Tag Archives: MiLB

Some Pirates Off to Cold Starts

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”

Series Preview: Pirates (9-3) at Phillies (6-6)

4-11-24 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Before the divisional shake-up three decades ago, matchups with the cross-state Phillies were a regular occurrence with heated rivalry pitting the teams and fans alike against each other. While its been a long time since both teams were truly competitive at the same time, stakes are raised headingContinue reading “Series Preview: Pirates (9-3) at Phillies (6-6)”

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.

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Bucs Eclipse 3 Straight Opponents

Hey! 8-2, not too shabby huh? Your Buccos have simply played a hard 9 innings in all 10 games they’ve played, and some of the teams they’ve faced don’t have the horses to run a relay race like that. It’s why their baseline for wins should rightly be closer to .500 than some pundits decided it would be pre-season.

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.

Series Preview: Orioles (4-2) at Pirates (6-1)

The Pirates are 6-1, there’s no taking that away from them, but there’s no escaping the Marlins and Nationals aren’t in a good place currently too. Baltimore is a much better test for this young team and while it’s too early for all that measuring stick stuff, there’s no denying the O’s will be a much tougher test.