I’m expressing frustration with how the Pirates organization has handled the introduction of catchers Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis to Major League Baseball. However, I consider the competition between Rodriguez and Davis a potentially beneficial situation.
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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?
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – The Winter Meetings
Exciting times in baseball, well, at least it’s supposed to be. Nashville is a fun city so here’s hoping these GM’s get something done aside from ogling Carrie Underwoods gams. Let’s jump right in.
Ben Cherington’s Winter Meeting History – Look at all these rumors….
When Corey Shrader, Joe Boyd and myself set out on this year’s Winter Meeting trade pieces journey, we had hoped to finish it up with a bang.
Do Something! Pirates Fans Struggle to Accept Team’s Slow Start to Offseason
I mean, imagine if your kids came to you with a list of Chirstmas presents they want and they were also armed with the lists of all their friends lists too. The kid doesn’t care how you get them obviously.
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.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Live From Boston
Long one tonight, so I won’t spend much time up here. The Cardinals are fleshing out their comeback story they want to write and the natives are getting restless back home. We don’t just want Cherington to go get stuff done, we want him to do it now! 3/4 of the league have done nothing or next to it, but this fan base, well, they’ve seen this act before. One by one, day by day, targets we wanted, targets local “experts” said were possible, fall off the board.
This Offseason, Things Just Don’t Add Up
I look at the roster and I see a team that probably has to spend a bit more than they’re comfortable spending to add what they likely need to add in order to reach the playoffs in 2023.
Trading Prospects is Hard but Has to Happen
It’s always something right? The Pirates trade a bunch of players we like for kids and after a while we get over it, start even getting excited about some of those same kids and poof, you’re telling me we’re now going to trade THEM
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five – Thanksgiving Week!
Can you believe we’re already here? We’re already way into the offseason, the leaves have mostly all fallen, the turkey’s are mostly already in the fridge thawing out and grandmas around the country are receiving phone calls cause they’re the only ones who know that one ingredient in the dish everyone has to have to make it a holiday.
Steel City Pirates 