Steel City Pirates – Know Your Enemies

In the NL Central, the Brewers lead with strong performances from Adames and Peralta. The Cubs’ Bellinger and Hoerner show promise, while the Reds’ De La Cruz and Greene are standout players. The Cardinals’ Gray impresses on the mound.

2024 All NL Central Futures, Predictions, & Superlatives

Corey and Michael make some predictions and assessments surrounding the NL Central heading into the 2024 MLB Season

Know Your Enemy – Chicago Cubs 2024 & Beyond

The Cubs had a bit of a surprising rise in 2023. Not to say that they were expected to be
“bad.” That certainly was not the expectation. They did manage to exceed most prognostications and in so doing, they have accelerated their “rebuild” quite a bit.

Know Your Enemy – Cincinnati Reds 2024 & Beyond

The Reds were the darling of the baseball world for a period in 2023. It seemed as though each week they had a new & exciting player being called upon from the minor leagues. And each time that player reached the Show, they made a splash. As things often go, the team hit a skid after a red hot stretch. The perils of a young core.

Know Your Enemy – Milwaukee Brewers 2023 & Beyond

The Brewers are in a position where 2024 is somewhere between a “transition” point, they could deal away Burnes theoretically or even shop Yelich to make room for their young OFs (Chourio, Mitchell, Frelick, Wiemer), they could stand pat, or do they even look to add?

Know Your Enemy – St Louis Cardinals 2023 & Beyond

My preseason KYE piece for the Cards was definitely a miss. The team’s pitching issues were clear then, but the extent of the issues were really not clear to me then. As we have all seen, they are taking the steps to try and reverse that with veteran additions.

Know Your Enemy – August Edition

The division is still a dogfight at the top. There are scenarios that can develop yet where any of Cincinnati, Milwaukee, or Chicago could take this thing. The month of August will help to clear this up some, but there is a possibility that we get even less separation between the top 3 contenders. Join us again next month and we will find out what happened and who stood out!

Pirates Drop Series Final Game Against Cubs 10-1 (58-73)

8/27/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter The Chicago Cubs have had Pirates’ number this year, besting them 9 of 10 times this season prior to the game today.  Cubs plated a run in the first inning as Nico Hoerner led off with a double to left center and scored on a Cody BellingerContinue reading “Pirates Drop Series Final Game Against Cubs 10-1 (58-73)”

Know Your Enemy – July Edition

The division is still a dogfight at the top. There are scenarios that can develop yet where any of Cincinnati, Milwaukee, or Chicago could take this thing. The month of August will help to clear this up some, but there is a possibility that we get even less separation between the top 3 contenders. Join us again next month and we will find out what happened and who stood out!

Know Your Enemy – June Edition

June was yet another confounding month in the NL Central. Three months of the season in the books and the only real constant is that Milwaukee is the most consistently performing team in the division.