This is part of an ongoing series examining the Pirates’ top prospects: where they stand, and what they need to do in 2022. Hit Power Speed Field Overall MLB.com 55 60 40 45 55 Fangraphs* 35/50 35/70 40/40 30/40 55 *grades from 2021 midseason report Most recent stats: (College) 50 games, 228 PA, .370/.483/.663, 10.5 […]
The National Baseball Hall of Fame should be a celebration of our national pastime, and yet the process of electing people into the Hall has become a joyless, interminable slog — much like sitting through a Pirates game in 2021. The merits of each name on the ballot are weighed for a seemingly endless period; […]
This is part of an ongoing series examining the Pirates’ top prospects: where they stand, and what they need to do in 2022. Fastball Curve Slider/Cutter Command Overall MLB.com 60 60 50 50 55 Fangraphs* 55/55 70/80 50/60 30/45 50 *grades from 2021 midseason report Most recent stats:(A+) 20 games, 97.2 IP, 3.04 ERA, 4.08 […]
Or the NBA, or NASCAR, or the Professional Bowling Association.
This is the first part of an ongoing series examining the Pirates’ top prospects: where they stand, and what they need to do in 2022. Hit Power Speed Field Overall MLB.com 50 60 55 50 55 Fangraphs* 30/35 40/60 60/45 40/45 50 *grades from 2021 midseason report Most recent stats: (AA/AAA) 68 games, 302 PA, .310/.375/.594, […]
At the pace that negotiations for a new CBA are moving, I’m not entirely convinced that the owners and players are sitting face-to-face in conference rooms, but are instead sending proposals back and forth through the mail… or potentially by carrier pigeon. I’m glad negotiations have resumed, but we are now less than a month […]
When I started a similar series around this time last year, the Pirates were coming off an absolutely atrocious season and had an embarrassingly low payroll. Currently, the Pirates are coming off an absolutely atrocious season and have an embarrassingly low payroll. Some baby steps of progress have been made since then, though: Ben Cherington […]
Earlier this week, it was announced that the owners and players were finally going to get back to the bargaining table, starting Thursday. The two sides have spent much of the lockout twiddling their thumbs, waiting for substantial movement on the other side, with none forthcoming throughout December. The facts that talks are restarting is […]
Even if the Pirates were willing to spend the money to acquire top free agents (and they certainly could), I’d argue it would be too early to make those moves just yet. Free agents are older and tend to be more valuable in the immediate future rather than the long-term, and this team isn’t going […]
On Wednesday the Pirates — via Post-Gazette beat writer Jason Mackey — announced that they were making some changes to the coaching staffs of several minor league affiliates. This usually wouldn’t be something I’d write about, but I’m in the middle of working on some bigger posts and also this lockout might go on longer than […]
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