Pirates trade JT Brubaker, improve to 2-0
It’s hard to see the upside in trading Brubaker to the Yankees other than Bob Nutting saving $2.25 million.
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2023 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: Pitchers
Who’s here for now: I wanted the Pirates to sign a couple of free agent starters this offseason, and they did — although it would’ve been nice if they had set their sights a little higher. Of the two, Rich Hill will likely be the better pitcher, despite turning 43 earlier this month. Last year […]
What the projections are saying about the 2023 Pirates
Given that the Pirates’ offseason is usually so slow, the release of STEAMER and ZiPS projections in November-December gave me something to write about when there was nothing else. But my life and the Pirates have been so busy recently that I’m just getting around to it now, a week-and-a-half after ZiPS were released and […]
2022 in Review: JT Brubaker and David Bednar
This is part of an ongoing series looking back at the Pirates’ 2022 roster. JT Brubaker: 144 IP, 4.69 ERA, 3.92 FIP, 9.19 K/9, 3.38 BB/9, 1.9 fWAR When JT Brubaker was announced as the Opening Day starter in April, it drew some eye rolls from around the fanbase (including yours truly). Brubaker looked like […]
2022 in Review: Where will the Pirates go from here?
Hope Springs eternal in the baseball breast Until July, When in six towns, hurled backward from the crest, Passes by; And, stilled at last beyond the pennant gate, The ringing cheer Fades to a curse – and then the cry: “Just wait Until next year.” — Grantland Rice There’s a reason why the phrase “wait […]
Game 161: Cardinals 8 Pirates 7
100 losses. Two years ago, the Pirates had two seasons of 100 losses or more in my lifetime: 2001 and 2010. Now they’ve done it in back-to-back years for the first time since those dreadful Bucco clubs of the early 1950s. If they lose on Thursday, it will be back-to-back seasons of 101 losses. I […]
Game 144: Pirates 1 Mets 7
Coming off a 4-game winning streak, I was legitimately excited for Thursday night’s game, a national broadcast on Roberto Clemente Day against a talented but struggling team. But the Pirates dumped a bucket of cold water over everything by getting quickly and easily demolished by the New York Mets. From the beginning, Carlos Carrasco was […]
Game 123: Braves 6 Pirates 1
It’s hard to get to upset about this one, if you can even bring yourself to get upset about another Pirates loss at this point in the season. The Braves are a very good team — the defending world champions, with enough youth and talent to win more titles in the near future. Atlanta has […]
Game 118: Red Sox 2 Pirates 8
The Pirates are facing a lot of question marks about how to take a step forward in the 2023 season, but one place where I feel some (relative) optimism is in the rotation. I think Roansy Contreras can be at least a mid-rotation starter, if not more; Mitch Keller finally turned himself into an actual […]
Game 97: Pirates 2 Cubs 3
You know, I wasn’t expecting all that much from JT Brubaker this year. I thought he did an admirable job filling in as a starter in 2021, but he ran out of gas down the stretch and made me question whether he had the stamina to last an entire season in the rotation. Yet here […]
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