Thoughts on the Grabow/Gorzelanny trade
I was disappointed when I heard the details of this trade. I still have hope for Tom Gorzelanny’s future, and I think the Pirates sold low on him. I guess it is possible that his arm is still toast from Jim Tracy’s days as skipper, but his numbers have been solid in Triple-A this year. [...]
Read moreGrabow and Gorzelanny dealt to Cubs
Dejan is reporting that a trade sending John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny to the Cubs is nearly complete. There are no further details, but I would hope to receive a pretty nice return. Grabow will likely end up as a Type A free agent this offseason, which could potentially net a valuable draft [...]
Read moreFarewell to Jack and Freddy
I am excited about the future of the Pirates. After yesterday’s flurry of deals, the team has traded away virtually every starting position player from 18 months ago. In return, management has gathered a boatload of minor league talent, which bodes well for the years ahead. I am champing at the bit to start looking [...]
Read moreGiants Sweep Series, Shutout Pirates, Trade for Sanchez
The Giants won, allowed no runs and then traded for Freddy Sanchez. It was a whirlwind. The only thing good that can come of it is if Tim Alderson, the AA pitcher the Pirates got in the one-for-one swap turns out to be a dandy.
Matt Cain tossed nine scoreless innings. But the Giants were unable [...]
Freddy Sanchez traded to Giants for Tim Alderson
The Pirates have traded Freddy Sanchez to the Giants for Double-A pitcher Tim Alderson. Alderson, a first round draft pick in 2007, is 20-years-old and performing well in Double-A. He is a very good prospect that projects as a top of the rotation starter. The Pirates focused on quality as opposed to quantity in this [...]
Read morePirates trade Wilson, Snell to Seattle; Sanchez next to go?
Via Dejan. Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeno, Aaron Pribanic, Brett Lorin and Nathan Adcock coming back, with Cedeno joining the Pirates immediately. I am at work now; hope to have more reaction to the deal later tonight.
UPDATE (5:35 PM): This is a very nice haul for the Pirates. Cedeno is just a temporary middle infield [...]
Bucs Losing Streak Reaches Four
The Pirates offense continued to struggle as Barry Zito was knocked around for nine hits in 5-2/3 innings, but continually pitched out of trouble as he allowed just one run. With two on and no one out in the sixth, Zito got Luis Cruz and Charlie Morton out. With Andrew McCutchen due up, he was pulled [...]
Read moreTime for Snell's return?
About a month ago, I took a stab at exploring the mind of Ian Snell. I saw some parallels between his actions and my own personality, and tried to use those parallels to dissect the situation. Here is the final paragraph from that post:
More importantly, what does this mean for Snell’s future [...]
Bucs Actually Score, But Giants Win
Tim Lincecum tossed a complete game, striking out 15 and allowing just four hits and two unearned runs. The Giants got to Paul Maholm early scoring four times in the first two frames with the big blow being a two run triple by Andres Torres in the second.
Maholm allowed eight hits and four runs [...]
Pirates treading water despite trades
With the trade deadline on the horizon, I thought it would be a good time to look back at the trades made by the Pirates in the last calendar year or so. I am only looking at what I consider the significant trades. These include the deals that saw Xavier Nady, Damaso Marte, Jason Bay, [...]
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