Pirates Starters Splits & Need For Good Bullpen Usage
Gerrit Cole (and Liriano) strengthen as game goes on. The others? Not so much.Photo by Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports The Kansas City Royals pioneered the recent trend towards shutdown bullpens a...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About Juan Nicasio
Juan Nicasio is making a case for the 5th starter spotPhoto by Peter Diana/Post-Gazette Spring training stats don’t mean anything. If they did, 1B Mark Johnson would be wrapping up a Hall of Fame...
View Article657 Pitching Innings To Divide For Pittsburgh Pirates
Clockwise from top left (Gerrit Cole, Steven Brault, Francisco Liriano, Chad Kuhl) can be a part of the solution in the second half. Graphic by Michael Bradley for TPOP 73 x 9 equals 657. After...
View ArticleThe Pirates Improved At And Since The Trade Deadline
Ivan Nova has been solid, yet unspectacular, so far for the Pirates A safe descriptor for this year’s Pirates seasons is ‘frustrating’. They’ve been excellent at times and they’ve looked like one of...
View ArticlePirates Payroll Rewind: 2016
Jon Niese’s career as a Pirate was short-lived and unsuccessful. Photo by Peter Diana/Post-Gazette After taking a deep dive into specific payroll calculations from the CBA and how they apply to the...
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