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STARLING MARTE RUMORS
FG on Fox: Why Starling Marte Might Be an MVP Candidate
Starling Marte was already one of the kings of hidden value. Metrics like Wins Above Replacement (WAR) have loved him, despite his average power, and despite his ugly ratios of strikeouts to walks. One contributing factor has been that he’s played half the time in an extremely pitcher-friendly ballpark, but this goes well beyond that. […]
Why Starling Marte might be an MVP candidate
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Starling Marte Ranks Near the Top Among All Left Fielders
On MLB Network, they are in the middle of their Top Ten Right Now, ranking the top ten players for each position in the Majors. On Thursday night, they did both the right fielders and left fielders. Gregory Polanco wasn’t even mentioned for right field, which shouldn’t be a surprise based on how deep the position is and his prolonged slump, plus no track record. For left fielders...
Via Pirates Prospects
8 days ago
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Curve Balls No Longer Kryptonite for Starling Marte
Starling Marte has been red hot since returning from the Disabled List on August 5th. Over his last 32 games he has a triple slash line of .342/.402/.575. But there is more to these numbers from Marte than just a hot stretch. He seems like a completely different hitter. Marte has made adjustments to cut down on his whiffs considerably. Prior to his stint on the DL with a concussion...
Via Hidden Vigorish
September 09, 2014
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Pirates Injury Update: Starling Marte, Josh Harrison
The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Washington Nationals on Sunday in 11 innings by the score of 6-5. The loss dropped the Pirates to 64-60 on the season, third in the National League Central. The Pirates are still in good position to make a run at the post season with 38 games left, but need better performance from a staff that is 16th in the league in ERA. There was some minor...
Via Sports Injury Alert
August 18, 2014
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Pirates Injury Update: Starling Marte, Gerrit Cole
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis on Saturday, according to Rob Biertempfel of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Biertempfel also reports that pitcher Gerrit Cole has been scratched from his rehab start scheduled for Saturday with Indianapolis:#183740687 / gettyimages.comMarte took a pitch to the helmet on July 18...
Via Sports Injury Alert
August 02, 2014
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Pittsburgh Pirates: Starling Marte the strikeout machine
Pirates left fielder Starling Marte
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ offensive woes continue, and Starling Marte has not been much help in the leadoff spot. The left-fielder leads all the major league with 37 strikeouts, just one month into the season.
That puts Marte on pace for about 236 strikeouts, according to NBC Sports. This would easily smash Mark Reynolds 223 strikeouts in 2009...
Via isportsweb.com
April 27, 2014
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Extending the Marte Partay
The Pirates’ offseason has been extremely disappointing in terms of addressing needs for 2014, but on Tuesday they took another encouraging step for the future by signing Starling Marte to a six year contract extension (with two additional club option years). The deal is worth $31 million and buys out all of Marte’s arbitration seasons and at least one year after he would have...
Via Raise the Jolly Roger!
March 27, 2014
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Starling Marte doesn't care about money, signs with Pirates
Yesterday if you would have asked me if I think the Pirates would reach an agreement to extend Starling Marte's contract at some point during the 2014 season, I would have said absolutely not. I know that's true because Daniel Dudley asked me just that on TribLIVE Sports Radio last night. Fortunately for us, I was wrong. The Pirates inked Marte to a 6 year, 31 million dollar deal...
Via The "Mc" Effect
March 26, 2014
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Pirates Rumors: Extension Offer to Starling Marte revealed
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a history of locking up young outfielders & as we reported recently, they tried to do just that with Starling Marte this past winter. Marte would have joined an outfield of locked up players that includes Andrew McCutchen & Jose Tabata. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports:"The Pirates made at least one offer of a six-year extension to promising...
Via Sports Rumor Alert
March 25, 2014
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