I would be lying if I told you I wasn’t a little bit excited by the Pirates jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st, however, at that point my mind was pretty much fixated on how Mitch Keller would begin the game. Over his previous three outings he had fluctuatedContinue reading “Pirates Take The Series In Detroit On A Solid Start From Keller”
Category Archives: Opinion & Analysis
Through The Prospect Porthole: Multiple Moves Made Ahead Of Yesterday’s Doubleheader
After beginning the season batting .083 with 16 strikeouts in only 24 at bats, the opening day starting centerfielder Anthony Alford was regularly discussed as a potential DFA candidate; and this morning, prior to the Pirates first game of a doubleheader in Detroit, the seemingly inevitable finally happened. However, this move did not take placeContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Multiple Moves Made Ahead Of Yesterday’s Doubleheader”
Tigers Strike Back, Beat Pirates (8-10) in Nightcap in Detroit
The Pirates won the first game of this twin bill and were debuting a couple players. Miguel Yajure got the call up from the taxi squad as the 27th man for the start, and Rodolfo Castro who was called up to replace the DFA’d Anthony Alford got the call at third base.
Pirates (8-9) Take Game One, Anderson Impressive
Seven inning games are super weird. I mean you’re sitting here watching the Pirates starter in the bottom of the 5th protecting a slim one run lead and it’s not like you’d ever want him to give up the tying run but it’s also pretty easy to forget it would be like surrendering the lead in the 7th.
Did the Pirates Fix Colin Moran or Simply Play Him?
The common narrative this season early on has been that Colin Moran has a brand new approach at the plate and while he himself deserves the credit for implementing it, the Pirates too for identifying the holes and helping him improve.
The Pirates Dilemma Of Trade Pieces Versus Potential Core Players
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”
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.
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.
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.
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