I had a lot of fun going through this and would love to hear from the peanut gallery. Who’d Fangraphs get wrong here? Who did they overvalue? Undervalue? Who’d they leave off?
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Prospects Alone Won’t Get the Job Done in Pittsburgh
I mean if being competitive was enough for fans, I’d say the three years the Pirates reached the playoffs in the last decade would be seen as more of a success.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Well, I can’t and won’t sit here and tell you it’ll be productive, but this week sure promises to be newsy. Either way, the business of baseball marches on.
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Dropping The Hammer
2-18-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) With the amount of curling that has been ingested in my home over the past week or so, accompanied by my family’s regular viewings of Marvel movies featuring Thor wielding his trusty Mjölnir, it’s no wonder I have hammers on the brain. Eventually, as the circuitsContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Dropping The Hammer”
As Ever, It’s All About the Pitching
The Pirates are one of the oldest and most storied franchises in the game, and that’s while acknowledging the past 40 years have been nothing to write home about. Success in this town has almost always been about the bats, the Lumber Company. Sure, they’ve had some good pitchers, but very few who you’d consider locks for the hall.
Another Minor League Trimming On the Horizon?
Rob Manfred has had a couple very thematic goals since becoming commissioner of Major League Baseball. First, to find a way to improve the pace of play in the game, and second, to reduce the size and scope of baseball’s development system.
Exploitation, Plain & Simple – MLB Wants MiLB to Remain Unpaid for Spring Work
As the labor battle rages on between MLB and the MLBPA, it’s easy to ignore the very real uprising taking place in the Minor Leagues who still have no union representation.
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Peaking My Interest
2-11-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement On Twitter) Nowadays it feels like every prospect-especially when it comes to the Pirates-needs to be labeled as something. Whether it be underrated, overrated, under the radar, relative unknown, forgotten, or any variation of these designations, they have to be seen as something; which is somewhat mind bogglingContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Peaking My Interest”
Through The Prospect Porthole: Differing Opinions Concerning Carmen Mlodzinski’s Timeline
2-3-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement On Twitter) Obviously this off-season hasn’t really been close to normal in any way, shape, or form; unless of course you take the regular posts and articles from armchair GM’s, attempting to predict potential lineups and rotations for the Pirates during the upcoming season into consideration. Because onContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Differing Opinions Concerning Carmen Mlodzinski’s Timeline”
Through The Prospect Porthole: Trying To Make Sense of Lolo Sanchez’s Breakout Season
1-29-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) It’s that time of year again, when each of the major sites start to release their Top 100 Prospect lists; soon to be followed by every team’s Top 30 or so Minor League players for the upcoming season. As they do, fans will voice their positiveContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Trying To Make Sense of Lolo Sanchez’s Breakout Season”
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