The Bucs dropped game 1 to the Dodgers after leading big early.
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Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Still Looking At Small Sample Sizes
4-25-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) The Minor League Leader in plate appearances is Michael Busch of the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers with 102; who on a completely unrelated point, was just called up to the Big League Club. In the Pirates Organization Miguel Andujar and Nick Gonzales are tied with 85Continue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Still Looking At Small Sample Sizes”
Pirates & Bryan Reynolds Reach New 8 Year Pact
Today your Pittsburgh Pirates locked up their best player through 2030 with a club option for 2031. 8 years, $106,750,000. There is no opt out and a modified no trade clause baked in.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers Series Preview
The Pirates welcome the Dodgers to PNC Park to finish up their brief homestand.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Here I sit, preparing to write this week’s Five Pirates Thoughts at Five, its something like the 145th time I’ve done so give or take, but it’s the first time I’ve done so while the Pirates solely owned the best record in the National League.
You Don’t Need Permission to Enjoy these Pirates
Your Pirates are making you proud, for once, let yourself stop worrying about how they got there, where it might go, who did or said what on the way.
Contreras Strong Start, Hot First Inning Propel Pirates 4-3 Over Reds: (13-7)
The Pirates stay on track and Roansy Contreras tosses a sparkler move to 13-7 on the season.
Through The Prospect Porthole: Assessing Farm System Depth After Early Season Injuries
4-20-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Prior to official start of the Pittsburgh Pirates 2023 Season there were some assumptions that could be made concerning what roles certain players were going to be asked to perform throughout the year. JT Brubaker seemed to be a locked into backend of the rotation, JarlinContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Assessing Farm System Depth After Early Season Injuries”
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
When you do a feature like this every week, it’s inevitable the questions will start to overlap, or get repetitive. To your credit, it hasn’t happened a whole lot here. You keep challenging me with interesting topics, I’ll keep happily doing this piece. Deal?
Breakout Watch: Is Johan Oviedo A Dude?
Since his acquisition last season Johan Oviedo has been a textbook study on watching a team take a pitcher with some very enticing raw materials & trying to figure out what the hell to do with them.
Steel City Pirates 