JT Brubaker toed the rubber in the Pirates unofficial house of horrors last night, confident everything would finally come together for him. He pitched with a good pace, firing the ball back to Roberto Perez seemingly seconds after receiving it and had genuinely good stuff all night.
Tag Archives: Pitching
Michael Chavis Grand Slam Lifts Pirates Over Cardinals 9-4
Pirates Ride Great Defense and Michael Chavis Slam to First Victory of 2022
Offensive Struggles Continue in Pirates 6-2 Loss to Cardinals
Bucs fall again to Cardinals, offense continues to sputter.
Pitching, The Pirates, and Why We Just Can’t Get on the Same Page
I’m not sure ‘better’ will be enough next year, so I truly hope they see this too and prepare to adjust, if they don’t they run the risk of wasting some of the talent they worked so hard to acquire, and quite simply the Pittsburgh
The 2022 Pitching Staff Needs Investment, but What Kind?
2022 is a year where the Pirates will have to strike a balance, they still need to make room for young players to have opportunity, but at the same time they must also secure some semblance of professionalism for the few answers they’ve already found.
MLB Starters Aren’t What They Used to Be
There is a lot of sentiment that the Pirates are way too quick to pull starting pitchers. They are, but I think you’ll find this interesting.
Pirates Fall 4-3 to Cubs and Mistakes Play a Big Role
Bucs fall as Keller struggles to find his footing.
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.
Inside The Bucs Basement 