The agreement in principal between MLB and MLBPA yesterday on a safety package for restarting brought plenty of news, poison pills and interesting changes to the game, today we’re going to focus on the trade deadline and what it could mean for our Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday Service-006
Good morning friends, what a week in baseball. The draft flew by and our Buccos did quite well according to just about everyone. What a breath of fresh air that is.
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”
The MLB Draft:Day Two
Originally my blueprint for the second day of the draft went a little something like this: Second Round (44th Pick) Plan A: Alika Williams (SS)-Arizona State Plan B: Logan Allen (LHP)-Florida International Plan C: Drew Romo (C)-The Woodlands (TX) Plan D: Sam Weatherly (LHP)-Clemson Plan E: Daniel Susac (C)-Jesuit (CA) However, with Alika Williams going toContinue reading “The MLB Draft:Day Two”
National League Central Division Draft Update
Day one came and went and boy the Orioles really threw the board for a loop with the number 2 pick did they not? As promised, here is a little update on who our competitors picked up.
The Ben Cherington Era Begins: The Pittsburgh Pirates First Two Picks
From all of the reports and analysis I read leading up to the draft it seemed pretty clear that GMBC and his team were going to be leaning toward the college route, at least as it pertained to the first two or three picks. This led me to believe that within these selections the PiratesContinue reading “The Ben Cherington Era Begins: The Pittsburgh Pirates First Two Picks”
It’s Draft Day
After months and months of studying hundreds of scouting reports, watching countless videos, having some great conversations, writing multiple articles, jotting down mock drafts on the note pad beside my computer and pretty much thinking about it at all hours of the day and night, it is finally almost here; tonight the MLB June AmateurContinue reading “It’s Draft Day”
Top Ten Reasons to Be Optimistic Baseball Will Have a 2020 Season
It’s easy in this day and age to allow yourself to get caught up in the minute by minute roller coaster as social media brings news and opinion to your doorstep.
National League Central Division Draft Preview
The draft approaches this week, and for many of us it will offer a welcome respite from the day to day will they, won’t they game MLB has put us through. We’ll discuss of course what the Pirates do at length, but we also want to make sure we keep an eye on what our NL Central foes have on tap.
Pirates Sunday Service – 005
Today I’d like to tell you a story, one that shows as much as things change, many of the trials we face stay the same.
Steel City Pirates 