This past off-season General Manager Ben Cherington had a decision to make, as he had two candidates for the first base job in Josh Bell and Colin; with him operating under the assumption that the designated hitter would not be in play, which turned out to be correct.. Ultimately, he found a suitor for BellContinue reading “Filling The Immediate Hole Left By Frazier’s Absence Wouldn’t Be An Easy Task”
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Pirates Fall To Cubs For The Second Straight Night
Wil Crowe didn’t do great tonight, but overall he hasn’t looked terrible; which might not matter to some because he still came away with the L . Many Pirates fans are searching for an Ace, or the clutch hitter, to come in, step up and save the day; but, unfortunately, I have bad news forContinue reading “Pirates Fall To Cubs For The Second Straight Night”
A Different Approach To Developing Players
During the most recent Minor League off-season, an additional player assignment was put in place by the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, in consideration for the anticipated need that pitchers, positions players and hitters would need to have additional time to condition and/or develop their skills, as many of them had been away from theContinue reading “A Different Approach To Developing Players”
The Pirates Take Only One On The Short Six Game Road Trip, While Dropping The Last Three In Row
After Thursday Night’s extra inning victory over the Braves, it seemed as if the Pirates might be able to hang with one of the better teams in the NL East over the past few years in the four game weekend series. Now we know this obviously wasn’t the case after Pittsburgh’s offense was only ableContinue reading “The Pirates Take Only One On The Short Six Game Road Trip, While Dropping The Last Three In Row”
Pirates Embarrassed By The Braves
Pittsburgh totaled 10 hits on Friday night, but only managed to get one run across the plate; not that it mattered at all as the Braves put up a 20 spot on the Pirates, with the final 8 coming off of Wilmer Difo when the game was already out of hand. During the previous gameContinue reading “Pirates Embarrassed By The Braves”
Pittsburgh Takes The First Game Of The Series from Atlanta In Extras
Without the early season injury to Chad Kuhl, Wil Crowe would have most likely have found himself bouncing between Triple A-Indianapolis and Pittsburgh, much like Miguel Yajure, at this point in the year; or as a long reliever option in the bullpen, which is where some believe he belongs, and eventually they could be right.Continue reading “Pittsburgh Takes The First Game Of The Series from Atlanta In Extras”
Leveling Up In The Pirates Minor League System
On paper it appears to be a very simple process, especially after the full Minor League Realignment this past offseason, as a player starts out in Low A-Bradenton, travels north to High A-Greensboro, then even further north-pretty close to Pittsburgh-arriving at Double A-Altoona and finally across the map to Triple A-Indianapolis before eventually arriving atContinue reading “Leveling Up In The Pirates Minor League System”
St. Louis Gets To Brubaker Early, As The Pirates Drop Fourth Straight To The Cardinals
Some games your starter just doesn’t have it. Even a guy, who up until this point had allowed three runs or less in his first seven starts on the season, is bound to have a little bit of an off day; although this start did not have any the markings of such an occurrence, otherContinue reading “St. Louis Gets To Brubaker Early, As The Pirates Drop Fourth Straight To The Cardinals”
Jacob Stallings Lifts The Pirates To Victory
For the past couple of years it has honestly made me chuckle as a decent amount Pirates Fans have questioned Jacob Stallings ability to be an everyday Major League catcher; many times denying every metric in an attempt to discredit Pittsburgh’s backstop, and even claiming at times that he wouldn’t start on any other MajorContinue reading “Jacob Stallings Lifts The Pirates To Victory”
Pirates Fans Are Anxious About Travis Swaggerty’s Timeline
As the Pittsburgh Pirates Affiliates began to roll out their rosters at the beginning of the month, just ahead of the May The Fourth Be With You Opening Day, I had some questions about Ben Cherington’s choices concerning roster assignments; most notably the decision to start Travis Swaggerty off in AAA. At that point IContinue reading “Pirates Fans Are Anxious About Travis Swaggerty’s Timeline”
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