2018 Pirates

Darkstone42 · Feb 11, 2018

thedddd said:
Pirates To Sign Daniel Nava
Good insurance for the OF.

@navamind - will you root for the Pirates now?

He's like a contact-heavy Matt Joyce; keep him away from lefties, and he'll absolutely produce for you in limited exposure. Gives the team a chance to keep Luplow in AAA for a bit, since he's only gotten about 200 PA at the level, and could probably use the development time.

Darkstone42 · Feb 12, 2018

Oh, thank goodness. Elias Diaz's mother has been rescued.

thedddd · Feb 16, 2018

Freese thinks Pirates are not trying hard enough to win.

Freese will be gone by the deadline either in a trade or let go.

Ewa PGH Fan · Feb 19, 2018

thedddd said:
Freese thinks Pirates are not trying hard enough to win.

Freese will be gone by the deadline either in a trade or let go.

If he’s lucky! He’s right though. IMO they’re not trying very hard right now!!!

thedddd · Feb 20, 2018

Pirates Acquire Bryce Brentz

They get another AAA OF filler from Boston.

Darkstone42 · Feb 21, 2018

thedddd said:
Pirates Acquire Bryce Brentz

They get another AAA OF filler from Boston.

Kid has big pop. Not sure it'll translate to the Majors, but a very worthwhile risk to take, especially since it's not actually a risk.

They signed Michael Saunders to a minor league deal, too. Less upside than Brentz, but he's not far removed from a very good season, and again it's only a minor league deal.

thedddd · Feb 21, 2018

Darkstone42 said:
Kid has big pop. Not sure it'll translate to the Majors, but a very worthwhile risk to take, especially since it's not actually a risk.

They signed Michael Saunders to a minor league deal, too. Less upside than Brentz, but he's not far removed from a very good season, and again it's only a minor league deal.

Truthfully I don't mind either deal. It gives them plenty of insurance in the OF.
From a Pirate perspective much better deals than:

Gomez: 1 year 4million
Maybin: 1 year 3.25million
or
Dyson 2 years 7.5 million

Darkstone42 · Feb 21, 2018

thedddd said:
Truthfully I don't mind either deal. It gives them plenty of insurance in the OF.
From a Pirate perspective much better deals than:

Gomez: 1 year 4million
Maybin: 1 year 3.25million
or
Dyson 2 years 7.5 million

I would have taken those shots on Gomez or Dyson, but I think with Meadows and Luplow (and Frazier to an extent), I'd rather have the flexibility to shuffle guys up and down between AAA depending on performance and need. If they're going to sign someone to start, it should be someone who will make an impact (not could), who we could have for a couple years. Trading for Dickerson, for example, would be worthwhile. He's at worst a very good 4th OF, and at best an above-average regular. And he has one more year of arbitration after this. Gomez, Dyson, even Carlos Gonzalez, are high risks to perform, and are looking for (as shown in the deals signed) very short deals to try to bounce back.

Darkstone42 · Feb 22, 2018

Heh, they traded for Dickerson.

Daniel Hudson, Tristan Gray, and $1 M to the Rays for Dickerson. A very solid deal, I think.

thedddd · Feb 22, 2018

Yeah getting Dickerson for a high priced reliever they didn't need is a very good deal. It helps eliminate the worry for the AAAA OF filler doesn't work out.

steelerssb · Feb 23, 2018

Darkstone42 said:
I would have taken those shots on Gomez or Dyson, but I think with Meadows and Luplow (and Frazier to an extent), I'd rather have the flexibility to shuffle guys up and down between AAA depending on performance and need. If they're going to sign someone to start, it should be someone who will make an impact (not could), who we could have for a couple years. Trading for Dickerson, for example, would be worthwhile. He's at worst a very good 4th OF, and at best an above-average regular. And he has one more year of arbitration after this. Gomez, Dyson, even Carlos Gonzalez, are high risks to perform, and are looking for (as shown in the deals signed) very short deals to try to bounce back.

I wanted them to make that Austin Jackson deal. But I like what they did with Dickerson. The Nava/Brentz/Saunders thing seemed like throwing something at the wall and seeing it sticks. They could work but not a ton of upside maybe besides Brentz

thedddd · Feb 23, 2018

MLB VET TABATA SIGNED

Not really Pirate stuff but Jose Tabata is still trying to get back to the Majors.

thedddd · Feb 26, 2018

Royals Sign Michael Saunders

Looks like they allowed Saunders to move on after the deal for Dickerson.

Darkstone42 · Mar 30, 2018

steelparrot · Apr 1, 2018

Ewa PGH Fan · Apr 2, 2018

Darkstone42 · Apr 2, 2018

Ewa PGH Fan · Apr 2, 2018

Averaging 6.75 runs scored per game thru the 1st 4 games. (I know small sample size but still)

Darkstone42 · Apr 2, 2018

Ewa PGH Fan said:
Averaging 6.75 runs scored per game thru the 1st 4 games. (I know small sample size but still)

And the dingers!

steelparrot · Apr 3, 2018

We finally have a balanced lineup this year, forever we rolled with 2 lefties in the lineup, I think we can score runs this year if Marte and Polanco get it going.

Our rotation is the big question, 4 starters all with 1 full year in the bigs, there is a good chance that can go to hell real fast. If they stay healthy/productive, we should have a better year than last.

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