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.

Sweep of Padres Gives Pirates Much Needed Momentum: (38-42)

In a game that felt lost in the early innings, Pittsburgh rallied from a 4-1 deficit with four combined runs in the sixth and seventh inning to defeat the Padres and complete a much-needed sweep.

MLB Draft Deep Dive: Utilizing Sim Scores for Player Comparisons – Joe Boyd

I’m back once again, in a cameo appearance, to present the 2023 COMPs for the top prospects at the Pirates’ disposal!  For a refresh on methodology, check out my post from 2021.

Pirates 16 Hits, 9 Runs Propel Win Over Padres: (36-42)

06/27/23 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter The Pittsburgh Pirates, and their fans and readers of this exact article, have been waiting for the bats to come alive again and on Tuesday night, we finally got some offense again from the Buccos. Pittsburgh starter Rich Hill would surrender three runs in the topContinue reading “Pirates 16 Hits, 9 Runs Propel Win Over Padres: (36-42)”

Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Moving Past Father’s Day And My Birthday

6-29-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) There are certain natural markers within the Major and Minor League Baseball Seasons. In the Majors you have the All-Star Break and the Trade Deadline, while the Minor League Schedule is broken into a first and second half; with the playoff contenders being determined by theContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Moving Past Father’s Day And My Birthday”

Five Pirates Thoughts at Five

My guess is, you don’t need me to tell you this team is in trouble as they sit here having lost 12 of 13 contests, 9 of which were in the division.
Today, we’re going to spend time talking about how they got here, what they can do to turn things around and more than anything, is it too late even if they do them?