Nobody wants to play in Pittsburgh
First, news broke yesterday that Edwin Jackson turned down a three year deal from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Then just a couple of hours ago today, the story came out that Roy Oswalt said "thanks, but no thanks" to the Pirates approaching him wanting to talk. So why don't players want to play in Pittsburgh?
There's a culture of losing in Pittsburgh. The streak is...
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5 days ago
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5 days ago
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Pirates Roundtable Podcast: Episode 1
Hopefully this will be the beginning of something semi-regular and fun. Last night, Jon of McEffect, Jim of North Side Notch, and Cory of Three Rivers Burgh Blog joined me in a podcast to discuss the Pirates’ offseason and some other random things. Specific topics include:
The additions of Clint Barmes, Rod Barajas, and Nate McLouth (for some reason we forgot Casey McGehee...
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
Does a Big Free Agent Make Sense For the Pirates?
The 2011-2012 off-season has been somewhat amusing. At the start of the off-season, the big focus was on the options of Paul Maholm, Ryan Doumit, Chris Snyder, and Ronny Cedeno. The Pirates declined all four options, much to the dismay of Pirates fans, who didn’t think the team could replace those four players on the free agent market.
The Pirates replaced Cedeno with Clint...
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12 days ago
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12 days ago
An average winter
At ESPN, Christina Kahrl lists the "most average" hitters at every position on the field using Clay Davenport's EqA. She found that Rod Barajas is the most average catcher and that Clay Barmes is the most average shortstop. Given that the Pirates will be spending nearly $10 million on the duo in 2012, that certainly seems uninspiring. Of course, the point of the most...
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13 days ago
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13 days ago
Early Look At the Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Payroll
Yesterday I looked at the 2013 payroll in a way-too-early projection. It’s hard getting an estimate for the 2012 payroll, and that’s only a few months away. The 2013 payroll seemed impossible due to all of the variables that can take place between now and the start of the 2013 season. So the 2014 payroll would be impossible to project. But we’re not looking for...
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16 days ago
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16 days ago
Early Look At the Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Payroll
When I was writing about a possible long term Edwin Jackson deal the other day, I reached a point where I started thinking about how a long term deal would fit in with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ payroll commitments. A quick look at our Future Payroll page shows that the Pirates don’t have much committed beyond the 2012 season. In 2013 they have $6.5 M guaranteed. In 2014...
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17 days ago
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17 days ago
Around the Horn: Catchers
As the Pirates survey their catching options for 2012, the landscape is certainly quite different than it was a year ago. Rod Barajas will likely get two-thirds of the starts, with Michael McKenry serving as the backup.
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24 days ago
Minor League Depth — Catcher
This is the first of a series covering the Pirates’ minor league depth position by position. The idea is to take a look at the players the system has available at a position, level by level. No organization has prospects at every position and every level. It’s interesting to see just how well the Pirates are covered at each spot by players who at least have some chance to turn...
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January 04, 2012
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January 04, 2012
Could the Pirates Afford Edwin Jackson?
Edwin Jackson is looking for a five year deal at $12 M a year.
At the start of the off-season I had Edwin Jackson listed as a pitcher that I liked, but one that I never thought would be a possibility for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A few weeks ago I pointed out that the market for the 28 year old right hander has been surprisingly quiet. There were talks that Jackson’s asking price...
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January 02, 2012
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January 02, 2012
What's up with the Pirates?
The Pittsburgh Pirates were on their way to a magical season as late as July last year. However, things quickly unraveled and they plummeted in the standings from 1st place down to 4th, finishing a lackluster 72-90 (their 19th straight losing season). The Buccos bats are what failed them the most, but the health of their starting rotation deteriorated as the season went on. What...
Via We Should Be GM's
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December 26, 2011
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December 26, 2011
What's up with the Pirates?
The Pittsburgh Pirates were on their way to a magical season as late as July last year. However, things quickly unraveled and they plummeted in the standings from 1st place down to 4th, finishing a lackluster 72-90 (their 19th straight losing season). The Buccos bats are what failed them the most, but the health of their starting rotation deteriorated as the season went on. What...
Via We Should Be GM's
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December 26, 2011
Stubbs Licks a Stat
Well, here we are then. It seemed clear what our off-season needs were pretty much the instant the season's final out was recorded. Now we're well into Hot Stove territory and... we still know exactly what our off-season needs are. What I'm having trouble with is figuring out just what kind of team we're trying to be.Early moves suggested that we might be going for...
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December 10, 2011
Winter Meetings Review: Pittsburgh Pirates
As we continue through our list of thirty teams we start the review process from the winter meetings. Today is always a sad day for die hard baseball fans. It’s like the day after Christmas when you realize it will be another year until the next one. Otherwise, teams that went on benders (Angels and Marlins) may wake up with a hangover.
The Pirates have been steadily improving...
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December 09, 2011
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December 09, 2011
Now that's what I call roster turnover
With the Winter Meetings wrapping up now that the Rule 5 draft is over, we can probably assume that the Pirates are dont making moves, at least for the next few days. So, for now, let's take a breath and count the players that the Pirates have added to the 40-man roster since the regular season ended:
Erik Bedard
Jeremy Hefner
Rudy Owens
Duke Welker
Justin Wilson
Rod Barajas...
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December 08, 2011
Now that's what I call roster turnover
With the Winter Meetings wrapping up now that the Rule 5 draft is over, we can probably assume that the Pirates are dont making moves, at least for the next few days. So, for now, let's take a breath and count the players that the Pirates have added to the 40-man roster since the regular season ended:
Erik Bedard
Jeremy Hefner
Rudy Owens
Duke Welker
Justin Wilson
Rod...
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December 08, 2011
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December 08, 2011
Power Rankings: The Pirates' Cookie-Cutter Catchers
With the addition of Jose Morales, the Pirates currently have a hilarious six catchers that are somewhere between the Majors and Triple-A, not counting actual prospect Tony Sanchez. They are, in alphabetical order, Rod Barajas, Jake Fox, Eric Fryer, Jason Jaramillo, Mike McKenry, Morales, and Wyatt Toregas. I have never seen such an acumulation of mediocre-to-sub-par catching talent...
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December 07, 2011
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December 07, 2011
Power Rankings: The Pirates' Cookie-Cutter Catchers
With the addition of Jose Morales, the Pirates currently have a hilarious six catchers that are somewhere between the Majors and Triple-A, not counting actual prospect Tony Sanchez. They are, in alphabetical order, Rod Barajas, Jake Fox, Eric Fryer, Jason Jaramillo, Mike McKenry, Morales, and Wyatt Toregas. I have never seen such an acumulation of mediocre-to-sub-par catching talent...
Via Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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December 07, 2011
Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Winter Meetings Preview
The 2011 Winter Meetings begin today, which kicks off one of the busiest periods of the year for Major League baseball. This usually marks the time when the big free agents start going off the board. We’ve already seen the beginning, with Jose Reyes agreeing to a six year, $106 M deal with the Miami Marlins last night. This also surrounds some very important dates for transactions...
Via Pirates Prospects
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December 05, 2011
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December 05, 2011
The closer market is going crazy (and, offseason perspectives and vacuums)
The Miami Marlins signed Heath Bell to a three-year/$9 million deal last night. This is patently ridiculous: Bell is 34 years old, he's coming off of a year in which his strikeout rate took a nosedive and his peripherals indicated pretty strongly that his saves and ERA were a mirage, and he's a huge man that's probably more likely to plummet from usefulness rather than...
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December 02, 2011
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December 02, 2011
The closer market is going crazy (and, offseason perspectives and vacuums)
The Miami Marlins signed Heath Bell to a three-year/$9 million deal last night. This is patently ridiculous: Bell is 34 years old, he's coming off of a year in which his strikeout rate took a nosedive and his peripherals indicated pretty strongly that his saves and ERA were a mirage, and he's a huge man that's probably more likely to plummet from usefulness rather than...
Via Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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December 02, 2011
NL King: Analyzing the Percentage Categories for NL Only Leagues
The NL King loves to give fantasy baseball advice and my favorite topic to discuss is the percentage categories in fantasy baseball and how often they get over looked during draft preparation. Most owners look towards power, speed, wins, saves or strikeouts, but, the majority of the time they don't ask themselves - how does my batting average look? What about my ERA and Ratio...
Via Fantasy Baseball Express
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November 29, 2011
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November 29, 2011
Around The Bases: Broxton, Torre, And More
Well we know that Jamey Carroll has moved on to be the starting shortstop for the Twins in 2012. Rod Barajas has moved on as well, as he signed to be the starting battery-mate for the Pirates. Looks like next in line for the mass exodus of Chavez Ravine is non other than the once dominant closer Jonathan Broxton. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick was tweeting earlier this afternoon that...
Via Dodgers Rumors
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November 28, 2011
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November 28, 2011
Where Can the Pirates Add An Impact Player?
With the signing of Clint Barmes this past week, the Pittsburgh Pirates made their second move to upgrade the 2012 team from the team we saw in 2011. But if you’re expecting a huge upgrade, you’re probably going to be disappointed.
Anyone who takes a look at the available options at catcher and shortstop knows the positions are thin. In fact, anyone who looks at the...
Via Pirates Prospects
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November 26, 2011
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November 26, 2011
Deadline For Arbitration to Ranked Free Agents Is Today
The Pirates will likely tender an offer of arbitration to Derrek Lee today.
The new collective bargaining agreement will eliminate Type A and Type B free agents next year. Fortunately for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the system is still in place this year, as they have four Type B free agents, with the potential to get a few first round compensation picks in the 2012 MLB draft.
In order...
Via Pirates Prospects
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November 23, 2011
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November 23, 2011
Dodgers Focusing On Defense Despite Need for Hitting
It looks like manager Don Mattingley was right when he didn’t expect the team to sign any big names, even though Mark Ellis and Juan Rivera are known names, they’re not big names.
Yes, Rivera isn’t known for his defense but Ellis and Treanor are and since they let Rod Barajas go to the Pirates, it’s obvious the Dodgers front office is thinking that they have...
Via Rant Sports
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November 20, 2011
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November 20, 2011
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