The price may have been steep, but even since last trade deadline, that is pretty much where the prices have been. There have been very few exceptions. I would argue that the price of us picking up Aramis was steep, we took on significant money and gave up a guy that will be a major league...
I am not really sure I understand the question. kingham and Taillon are on the 40 man but not the 25 man. Therefore putting them on the 60 day DL does very little. Possibly in September it would be an issue, but currently, it doesn't matter much. If I am not mistaken, they are both on the minor...
I would call about Goldschmidt and Freddy Freeman. It doesn't hurt to call. I also would not be shy about adding Glasnow in a deal for either one. Of course, I am the one guy not sold on Glasnow being a true #1 yet.
You left out Cleveland where they have Carlos Santana and Brandon Moss who are both capable of playing first base and they have Shaun Marcum in the starting rotation. Both Santana and Moss would be upgrades over Pedro, and neither one should cost a lot in prospects. Moss isn't on a bad contract...
Not sure if it would be possible, but if they applied the $2 million fine to total draft pool money and/or International money, that could have the actual desired effect.
I have no first hand knowledge, but I would think that Bell defensively right now is probably on par with Pedro at first. The lack of pure power numbers is what is most problematic to me. Cutch didn't really show much power in the minors, but he still had more power at a younger age than what...
It is getting to the point where if he doesn't start hitting, there is no way he will be extended. Not that I think he will be or should be, but he has to hit if he even wants the chance. Actually, if he wants a shot at the WS in Pittsburgh, it will have to be this year, Hanson is close, Kang...
It really depends on how much the Pirates want to change Newman's swing. If they plan on revamping it completely, it may be better for them to keep him at the lower level.
The 10th round pick by the Pirates is currently playing for my hometown Northwoods League team. The Kenosha Kingfish.
This makes 2 years in a row they have taken a player from this league. Last year they signed Trace Tam Sing not long after the draft.He was playing for the Madison Mallards at...
ke'Bryan Hayes is the second pick. High school 3B, son of 14 year vet Charlie Hayes. I like the pick in the sense of, he has a ton of talent and has bloodlines. The only thing I don't like about it is that Dad Cameron is still on the board and we didn't take him. However, I do not believe we...
I have been trying to follow the coverage as best as I can. It is hard to get a clear read on 1) Who might be there and 2) What the Pirates are really looking for. Seems like there is a lot of talk connecting the Pirates to prep pitching, but it is not a foregone conclusion that that is what...
I realize that Harrison got a big contract this off season, and I realize you want to show confidence in Merger, but the way Many is playing right now, he has to be getting starts every day. I am not entirely sure how you could achieve all three, but we can not continue to play game against...
So far our pitching has consisted of the big three of Cole, AJ, and Liriano being dominant, and then Worley and Locke being exactly what they are. Locke and Worley are basically the same pitcher throwing with different arms. That is ok, and not ok at the same time. We have a 4-3 record in their...
It is good to see us with a winning record in April, but they have got to do something with Cutch. He is currently a non-factor in the sense that we could probably get similar production out of Gorkys Hernandez. The problem is that right now, we really don't need him, but I fear that he is doing...
Not sure why I feel the need to respond to this post, but I am pretty sure you have very little if anything at all correct. Hurdle was using a RHH line-up against a left handed pitcher. Hart is no longer a good outfielder, and every Pirates fan is hoping he doesn't play there more than about 10...
The bullpen, outside of Hughes and Scanlon(?) has been pretty bad. The options at AAA have for the most part been bad. I say that because I don't really see much being able to help our bullpen from within the organization.
It is quite possible that we are victims of our own doing. The...