Coastal Kev
There will be "I told you so's" Bet on it
Forget it????? I'm having it tattooed to my groin area.You two are probably right, forget my gripe, lol.
Forget it????? I'm having it tattooed to my groin area.You two are probably right, forget my gripe, lol.
YupHere's the best way to sum up their season: they added a 6 WAR superstar pitcher and didn't increase their wins by any this year.
I do think that the progression of young guys this year was generally good, so it wasn't an absolute failure of a season. Bart and Gonzales look like legitimate starters going forward with the hitters and Cruz put together a really good full season after his nasty injury last year. The fact that Cruz seamlessly transitioned to CF and put up good defensive metrics (+2 OAA in CF) is even better, I think they have their CF long-term. Skenes is obviously an ace and I think both Jones and Ortiz showed they're good starters as well, although I'm skeptical of how much of Ortiz's performance this year is sustainable going forward.
But beyond that, it's pretty awful. Even with Gonzales (2B), Bart (C) and Cruz (CF) locking up those positions, they still have huge holes or question marks at a ton of other positions. Reynolds is a liability defensively in LF, but you know his bat will play so it's not the end of the world. But beyond that, there are massive question marks or just complete holes between the rest of their positions. The development of the 6 guys above (Bart, Gonzales, Cruz, Skenes, Jones and Ortiz) is the only saving grace for how many other awful developments and regressions this team had.
Suwinski went from a legitimate platoon bat to a minor leaguer. Hayes offense fell apart entirely and it's pretty clear his back will never be healthy enough for him to be a good hitter in the MLB. De La Cruz was absolutely horrendous after being acquired, to the point where I think they should just non-tender him. Bednar became an atrocious reliever. The UFA additions Cherington made were all terrible. There was far more stagnation of regression than progression, even with the massive jump Bart made.
I don't feel any reason to be optimistic about this team going into next year because there's no reason to think they're going to actually do anything to improve the team substantially. Nutting is completely fine with this team being a mediocre .500 team, it's good enough for fans to show up and he'll be making a nice profit with it. This doesn't excuse the shitty job Cherington and Shelton have done, but I just don't see any reason to think that Nutting will actually push changes when the team now is doing what he wants it to do: make him money.
No, this is not the official award. Jason Kendall won this in 1996 and lost to, I think, Todd Hollandsworth, for the official award.
Don’t think this is the official ROY but it’s going to be a joke if Skenes doesn’t get it.
Analysis: After 'frustrating' year, Pirates need Ke'Bryan Hayes to put back issues behind him
Ke’Bryan Hayes repeated the words “definitely frustrating” over and over, reinforcing that he wasn’t pleased with anything related to his health or performance when discussing the 2024 season. After winning the NL Gold Glove at third base and being voted team MVP, the 27-year-old Hayes was...triblive.com
insane quotes in this one. organization’s outsourced hayes rehab to an app. what the f***
Yeah I'm skeptical Shelton gets fired but Haines getting fired is an obvious thing that's going to happen. I'm a bit curious about Marin as well, does he get blamed for the bullpen imploding? Interesting to see how much change is coming to their staff.
I think this is probably true, but it is funny to think "We gave this guy $80M! We can't afford doctors to fix his back, too! Just get him one of those fitness apps. How much do those cost? $9.99?!?! Isn't there a cheaper one?"I don't read it that way. Hayes liked the doctor and chose to use the app versus an endless stream of visits back to the same guy. Going to the doctor's is a PITA.
i mean the guy should at the very least have a dedicated professional working with the doctor - who they only got a second opinion from at the point hayes back was getting actively worse instead of better rather than getting a second opinion immediately - instead of looking at an app? what the heck, this seems indefensible to meI think this is probably true, but it is funny to think "We gave this guy $80M! We can't afford doctors to fix his back, too! Just get him one of those fitness apps. How much do those cost? $9.99?!?! Isn't there a cheaper one?"
I think this is probably true, but it is funny to think "We gave this guy $80M! We can't afford doctors to fix his back, too! Just get him one of those fitness apps. How much do those cost? $9.99?!?! Isn't there a cheaper one?"