Opinion & Analysis – Page 74 – Steel City Pirates

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Excuses & Band Aids, The Bill Always Comes Due

I’m going to say a ton today, so I’m not going to spend much time up here. Let’s get into it.

Hump Day Pirates Q&A

Lots of roster questions this week, good stuff everyone. These things are as good as you make them.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – The Basement Might Be Decided This Week

Here we are, just about 6 weeks from the end of the 2023 campaign. There are 38 games remaining and to finish with a better record than last year they’d have to go 6-32, and since last year they finished 62-100, it of course also means they need those 6 wins to avoid a 100 loss season.

With Henry Davis, The Pirates Must not Waste This Offseason

The rest of 2023 is important too of course, but let’s be real, it’s not worth anything if they don’t learn from it, identify what they need to improve, and ultimately, do so.

Hump Day Pirates Q&A

I’m more and more impressed every week with the quality and thoughtfulness of the questions you all pose.

Top 15 Plus 5 More Update

Speaking of the trade deadline, Estuar Suero acquired in the Rich Hill and Ji-Man Choi trade makes his debut in the Pirates top 15 on Fangraphs. Sure it’s due to Tank Davis graduating but the kid has a good deal of upside and is one to keep an eye on.

Pirates Big Seventh Inning, Mets Mistakes Propel 7-4 Victory (54-66)

07/15/23 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter It sure is nice to be on the right side of some mistakes huh? The Pittsburgh Pirates struggled for much of Tuesday evening in Queens to take advantage of free passes, passed balls and just about every self-inflicting mistake the Mets could make in a baseballContinue reading “Pirates Big Seventh Inning, Mets Mistakes Propel 7-4 Victory (54-66)”

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – The Ups & Downs of Youth

Young guys are very clearly the theme the rest of the way this year. That doesn’t mean we don’t care about Hayes having a hot stretch or Reynolds getting on track, it just means those two extended players, well, it should be expected they’d play like good players.

Pirates Split Double-Header, Lose Series to Reds(53-65)

07/13/23 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter Game One The first game of the double-header on Sunday was a pitcher’s duel in the early innings, as Mitch Keller and Brandon Williamson pitched three scoreless innings before the Reds drew first blood on a Christian Encarnacion-Strand RBI-single. Cincinnati would score another in the fifth,Continue reading “Pirates Split Double-Header, Lose Series to Reds(53-65)”

Ten Things We Have to See This Year to Prepare for 2024

The Pirates obviously should be trying to win as many games down the stretch as possible, at the end of the day, nothing shows improvement more than the record after all. That said, there are some underlying things that I feel are crucial to next season, and for that matter, making smart decisions in the offseason.