OnlyBucs

<t>I thought that the team may have recaptured some of the early magic during the last home stand when they climbed back above .500 and were again in 1st place. Ten days later that now appears to be a brief moment of hope as the team is now mired in an 8 game losing streak, with few reasons to feel ...

<t>I agree EcBucs. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Henry Davis and Endy Rodriguez are considered the catchers of the future. Well, let's start that future tonight. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Put Davis behind the plate where he is the most comfortable. Give Hedges another day of rest. It's not like Hedges will ...

<t>The Reds and the Pirates both have .500 records.  The Pirate's built most of their record from an unbelievable (and unsustainable) run at the start of the season, and the Reds by digging out of a hole and now playing good ball.  The Reds' GM just talked about adding at the deadline if there is a ...

Perhaps Dylan Crews could be that type of player for the Pirates. A college hitter who plays a position that shouldn't require a lot of development time in the minors.

<t>I believe a lot would have to change over the next month+ for the Bucs to consider serious buying moves, which means trading some of the team's better young prospects for potential difference makers. I would not view trading players like Mitchell, Swagerty, and Smith-Njiba for a so-so reliever as...

Also see that the Mets have dispatched 2 of the pitchers from last night's game; Hunter was designated and Muckenhirn was optioned.



Hoping that the same fate may unfold for other pitchers that face the Bucs today.

<t>I don't get Connor Joe in the #3 spot against a right-hander. But hey, 10 days ago I was advocating trading Hayes. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Hoping that the Bucs can get Oviedo some runs to help him glide into the game. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I'm amazed that Hill went 7 effective innings last nigh...

Pretty scary thought when Hill may be your 2nd most dependable starter.



Don't know what was wrong with Contreras today, but someone with his stuff shouldn't get banged around as badly as he did while recording only 1 out on 40 pitches or so.

<t>Lousy series. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Bucs had opportunities to crawl back into the game, but nearly all fell short. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Keller, Contreras, Z, and even Ortiz, had disappointing pitching performances. Contreras's performance was actually worse than DeJong's, which is quite unbe...

Wrong statement.



Grounds into double play.