Over the past few day I have spent a decent amount of time perusing the annals of Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects dating all the way back to about 1983; mostly focusing on catchers, as General Manager Ben Cherington has apparently made it a mission within his overall rebuilding of the Farm System to bring in someContinue reading “Catching Up (Pun Intended) On A Few Recent Acquisitions At A Pretty Important Position”
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The Pirates 83rd Loss Of The Season Felt A Little Different Than The Other 82
8-29-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @bucsbasement on Twitter) In a season where the Pirates are well on their way to 100 losses, there are going to come from behind victories similar to the one on Thursday night, high and low scoring affairs where Pittsburgh comes out on top less often than competitive teams aroundContinue reading “The Pirates 83rd Loss Of The Season Felt A Little Different Than The Other 82”
Keller Blows It, Then The Pirates Blow Up
8-26-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @bucsbasement on Twitter) As I sat there watching the first six and a half innings of the Pirates game versus the Cardinals on Thursday night, the game recap I was scheduled to write began to develop in my mind; and for the most part it had a somewhat familiarContinue reading “Keller Blows It, Then The Pirates Blow Up”
Cal Mitchell Could Help Lead The Next Wave Of Outfielders Into PNC
Back in early August of 2019 I had the opportunity to make the 86 mile, 1 hour and 30 minute trek down to Charlotte Sports Park-Home of the Tampa Bay Rays Class-A Affiliate at the time, the Port Charlotte Stone Crabs-to see the #1 Prospect in all of MiLB, Wander Franco, take the field. HisContinue reading “Cal Mitchell Could Help Lead The Next Wave Of Outfielders Into PNC”
Punished Because Of Position-Jared Triolo
8-25-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @bucsbasement on Twitter Almost two weeks after he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Houston University for the full slot value-$870,700-associated with him being the 72nd Overall Pick (Competitive Balance Round B), Jared Triolo dug into the box on a sweltering Sunday afternoon at Monongalia County Ballpark inContinue reading “Punished Because Of Position-Jared Triolo”
Pirates Secure Second Series Victory In A Row
8-25-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @bucsbasement on Twitter) With a record of 2-15, for the month of August, coming into this past Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates were supposed to get swept by St. Louis and continue their losing ways against the lowly Diamondbacks in order to move ever so close to the coveted #1Continue reading “Pirates Secure Second Series Victory In A Row”
Bryan Reynolds Is A Different Kind Of Superstar
8-22-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @bucsbasement on Twitter) The picture of Bryan Reynolds above was taken at 2:17 PM EST on March 12, 2020 from beside the bleachers on the deck of LECOM Park in right field, moments before Major League Baseball, and ultimately the world, shutdown. Several weeks prior to this I wasContinue reading “Bryan Reynolds Is A Different Kind Of Superstar”
Pirates Surprise The Streaking Cardinals
8-21-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @bucsbasement on Twitter) Winners of 7 out of their last 9 games, the St. Louis Cardinals found themselves in a familiar place; in the midst of a hunt for the playoffs, as they sat only a few games outside a Wild Card bid behind the San Diego Padres andContinue reading “Pirates Surprise The Streaking Cardinals”
Diego Castillo Has Seamlessly Transitioned Between Organizations
Almost a month ago at this point, General Manager Ben Cherington and the Pittsburgh Pirates made one of the more surprising trades surrounding the impending deadline; exchanging the services of Clay Holmes to the Yankees for a pair of intriguing prospects-the first of whom Pirates Fans have gotten a first hand look at, in theContinue reading “Diego Castillo Has Seamlessly Transitioned Between Organizations”
Logan Hofmann Is Prime For A Promotion
8-19-21 By Craig W. Toth (aka @bucsbasement on Twitter) It has been over a year since Logan Hofmann was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th Round (138th Overall) and almost 10 months since I first heard from him and ultimately wrote about his journey; from the small town of Muenster, Saskatchewan (population 430)Continue reading “Logan Hofmann Is Prime For A Promotion”
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