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Errors Come Back To Haunt Pirates As They Lose 6-5

With trade rumors swirling around several of the Pirates players over the last couple of weeks, and especially in the days and even hours leading up to the 4 PM deadline today, many were unsure as to what Pittsburgh’s lineup would look like as the entered Miller Park for tonight’s contest, a four game seriesContinue reading “Errors Come Back To Haunt Pirates As They Lose 6-5”

Through The Prospect Porthole: Revisiting The Journey Of Cody Ponce

Back in December when I was working for a now defunct Pirates website my main focus was prospects, which has always been a passion of mine. Due to this fondness of players who are constantly fighting to make their Major League Baseball games come true, I often become defensive of them when fans and othersContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Revisiting The Journey Of Cody Ponce”

JT Riddle Provides Only Power For The Pirates As They Fall To Brewers

In the four games since they last played and swept the Brewers, the Pittsburgh Pirates have played like near polar opposite teams. After being no-hit by Lucas Giolito, shown how high powered the White Sox offense can be and taking both games of a double header from the Cardinals, I was not really sure whatContinue reading “JT Riddle Provides Only Power For The Pirates As They Fall To Brewers”

Through The Prospect Porthole: Rodolfo Castro Is Impressing In Altoona

After speaking with Garett Mansfield from the Altoona Curve at length about the notable performances of Jason Martin and Jared Oliva at the alternative site, he brought up the somewhat unexpected play of Pirates Infield Prospect Rodolfo Castro. Mansfield noted that Castro has executed well at the plate, making regular hard contact, as well asContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Rodolfo Castro Is Impressing In Altoona”

Kuhl, Ponce, Power Pirates to Sweep of Double Header in St. Louis

In game one the Pirates sent Chad Kuhl to the mound. The lineup featured the return of Kevin Newman and the MLB debut for Will Craig. The Cards trotted their normal lineup out and started Kwang-Hyun Kim the lefty.

Through The Prospect Porthole: Nick Mears Goes From Unknown To MLB

Signed as a free agent in August of 2018, this young right hander seemed to come from out of nowhere. Mears had pitched for two years at Sacramento City College, as well as two summers in the Northwoods League playing for the Willmar Stingers. It was during his second summer there that he really hitContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Nick Mears Goes From Unknown To MLB”

Through The Prospect Porthole: Centerfield Options For The Pirates

Prior to the start of the season General Manager Ben Cherington signed free agent veteran Jarrod Dyson to patrol centerfield at PNC Park for the Pittsburgh Pirates. From the beginning it was clear that this move was being made as a stopgap until the future player for this position was ready for the role. ItContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Centerfield Options For The Pirates”

The Story of Gregory Polanco: How He Got Here and What’s Next

On September 7th of 2018, Gregory Polanco was up at the plate against the Miami Marlins in the 6th inning. He hit a line drive into the right-center field gap that was cut off by the outfielder. Polanco hustled around first and then performed what might be the worst slide in major league history. ThisContinue reading “The Story of Gregory Polanco: How He Got Here and What’s Next”

Lucas Giolito No-Hits Pirates

Following the weekend sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers and a rare scheduled off day, the Pirates took a trip to the South Side of Chicago to begin a quick two games series with the White Sox. On the mound for the 7-17 Pittsburgh Pirates was the lefty Steven Brault, who on the season had postedContinue reading “Lucas Giolito No-Hits Pirates”