To Be Aggressive In The International Market”
CBA Update – With Real Info for Once
On Thursday MLB made their first formal proposal to MLBPA in 42 days focusing on core economic issues. Today I’m going to lay out what was proposed, even while I acknowledge this won’t be what the final agreement looks like.
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