Three starts, 17.2 innings pitched, 0.00 ERA, 28 Strike outs and just 3 walks. The kid can hit triple digits on the radar gun and has graded 60 plus breaking and off speed stuff.
Category Archives: Opinion & Analysis
A Different Approach To Developing Players
During the most recent Minor League off-season, an additional player assignment was put in place by the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, in consideration for the anticipated need that pitchers, positions players and hitters would need to have additional time to condition and/or develop their skills, as many of them had been away from theContinue reading “A Different Approach To Developing Players”
Two Guys Talking Trades – With Joe Boyd and Justin Verno
Justin Verno and Joe Boyd having a little fun and informative talk about trades.
The Pirates Take Only One On The Short Six Game Road Trip, While Dropping The Last Three In Row
After Thursday Night’s extra inning victory over the Braves, it seemed as if the Pirates might be able to hang with one of the better teams in the NL East over the past few years in the four game weekend series. Now we know this obviously wasn’t the case after Pittsburgh’s offense was only ableContinue reading “The Pirates Take Only One On The Short Six Game Road Trip, While Dropping The Last Three In Row”
Mitch Keller Isn’t Good, but Training Him is Part of the Plan
This is the beginning of a build, the perfect time to be patient with a young pitcher who needs to learn his lessons at this level.
Pirates (18-27) Lose to Braves, Mitch Keller Can’t Slow Atlanta Offense
The Braves lineup is built to deliver haymakers until they connect enough and you submit. Leading the league in homeruns and each and every one of them is damn proud of it. Love ’em or hate ’em, the Braves are exactly what baseball has been geared toward, explosive offense that doesn’t fear the strikeout.
Setbacks, Promotions, and Punishing Loss, The Pirates Had it All in One Day
What can you write about a 20-1 loss? I mean, I could chronicle every thunderous swing taken by a Braves player, I could talk about how many of those runs came off Wilmer Difo too.
Pirates Embarrassed By The Braves
Pittsburgh totaled 10 hits on Friday night, but only managed to get one run across the plate; not that it mattered at all as the Braves put up a 20 spot on the Pirates, with the final 8 coming off of Wilmer Difo when the game was already out of hand. During the previous gameContinue reading “Pirates Embarrassed By The Braves”
Pittsburgh Takes The First Game Of The Series from Atlanta In Extras
Without the early season injury to Chad Kuhl, Wil Crowe would have most likely have found himself bouncing between Triple A-Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, much like Miguel Yajure, at this point in the year; or as a long reliever option in the bullpen, which is where some believe he belongs, and eventually they could be right.Continue reading “Pittsburgh Takes The First Game Of The Series from Atlanta In Extras”
Leveling Up In The Pirates Minor League System
On paper it appears to be a very simple process, especially after the full Minor League Realignment this past offseason, as a player starts out in Low A-Bradenton, travels north to High A-Greensboro, then even further north-pretty close to Pittsburgh-arriving at Double A-Altoona and finally across the map to Triple A-Indianapolis before eventually arriving atContinue reading “Leveling Up In The Pirates Minor League System”
Steel City Pirates 