All the way back in July of 2020, before the abbreviated season recorded the first pitch baseball began the process of wishful thinking for 2021 by putting out a fully formed schedule complete with 162 games and an April 1st start date.
Author Archives: Gary Morgan
Rich, Cheap and Totally Endorsed by MLB
Yesterday the Cleveland Indians, soon to be Cleveland Something Else, made the entirely expected move of trading Francisco Lindor. Cleveland exploded on their owners the Dolan’s as they moved a cool 40 million plus off their payroll as they also included Carlos Carrasco in exchange for 4 prospects from the New York Mets.
Don’t Be Shocked if Joe Musgrove is the Only Other Move Before the Season
Now, before we dig in on this please don’t confuse this with the team feeling they’re competitive or asking far too much for assets, no, this is more about reading the tea leaves and making some assumptions based on what the market is telling us.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 1-4-21
The Calendar turned and no new moves were made to the Pittsburgh Pirates Roster but activity still swirls around the league.
Where is All the Adam Frazier Buzz?
His name has been a popular choice when people talk about the Pirates continuing the rebuild of the system but as we sit here in the middle of the third trade cycle since is it fair to assume nobody is interested?
It’s Too Early to Guess Pirates 2021 Record
I probably get asked 20 times a week how many games the Pirates will win next season, most of those come with a prediction of 50 or something outlandish like that.
Someday Never Comes
One of my favorite bands has to be Creedence Clearwater Revival and as such I like a ton of their songs that that you wouldn’t consider the hits. None more than “Someday Never Comes”.
It Feels Like Some Have Ignored Bryan Reynolds History
Just about every topic born from 2020’s abbreviated baseball season has been sufficiently qualified with the ever present short sample size qualifier.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 12-28-20
Probably the last Five Thoughts of 2020
Why the Pirates Can’t Build on This Core
Let me start by saying this, it’s not all about money. Certainly some of it is but even the Dodgers would take two looks at this roster and turn it over. Now, they wouldn’t go about it in the same way, but they certainly wouldn’t rest on this roster believing they were close.
