Pittsburgh Pirates Off-Season Part 5
For this fifth entry of the Pirates off-season I will talk about yesterday’s signing of Josh Fields. Before I begin, I will mention that I have not graded the Andy Marte, Fernando Nieve and Donnie...
View ArticlePirates Early Season Preview Part 2: First Base
As of today, December 23 here is the Pirates depth chart for the first base position: 1ST BASE: 1. Lyle Overbay 2. Garrett Jones 3. Steve Pearce Lyle Overbay comes in as the starter, and his...
View ArticlePirates early season preview part 6: Left Field
As of this moment, here is the Pirates current depth chart: 1. Jose Tabata 2. Matt Diaz 3. John Bowker Tabata came over to the Pirates in the deal that sent Jeff Karstens, Daniel McCutchen and...
View ArticlePirates early season preview part 7: Centerfield
As it stands now, here is the current centerfield depth chart: 1. Andrew McCutchen 2. John Bowker 3. Matt Diaz We all know the Andrew McCutchen story and how he took over for Nate McLouth in...
View ArticlePirates early season preview part 8: Right Field
Just to reiterate from my last entry, I apologize for a mistake that I made in my centerfield entrance. I forgot to mention the strong possibility of Jose Tabata shifting from left field to center as...
View ArticleFour Players Cut and Other Notes
The Pirates have made four cuts today, and here they are: .Andy Marte- Marte was one of the team’s first signings this off-season. He once was a highly regarded prospect however in 2010 with the...
View ArticleWhy the Pirates have been slumping
Catcher- Chris Snyder just came back and is starting to produce. Ryan Doumit is still not the answer defensively and his hitting was not good either. Jason Jaramillo was sent down and was the best of...
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