Tag Archives: Ben Cherington

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – On Our Way to Bradenton!

It’s my last piece before heading down to Bradenton for Spring Training, so yes, this is a very Spring Training heavy piece.

Oneil Cruz Keeps Eliminating Reasons to Think He Won’t Succeed

Oneil Cruz has been slow walked back into action this Spring, that much is clear, but he’s also made the most of his opportunities and I’d contend, removed almost all doubt he’s healthy, strong, and more important, ready to face MLB pitching.

Time to Turn the Clocks Forward on the Pirates

We were discussing what the Pirates would do if they got a month or two into the season and Marco just isn’t cutting it. A certainly reasonable supposition right? None of us hope that’s the outcome of course, but when you already feel something is likely, or even fairly plausible, it’s good to explore it.

This is a Different Ke’Bryan Hayes We’re Watching

Every year when guys show up to Spring Training, you see changes. Sometimes they’ve changed a batting stance, added some muscle, worked on a new pitch, and sometimes they show up just sounding different.

For Better or Worse, the Components of This Pirates Roster are Likely All Here

The spots I was most worried about entering Spring were 1B, 2B, C and SP, I think some of you would probably add Outfield in some way shape or form to that list, whether that be a center fielder or right fielder. I wasn’t as concerned about the last part, but I’ll discuss it anyway just to cover all the bases.

Eric Lauer signs minor-league deal with Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates made yet another off-season pitching addition on Tuesday, bringing in former San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Eric Lauer on a minor league deal.

How Pirates NRI’s Could Help in 2024

Every year, the baseball calendar begins with Spring Training, and along with the games in Florida and Arizona comes opportunities for players not on 40-man rosters to showcase what they could offer their big league clubs when the regular season rolls around.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Some Things are Taking Shape

It’s been a fun Grapefruit League schedule so far, when the Pirates regulars leave games it’s been impressive watching their prospects beat up on the other team’s replacements. Even the travel games with only a starter or two have a decent amount of talent on display.

The Pirates Coaching Must Show Something, and Soon

Criticism of coaching in sports is often the go to of the uniformed. Stick with me, I’m not calling anyone dumb, just saying when there are actual coaching deficiencies or failures, we often don’t recognize them while they’re masked by talented players. Vice versa happens too, so when we discuss coaching it’s important to tackle it from a lot of different angles.