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Tag Archives: Pitching
Masking an Issue with Strategy
The Pirates are far from a perfect club. They have quite a way to go in order to truly cut into some of the biggest issues the team possesses. Starting pitching is going to be a theme most of the year, and if you’re honest, it always is, good and bad.
Steven Wright is Depth, and a Crapshoot
I’m making no supposition as to whether Mr. Wright the knuckleballer the Pirates just signed to a minor league deal actually helps the team or not this season, not yet.
From a Waiver Pickup to a Reliable Reliever
Before the 2020 season started in July, I had a conversation in a Rum Bunter recap about one of the Pirates’ exhibition games against Cleveland. The comment I specifically took note of was one about how Chris Stratton, a reliever in Pittsburgh’s bullpen, had been bad in 2019.
More Depth, Trevor Cahill is Added to the Mix
Late last evening news broke that the Pirates had inked Trevor Cahill to a one year deal worth 1 million dollars plus up to 1 million in performance bonuses.
Five Pirates Thoughts at Five 3-1-21
Actual baseball, well sorta, is being played now and man did it feel good listening yesterday. It was also good to hear the genuine crack off the bat of Ke’Bryan Hayes. Man that kid makes a sound we haven’t heard in Pittsburgh since Josh Bell’s one month of dominance.
The Prospect Mix – Developing the Future
Sometimes we watch players join the system and worry about who will start where, or who’s blocking whom. That’s certainly one way to look at developing a system in baseball, one that has been effective through the years too.
Steven Brault is the Pirates Forgotten Man
Maybe forgotten is the wrong word, I mean most of us knew he was here and that he’d pitch every five days or so.
My Plan for the Pirates Starting Rotation, Right Now
So, no illusions here, this is my plan, not theirs, I don’t think they’ll do it entirely, but it’s what I’d do, and I’ll explain why after we discuss my idea.
Why Don’t Pirates Starters Go Deeper into Games?
Almost every day, I get asked this question and most of the time I brush it aside. It’s obvious right? They aren’t good enough. Well, that’s certainly part of the equation but as with almost every aspect of this beautiful game, it’s not that simple. Today, let’s dive in and really try to answer the question.
