3-23-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) For the most part, whenever a team selects a player in the Major League Portion of the Rule 5 Draft, the instant-and usually correct-reaction is that they are going to try to stash/hide the prospect on the 26-Man in order to gain control of them forContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Jose Hernandez Could Break The Rule 5 Mold”
Category Archives: Prospects
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Altoona Curve
2-21-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) One of my favorite things to do every summer is load up the family in the mini-van and head across 22-West; on our way to see the Curve take on any number of teams in the Eastern League, inside the Roundhouse. As the mountains appear inContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Altoona Curve”
Minor League News and Brews: Altoona Curve Preview
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yjjwp-13b641b Craig is joined by Altoona Curve Play-By-Play Man, Jon Mozes (@spelledwithaZ) to break down the possible roster for the Pirates Double-A Affiliate, as well as to talk about some players he is excited to watch. Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially whenContinue reading “Minor League News and Brews: Altoona Curve Preview”
Through The Prospect Porthole: Travis Swaggerty’s Last Stand
3-16-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Following the 2020 Pandemic Cancelled Minor League Season, the former 1st Round Draft Pick from was given an extremely aggressive assignment by skipping Greensboro and Altoona altogether; landing in Indianapolis to begin 2021. Clearly he he impressed Ben Cherington and Company at the Alternate Site duringContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Travis Swaggerty’s Last Stand”
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Greensboro Grasshoppers
3-14-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) If I thought charting out the Bradenton Marauders lineup was hard, I definitely wasn’t prepared to take the trip north to Greensboro. Naturally there are going to be some logical promotions for players who performed well with the Marauders last year, in addition to those thatContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Greensboro Grasshoppers”
Through The Prospect Porthole: Bae’s Path To The Opening Day Roster
3-9-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) For almost the entire 2022 Season, Pirates Fans were clamoring for Ji-hwan Bae to make his Major League Debut. From the start Bae came out swinging…literally. Over the first three months of the season Bae slashed .305/.368/.473 with a career tying 8 home runs, 19 stolenContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Bae’s Path To The Opening Day Roster”
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Bradenton Marauders
3-7-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) At this point in the off-season, plotting out the Minor League assignments across the Pirates Farm System is a little bit of a guessing game; but, a very fun one if you are into prospects. In fact I enjoy it so much that I had BenContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Bradenton Marauders”
Digging into Burrows
He has never appeared on a top 100 prospects list. He only just cracked the top ten on Pirates lists this past year. But unlike many other young pitchers, Burrows has above-average control. And now, he potentially could have 4 above-average pitches.
Minor League News and Brews: Greensboro Grasshoppers Preview
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ppcxs-13a3d58 In yet another BONUS Episode of the podcast, Craig is joined by Anthony Murphy from Pirates Prospects to break down the High-A roster, and preview some players you could see in a Grasshoppers Uniform this season. Craig Toth covers the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especiallyContinue reading “Minor League News and Brews: Greensboro Grasshoppers Preview”
Through The Prospect Porthole: Expectations For Endy
3-2-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Mention Endy Rodriguez in a room full of Pirates Fans, and I can almost guarantee you that the majority would join together in mass to scream about how he should start behind the plate in the Majors; in spite of the fact that most have probablyContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Expectations For Endy”
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