I thought since talking actual baseball was so tough during the lockout I thought it might be nice to give you all a refresher on who’s here and some of the guys to watch in this truncated Spring.
Tag Archives: MiLB
The Issue is the Gap, Not a Cap
Baseball is deadlocked in a pissing match, and I have to be honest, the winner won’t make a lick of difference for 75% of teams in the league.
Two Guys Talkin’ Trades – Time to Dive Back In
Cole Tucker. Kevin Newman. Ben Gamel
Through The Prospect Porthole: Preparing To Reshuffle The Pirates Minor League Players
2-8-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement On Twitter) Exactly one month from today the Minor League Baseball Season will officially open for 90 affiliated teams across the United States. For the Pirates this means the Bradenton Marauder, the Greensboro Grasshoppers and the Altoona Curve players will officially take the field for the first timeContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Preparing To Reshuffle The Pirates Minor League Players”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Now, let’s see if I have 5 thoughts in the old noodle!
Idle MLB Leads to Speculation and Assumption for Pirates Fans
I’m not here to tell you nothing bad is going to happen, or that the Pirates have suddenly changed who they are as a franchise. That said, maybe we should at least give equal billing to all rumors, not just the bad ones.
No Deal. MLB & MLBPA Remain Deeply Divided
I always try to simplify this stuff for you, and tonight will be no different, but simplifying the stances isn’t the same as pretending the solutions are simple.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Well everyone, it’s hard to believe, but here we are on the last day of February in 2022 already. Normally, I’d already have heard stories from friends checking out Spring Training ballgames, and we’d have already argued about who should win the outfield spots up for grabs. Instead, we’re debating which major faction of baseball hates the game worse.
Through The Prospect Porthole: Carving Up The Complex League
2-26-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement On Twitter) A couple of blog posts ago I wrote about the general overuse of the terms underrated, overrated, under the radar, relative unknown, forgotten or even breakout when it came to describing Pirates Prospects in the Farm System. Towards the end of my rant piece I madeContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Carving Up The Complex League”
Travis Swaggerty is Worthy of Excitement
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the rebuilding stages and with those stages comes new waves of young players to be excited for as fans of the team, but every prospect comes with caution even if many in the system right now come with more excitement than caution.
Steel City Pirates 