MLB and team executives are meeting regularly with the Players Union. If this were a normal season and we were heading closer to regular season play in 2020, I might follow that revelation with discussion of the new CBA and the challenges that lie ahead there.
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Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
I wonder, how many games would MLB have to play for you to consider it a season? I’m cheating here a bit as this is a big subject in tomorrow’s Friday Focus but lets say its 82 games, enough for you? Everyone has been thinking of ways to stay entertained as we self isolate, howContinue reading “Five Pirates Thoughts at Five”
The Pirates Have a Shopping List – Ten Things to Stock Up On
I thought it might be fun to come up with a shopping list if you will for the Pirates to prepare for when baseball does come back and indeed the future.
In A World of Uncertainty
When will Major League Baseball start again? No one knows! Every date given thus far is just a shot in the dark, grasping at straws for a beacon of hope. In the past few days it has gone from a two week to an eight week delay. That is the bare minimum; an optimistic outlookContinue reading “In A World of Uncertainty”
Bryan Friggin’ Reynolds – Immune to the Sophomore Slump?
If this is what the future of the National league looks like, I’m here for it.
Is Pittsburgh Still a Baseball Town?
So, are we a baseball town? Does Pittsburgh still love the game that helped lay the foundation for the other teams in this city to build on? Or, has Bob Nutting destroyed that for you?
My Spring Training
It is amazing how quickly things can go from “normal” to totally foreign. As I stood there taking this picture, I had already started to get alerts on my phone about the possibility of Major League Baseball suspending Spring Training. Earlier that day I had been walking around Pirates City, some 3 miles down theContinue reading “My Spring Training”
MLB Suspension of Play Has Shined A Light on a Long-Buried Issue – MiLB Pay
The average salary for most MiLB players sits around 12,500 dollars a year. The lowest level players will earn somewhere in the 300 dollars a week range.
Who’s Got The Tools?
Each prospect gets a grade for their “tools” and the Pittsburgh Pirates Top 30 are no different. Anyone that has ever studied MLB prospects, even for a second, sees the tool grades front and center. It gives you a snapshot of skills that each player possesses; a guideline to judge them by if you will.Continue reading “Who’s Got The Tools?”
Friday Focus – Pittsburgh Pirates Questions Brought About by the Postponement of the Season
This is the first Friday Focus for our new site!
Steel City Pirates 