4-12-24 – By Gary Morgan – @garymo2007 on Twitter You’re all watching this team out the gate, so when I bring up the names of players who haven’t gotten off to a great start to 2024, it’s not going to surprise you. In fact, the very last thing I’d personally be interested in reading or talking aboutContinue reading “Some Pirates Off to Cold Starts”
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Carmen Mlodzinski Optioned to AAA
Carmen Mlodzinski, a promising Pirates player, faces AAA demotion due to roster depth. Flexibility is crucial, but it’s tough when talented players are sent down.
What Earns a Call Up Changes as the Pirates Top Level Improves
In 2022 a guy doing things like this in the minors unquestionably has a chorus line of fans screaming from the rooftops about manipulation or even the team wanting to lose, but as we sit here in 2024, it’s really hard to get there without ignoring some other realities.
David Bednar’s Struggles – What We Know, and What the Path Forward Might Look Like
If it’s about David Bednar, my thought on it is in here.
Jack Suwinski and Andrew McCutchen Have Similar Issues
When things crop up early in a baseball season, for the most part you have time to sort them out, overcome them to a degree and that’s on the negative side, sometimes you simply have to ride out something that’s working even while it makes no sense.
The Pirates are 7-2, and Honestly, They Haven’t Fired on All Cylinders Yet
This isn’t a perfect team.
No team is, but typically when a team goes on a good stretch they’ve probably played some damn good baseball. All the stars are aligned and playing well together.
Almost Everyone is Right About Mitch Keller … at Least a Little
Here’s the truth about Mitch though, he’s a guy who had that in him, but he hasn’t shown it consistently. He’s a starting pitcher who has handled a volume of innings and managed to keep his arm healthy enough to do so. And eventually he’ll serve as a homegrown veteran member of a young rotation.
Is This Start Real? Or is it a Mirage? Let’s See What Yinz Had to Say
I had this idea for a piece about that headline there. I was going to list off some reasons for each and try to make some sense of them, completely ignoring that we’re far too early in the season to pretend any of my findings concrete.
A Great Day To Be a Pirates Fan – Skenes & Jones Make Season Debuts
I sat down to watch the Indianapolis Indians as they faced the Louisville Bats at 2:00 PM. I often watch the affiliates play when the Pirates aren’t on, or I’ll listen to a game while I write, so nothing too odd about that part.
O Captain! My Captain!
3-1-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X There is a new “Pirate Generation” arriving soon in Pittsburgh. We’ve SEEN it now! Or, after yesterday’s game, at least heard it. Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Braxton Ashcraft, Bubba Chandler, Anthony Solometo and Jackson Wolf will soon join the ranks of Quinn Priester, Liover Peguero, Jared Triolo andContinue reading “O Captain! My Captain!”
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