The boys have big ideas, and some of them might shock you, but big moves take big pieces. As always Joe and Justin never let you get away with all our bad players for all their good ones.
Category Archives: Weekly Feature
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Deadlines Create Action
This deadline in MLB’s offseason probably won’t be all that eventful for the Pirates. They took care of most of their pressing Rule 5 protections in 2023 during the season, so what they have left on the table barely moves the needle. I’ve touched on who they might protect, who they might move if they need more room in previous editions of this feature, and today, we’ll talk about it from a different angle along with a bunch more.
Three Guys Talkin’ Trades – Rumors are Out There
Examining the likelihood of a move is just as important as ultimately dismissing it. You have to know what you’re passing on to pass.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – and Away We Go
For the first time in quite a few seasons, the Pirates have a good base of young talent in place, more on the way, money to spend and a stated goal of winning in the next season. We have our own hurt feelings, letdowns, mistrust of the regime. We have the history of not doing enough, or choosing poorly when reaching.
THREE Guys Talkin’ Trades – The Winter Meetings Approach
Jud and Corey welcome OG trade talker Joe Boyd back to provide yet another perspective on the discussion. Before the Pirates add, the guys want to discuss one more potential subtraction.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Preparing for the Off Season
This is probably the last week before some of our questions start getting answered. It’ll start out slow with easy ones like declining the option on Jarlin Garcia and quickly move on to purging the 40-man to fit back in the 60-day IL guys and on to the non-tender deadline from there.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – The Series Approaches
The playoffs are nearing conclusion and we’ll soon know the World Series combatants. Will it be the Phillies and Astros in a rematch, or will the Upstart Diamondbacks chin up to the defending NL Champs? Maybe those Rangers want their share of the Lone Star State’s baseball pride. One thing’s for sure, all of this has my head spinning thinking about the off season, and what a big one it is for this franchise.
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It’s that time again, and I’m still not struggling to think of things to talk about. Maybe by January I’ll be running dry.
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
Wow, yinz didn’t disappoint, that’s a ton of questions.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Outside Looking In
If the Pirates execute this off season, and get at least a little more lucky on the injury front in 2024, good shot the Pirates will at least get a taste of post season ball.
Steel City Pirates 