This weekend brought another round of MLB and MLBPA arguing with each other, accusing each other of being disingenuous or lacking good faith to negotiate.
Category Archives: Opinion & Analysis
Draft Day Two Roundup: Ben Cherington’s Plan
Prior to the second day of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft prognosticators such as myself were predicting picks from all over the board and field. However, GMBC and company had only one goal in mind; keep your eye on the prize(s) and shoot straight down the middle. It came as a shock to someContinue reading “Draft Day Two Roundup: Ben Cherington’s Plan”
The MLB Draft:Day Two
Originally my blueprint for the second day of the draft went a little something like this: Second Round (44th Pick) Plan A: Alika Williams (SS)-Arizona State Plan B: Logan Allen (LHP)-Florida International Plan C: Drew Romo (C)-The Woodlands (TX) Plan D: Sam Weatherly (LHP)-Clemson Plan E: Daniel Susac (C)-Jesuit (CA) However, with Alika Williams going toContinue reading “The MLB Draft:Day Two”
National League Central Division Draft Update
Day one came and went and boy the Orioles really threw the board for a loop with the number 2 pick did they not? As promised, here is a little update on who our competitors picked up.
The Ben Cherington Era Begins: The Pittsburgh Pirates First Two Picks
From all of the reports and analysis I read leading up to the draft it seemed pretty clear that GMBC and his team were going to be leaning toward the college route, at least as it pertained to the first two or three picks. This led me to believe that within these selections the PiratesContinue reading “The Ben Cherington Era Begins: The Pittsburgh Pirates First Two Picks”
Draft Day – Where Every Answer Creates a New Question
Draft day in any sport is supposed to be a day of optimism, of looking forward to the future construction of your club. This year we may have to look through the fog of whether the game itself will be played, even as we watch our teams fortify talent with no place to play themselves.
It’s Draft Day
After months and months of studying hundreds of scouting reports, watching countless videos, having some great conversations, writing multiple articles, jotting down mock drafts on the note pad beside my computer and pretty much thinking about it at all hours of the day and night, it is finally almost here; tonight the MLB June AmateurContinue reading “It’s Draft Day”
National League Central Division Draft Preview
The draft approaches this week, and for many of us it will offer a welcome respite from the day to day will they, won’t they game MLB has put us through. We’ll discuss of course what the Pirates do at length, but we also want to make sure we keep an eye on what our NL Central foes have on tap.
A Little Draft Discussion
On Saturday afternoon I had the privilege of sitting down with Keanan Lamb, Senior MLB Draft Writer from Baseball Prospectus, to have a conversation about the Pittsburgh Pirates top 3 picks in this week’s MLB June Amateur Draft and the way that the it could ultimately unfold in front of us. As a novice inContinue reading “A Little Draft Discussion”
Law Of The Instrument: Will Manfred Bang The Gavel?
In psychology there is a theory that attempts to explain an underlying bias based on the over reliance of a certain tool. This concept is often and easily represented by the saying, “when all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail”. From everything I have seen and read about RobContinue reading “Law Of The Instrument: Will Manfred Bang The Gavel?”
Steel City Pirates 