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Gary’s Five Pirates Thoughts – Actual Baseball to Talk About…

In Spring Training, players like Matt Gorski face scrutiny over their potential. Fans often rush to judgments while teams evaluate players’ development and readiness for major league roles.

Gary’s Five Pirates Thoughts – Games Start This Week

The article discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates’ promising starting pitching talent, emphasizing the importance of developing affordable options for sustained success while addressing injury concerns and potential roster moves.

Gary’s Five Pirates Thoughts – Ready or Not, Here Comes Baseball

As the baseball season nears, reflections on team decisions and draft outcomes reveal mixed feelings on the Pirates’ potential, roster depth, and management accountability heading into 2025.

Will Henry Davis Make the Team?

The Pirates made a statement way back at the beginning of Spring, maybe a clumsy statement, maybe even stupid about Yasmani Grandal making the team and the Pirates having a competition for the second spot.

Pittsburgh Needs a Winner, the Pirates Want to Deliver, are They Ready?

It’s probably not fair to ask the franchise that has provided a total of 4 seasons where they finished over .500 since 1992 to step up and do the heavy lifting for a down period in Pittsburgh Sports, but here we are.

My Trip to Bradenton, it Just Felt Different

March is an incredibly busy time for me. Oh, yeah it’s Spring Training and there’s certainly lots to cover on here and on my show, but in my real job, it’s crunch time, so finding a way to slip off to Florida doesn’t happen for me as often as I’d like. This year we were able to make it happen, and man, it’s been too long.

Pirates Add Michael Taylor and Domingo German

The Pirates made two additions on Friday to improve the team and overall depth. Let’s talk about both, and let’s not hide from any of the issues that come with them.

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.