It’s been a while since I have been able to get the time to sit down a break-down a player for the Bucs. With the current offensive woes, I figured I should look at profiling a hitter. Possibly, one of our best.
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Through The Prospect Porthole: Call To Arms
5-18-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) There’s a trend taking place across Major and Minor League Baseball; not just in the Pirates Organization. Pitchers are going on the shelf in rapid succession. Just two days ago it was announced that the Texas Rangers #9 Prospect, and 3rd Overall Pick in last year’sContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Call To Arms”
Pirates Lumber Their Way To Victory In Detroit: (23-20)
5-18-23 – By Craig W. Toth – @BucsBasement on Twitter The Pirates broke out their bats for the first time since the second game of a doubleheader in Washington back on Saturday April 29th, and earned a victory for a pitcher not named Mitch Keller dating back to…well, the same game. The winning pitcher thatContinue reading “Pirates Lumber Their Way To Victory In Detroit: (23-20)”
Hump Day Pirates Q&A
I asked that you all submit some questions that thought a bit beyond the obvious Henry Davis or Endy Rodriguez promotion predictions. It just felt like we have all talked it to death at this point and bluntly, the expectations for being the savior are getting out of control too.
Top 15 Plus 5 More Update
A second Monday with no MiLB AND no Bucco games? What are they doing to us? A quick reminder if a player had a good week he is highlighted in red. Cold week in blue. Let’s get to it.
Rattled Luis Ortiz, Pirates Lose to Tigers 4-0: (22-20)
05/16/2023 – By Ethan Smith – @mvp_Ethan on Twitter I don’t know what to say or how to think, so here goes. The Pittsburgh Pirates and the month of May are like oil and water, they don’t mix, at all. Since the turn of the calendar to a new month, the Pirates went from theContinue reading “Rattled Luis Ortiz, Pirates Lose to Tigers 4-0: (22-20)”
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Slowly Moving Beyond The Small Sample Size
5-16-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) We’ve gotten to the point in the Minor League Season, where things have started to even out a little bit; and, an 0 for 4 night at the plate won’t send players batting average on free fall before they step to the plate during next game.Continue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers: Slowly Moving Beyond The Small Sample Size”
Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers Series Preview
It’s pretty funny seeing Detroit being three games under .500, yet just four games out of first place in the AL Central Division. Then again, it’s hard to believe that the Pirates are only a game outside of the NL Central despite the slide they’ve been on.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
Well, fans who enjoyed the shelter of watching their team stink and still being able to say “hey, they’re in first place”, just lost their woobie.
Keller Ks Os, Pirates Win 4-0 (22-19)
5/14/23- By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on Twitter Mitch Keller Day is becoming a National Holiday in Pittsburgh as he once again plays stopper for the Pirates, turning in another fantastic start following his complete game shutout last Monday. The Pirates managed to get on the board early as Carlos Santana hit a slow groundContinue reading “Keller Ks Os, Pirates Win 4-0 (22-19)”
Steel City Pirates 