Listen, there’s a reason I was able to see all this youth coming up during 2022 and still predicted only 70 wins this year.
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Top 15 Prospect Update
Greetings from the beautiful Outer Banks where I am sunburnt and likely drunk as you read this! Let’s dive in.
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers
6-7-2022 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Every new beginning, comes from some other beginning’s end If you are under the age of 45, chances are at least one of your nights out has been wrapped up with by the preceding phrase. That or you are a fan of the The Office, andContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
It was never about identifying a few guys and claiming everything would change when they got here, instead it was about identifying that there were simply too many guys timing up that the team wouldn’t find at least a few who made it up here and started changing everything.
What Used to Be Easy, Now Requires Thought
Now things like effort mean almost as much as numbers. This is simply going to be fun, already is. Enjoy it, because from here on out, this whole thing changes. Let’s talk about building a team, instead of pretending this franchise is ever going to buy one.
Top 15 Prospect Update
6-1-22 By Justin Verno (aka @JV_PITT on Twitter) Before I get this started, I have a question: why do fans actively root against their own prospects? Since I’ve been giving these updates, I’ve seen fans root against a lot of them. Nick Gonzales is a big one. Also Oneil Cruz. I’ve seen guys pit QuinnContinue reading “Top 15 Prospect Update”
Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers
5-31-22 By Craig W. Toth (aka @BucsBasement on Twitter) Last week I mentioned how I almost always have my options narrowed down to a standard eight or nine Pirates Prospects that I watched have a higher level of success over the previous series of games; including a few I hope will make their way ontoContinue reading “Top 5 Pirates Prospect Performers”
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five
The Pirates are out on a West Coast trip and sometimes that means things slip through the cracks, other times, it means fans have nothing but the “news” to pay attention to and that creates a narrative all it’s own.
Play the Kids, but Be Smart About it
Maybe not the prospects you wanted or expected. Maybe not when you wanted or expected. Perhaps not to replace whom you really think needs to go, but the youth is very much so in the process of remaking this club.
Top 15 Prospect Update
5-11-22 – By Justin Verno – @JV_PITT on Twitter I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been looking forward to this week’s update as it was a tremendous week for a lot of the Bucs main prospects. And this excitement was multiplied due to a few promotions, let’s get to it! 1-Oneil Cruz BA/OBP/SLGContinue reading “Top 15 Prospect Update”
Inside The Bucs Basement 