OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Congrats to the Houston Cheaters on their win
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Holy damn Bednar, they knew what he was going to throw but they still couldn't hit it. What a fireball.
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Also, tip of the cap to Marisnick as well. Great D there in the 9th.
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Some 97-98 is not equal to others.
Some 97-98 is like...eh, whatever. Other stuff the pitcher is releasing closer, it has tail and it is getting on you in a hurry. Focus less on the radar gun and more at what it is inducing in the players.
Great win. Bad but fun team. I think Reynolds is getting closer to being not-bad which makes this team so much better.
Some 97-98 is like...eh, whatever. Other stuff the pitcher is releasing closer, it has tail and it is getting on you in a hurry. Focus less on the radar gun and more at what it is inducing in the players.
Great win. Bad but fun team. I think Reynolds is getting closer to being not-bad which makes this team so much better.
Bednar made Contreras look like a little leaguer. Wow, that was fun.
Props to Shelton for the defensive replacement switch getting Marsinick in RF.
And pen ussge with Stratton and Bednar.
Wasnt a great throw by Stratton, but imo, most 1B catch that. But can't harp on Yoshi too much. Not a ton of experience.
And pen ussge with Stratton and Bednar.
Wasnt a great throw by Stratton, but imo, most 1B catch that. But can't harp on Yoshi too much. Not a ton of experience.
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That error was on Yoshi, not Stratton. Whatever the scoreboard says Yoshi shoulda had it.
TBH I'm not too happy with Yoshi's bat this year. He is failing to square up basically everything and is like a fat slap hitter. We don't need one of those.
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Look at Connor Scott's splits last year.
Something clicked in August/September. This trade could be a huge, huge steal. Thompson...whatever in his last start, but Stallings has been AWFUL at the dish so far in Miami.
Maybe Cherington made up for the Frazier trade which IMO was a miss (Suwinski promising though)
Something clicked in August/September. This trade could be a huge, huge steal. Thompson...whatever in his last start, but Stallings has been AWFUL at the dish so far in Miami.
Maybe Cherington made up for the Frazier trade which IMO was a miss (Suwinski promising though)
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93.7 the fan, said Pirates players have been calling Bednar, "Big Country".
Not sure who the guy on 93.7 doing the pirates post game show, but he was dissing that nickname. So he came up with his own, and was rapid fire using it the rest of the show when referencing Bednar. His choice for Bednar, "Big Planet".
Ya get it??? Huh, huh ....cause he's from MARS.
Yeah, let's not do that.
Not sure who the guy on 93.7 doing the pirates post game show, but he was dissing that nickname. So he came up with his own, and was rapid fire using it the rest of the show when referencing Bednar. His choice for Bednar, "Big Planet".
Ya get it??? Huh, huh ....cause he's from MARS.
Yeah, let's not do that.
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I remember DK absolutely trashing the Stallings trade, saying it was a HUGE mistake. Made Stallings out to be Tony Pena.Look at Connor Scott's splits last year.
Something clicked in August/September. This trade could be a huge, huge steal. Thompson...whatever in his last start, but Stallings has been AWFUL at the dish so far in Miami.
Maybe Cherington made up for the Frazier trade which IMO was a miss (Suwinski promising though)
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Look at Connor Scott's splits last year.
Something clicked in August/September. This trade could be a huge, huge steal. Thompson...whatever in his last start, but Stallings has been AWFUL at the dish so far in Miami.
Maybe Cherington made up for the Frazier trade which IMO was a miss (Suwinski promising though)
What's really strange, is he didn't hit righties well at all, and Scott is a left handed hitter. But he did mash lefties.
Fast forward to this year. He's crushing righties (3 for 7 vs lefties as well) through 11 games.
I mean, yeah, if he can continue to hit LH pitching well and he's breaking out vs the RH, it may indeed be one hellova steal. Kid was 13th overall back in 2018. Comps to Kyle Tucker and Yelich.
Unless you count Cruz, we don't really have an OF prospect that makes you get real excited (Mitchell could be a solid regular I think). Scott having a big year would change that.
The Frazier trade seems like a miss, but the plus side to that is Frazier hasn't come close to performing as he did with us last year.
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I think of Castro as an OF at this point and I'm pretty excited for him. He is my favorite of the "Versatility is a Virtue" prospects.
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Typical Pittsburgh writer. Get overly upset when a 30 something defense first C is dealt during a full scale rebuild. A guy who was, certainly, a great defender, with a decent bat when things were going well, but wasn't even an MLB regular until nearly 30 years of age. I mean, I get the yawning over trade after trade, especially when they're likable players/people, but the bulk of the fan base, writers included, have no earthly idea how to run a baseball team like Pittsburgh.
Cherington isn't a savior but what he's done, largely, to this point, is exactly what I've been preaching for 4+ years now. Tear it completely down, and rebuild the system to match modern analytics and trends. Stallings was never going to be part of that rebuild simply due to his age. Holding onto, and then losing for less than what we got, or nothing at all, is a death knell practice for a team operating with the budget we have.
Look, even some of the better prospects in the system won't pan out. Cruz, has a massive ceiling, but a low floor, absolutely.
Gonzo struggling at AA is a mild concern right now, but the track record, up to including the ultra competitive AFL, is fantastic. He's off to a rough start through 50 odd AB's. Let's not burn the village down just yet. I still think he's got the best chance to be a plus MLB hitter in the system now, though Henry Davis is certainly carrying over those big seasons from Louisville.
Is Priester going to be helping us?
But the overall depth of the system is just so good right now, even prospects ranked outside the top 10, have a chance to be real contributors down the line.
I like the direction we're headed. I really do.
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Whatever else you can say, David Bednar is literally like if any yinzer just did a transformer-like change and became the Pirates closer.
Yeah, I caught that live. Never seen that before. Dude will become a legend just for that.
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Props to Perez for sticking with the heat. Just unreal that a hitter knows what's coming and still can't hit it when it's in the zone. A couple of those pitches were middle 3rd in the zone. Pure fire.
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