https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zrrtv-137ac47 In this week’s SUPERSIZED episode Craig is joined by Rob Biertempfel-Pirates Beat Reporter for the Athletic-to talk about a myriad of topics to get fans ready for the start of Spring Training; including Reynolds, Derek Shelton’s Future with the team, Rodolfo Castro’s Role and Much More! Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers theContinue reading “Pirates Offseason Extravaganza”
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Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Good With The Glove
1-31-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) When you are a rebuilding team, that currently lacks consistent power, and is filled with a decent amount of young or inexperienced pitchers, one major aspect of the game of baseball that can help your team immensely is being able to excel at the fundamentals; especiallyContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Good With The Glove”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
We’re down to a little over 2 weeks until pitchers and catchers report to camp and the next season officially starts. All the talk, all the player moves, all the panic about potential player moves, everything will transition to on the field questions.
A Better Team, but They Still Have Work to Do
All the signs that this team is ready to show some improvement, and win games with much more regularity are there. The players feel it, the coaches feel it, even many fans feel it, but at some point while watching it play out, I can’t help but feel that GPS is going to remind us there’s still some travel to do.
Roansy Contreras – Ready to Climb
Fans have simply accepted that Roansy is not only good, but great by in large. There’s almost an easy comfort that he’ll figure out how to fix any issues he’s cropped up with.
Through The Prospect Porthole: Pirates Rule 5 Logjam Could Continue
1-26-23 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Earlier in the week when I wrote about the Power Bats in the Pirates Farm System, the topic of Rule 5 Eligibility was briefly mentioned at the end of the post; which really got me thinking about next crop of prospects that will join the ranksContinue reading “Through The Prospect Porthole: Pirates Rule 5 Logjam Could Continue”
The Evolution of Rodolfo Castro
Developing prospects doesn’t stop when you get called up, and for Rodolfo Castro 2023 is his chance to prove he’s officially finished being a prospect, and ready to call himself a major leaguer.
Are The Pirates Setting A Higher Bar?
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yvkvm-13718f0 Look at this Pittsburgh Pirates roster and notice a group of veterans standing in the way of hopeful prospects. That isn’t a bad thing. Let’s talk about how competition is the next phase in creating a winning organization in “30 Minutes of Pirates Talk!” Brought to you by ShopYinzz.com! Craig Toth covers the Pirates for InsideContinue reading “Are The Pirates Setting A Higher Bar?”
Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Power Bats
I absolutely love it when people act like a prospect came out of nowhere. Sure, he might not have had the attention and/or the same prospect ranking as others, but it’s not like he was invisible either. Can we really pretend like a player that was drafted in the 2nd round out of a BigContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospects: Power Bats”
Can we talk about Reynolds?
DISCLAIMER-I am not advocating to trade Bryan Reynolds with this piece. I’m always in the opinion that the return should always determine if a team should or should not have made a trade.
Steel City Pirates 