Way back when, somewhere around March in 2019, long before we ever heard about COVID-19 or the extreme effects it would have on every facet of our daily lives, The Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Rotation was supposed to be the strength of the club.
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Five Thoughts at Five
Baseball, in the functional business sense is back today. It’s nice to see all the folks out there including Craig and I who were locked in a holding pattern finally able to talk baseball.
Friday Focus – The Rotation is Still Spinning
In the past few months so much has changed in our world it has become nearly impossible to keep track. Even the Pirate’s rotation has changed as Chris Archer found himself on the IL and the dominos fall from there.
Roster Construction: Thoughtful Planning Versus Reckless Abandon
As soon as the announcement was made on Tuesday evening that players had agreed to report to Spring Training 2.0 on July 1st the brains of Major League Baseball fans and media members’ alike immediately went into overdrive. With new rules, health and safety protocols, scheduling, an end to the MLB transaction freeze and impendingContinue reading “Roster Construction: Thoughtful Planning Versus Reckless Abandon”
Now, What About the MiLB Players?
The wake of the MLB season finally coming into sight instantly brings to the surface questions that have been there all along but now take center stage. It’s one thing to figure out how all the MLB clubs can get back to work, its another thing entirely to develop a way to continue to develop the members of every player not part of the 60-man squads.
A Period of Reflection
I’m sure some of you noticed, we’ve been fairly quiet over here at Inside the Bucs Basement. There is something to be said for a period of reflection, a step back to help yourself to end the cycle of riding the waves and the emotion that comes with them.
We Used to Respect the Baseball Commissioner
Has there been strife or disagreement in the past? Oh, absolutely, but we knew one thing, the commissioner of baseball loved the game.
Picking Winners and Losers
This weekend brought another round of MLB and MLBPA arguing with each other, accusing each other of being disingenuous or lacking good faith to negotiate.
Draft Day Two Roundup: Ben Cherington’s Plan
Prior to the second day of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft prognosticators such as myself were predicting picks from all over the board and field. However, GMBC and company had only one goal in mind; keep your eye on the prize(s) and shoot straight down the middle. It came as a shock to someContinue reading “Draft Day Two Roundup: Ben Cherington’s Plan”
Friday Focus – Drafting Nick Gonzales at Number 7 Doesn’t Mean the Pirates Need to Make Room Now
That’s half the fun on draft day, imagining the future, trying to picture the puzzle pieces all coming together.
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