OnlyBucs

<t>And with respect to Cutch, who has been a great player for the Pirates for most of his career. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> According to his father, he is hut that the Pirates tried to trade him. Well --- Andrew is now 2 years from free agency. Assuming he bounces back and plays/hits well, should we f...

The juggernaut has been taken down.



Best they can do is 161-1.



Let the fretting begin in Chicago regarding the downfall of the almighty Cubs.

<t>I too am a Mercer fan. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Not a lot of flash, but an above average fielder. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Are there better shortstops in the league? Sure, but Mercer is a plus player for the Pirates. This is likely his last year with the team because of future salary concerns. And,...

<t>This can be both a great and bad time to be a ballplayer on the fringe of playing in the majors. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Players like Brault and Gift likely still have MLB playing time on the horizon, but players like Jason Rogers, who was also cut, may not see much of the majors ever again. <br/...

Like others, I too am going with 89 - 73. I will check in at 741 runs.



Not feeling all that confident about the coming season, particularly with the loss of Kang and my belief that Freese will lay an egg this year, but hey, I've been wrong oh so many times.

<t>Not had much chance to post lately, but remembered the thread on the opening series with the Sox. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Well, I too will now be attending the Thursday afternoon game at Fenway. Tickets on the right field line, Box 7, Row G, Seats 15 and 16. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Haven't been t...

<t>First, I really doubt that Harrison could have landed Deleon. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Second, Forsyth is a better second baseman than Harrison and Forsyth is signed to a reasonable contract. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> That said, perhaps the Bucs could have offered a package of Harrison and Watson to...

<r>There is hope.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Love the summation of the system by Fangraphs. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Years past, we would have been wetting our pants to have 6 prospects in the top 100, particularly when 3 of these prospects likely will be in the majors this year. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> ...

<t>One pitcher who I think will contribute to the Pirates this year is Kingham. I expect him to be ready to join the Pirates in August and to provide serviceable innings; ERA in the high 3 low 4 range. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I believe he could give a lift when pitchers like Kuhl and Tallion may nee...

<t>First --- How can you not be a Pirates fan?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I grew up in central PA and my father followed the Pirates. I am not sure why he did (never asked), because folks could be fans of the Pirates, Phillies, Orioles or even the Yankees in that area. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Clearly he...