OnlyBucs

I knew when the Pirates sent Skenes to the minors they would say he needs to "check some boxes" before he returns. So BC is basically saying that "the best pitcher in our system BY A MILE needs to go to the minors to check boxes." I continue to wish the Pirates would leave him al...

The problem is, the Pirates will trade him before they have to pay him. So we're not going to have him through 2029 (or 30) anyway. Around 2027 the front office will say "we can get more value for him now with 2 years left on his contract." So I'd go ahead and put him in the starting rotat...

It's ridiculous that Skenes is going to be in starting rotation on opening day. He's the best pitcher in this franchise BY A MILE. I am worried the Pirate are going to play mind games with him in the minors and leave him there for a while to get "seasoning," while also trying to change or ...

I'm going to be in the minority on this, but I've never been a huge Keller fan. I think he's overrated by Pirates fans (not by the rest of baseball). I think he's an above-average MLB starter, and that's it. His numbers are mostly pedestrian and he's not consistent. I don't trust him the way people ...

If the starting rotation remains as is, and the Pirates are actually willing to enter a 162-game season with ONE legitimate starting pitcher, which is incomprehensible to me, I think we're looking at a 58-104 type season. The offense isn't that great. The defense isn't that great. So those facets of...

Based on the starting rotation, which looks to be historically putrid, this is a 60-102 kind of team. And the offense and defense aren't going to be good enough (both are below average, at best) to make up for terrible starting pitching. As I say basically every year ... I cannot believe the Pirates...

All of the talk / hopes / dreams of the Pirates going to Winter Meetings and actually signing or trading for REAL, LIVE, LEGITIMATE MLB STARTING PITCHING, which this team so desperately needs, was just comical. While teams like the Reds are actually spending money and at least TRYING to win, that's ...

I think the team is actually in position to be legitimately competitive in 2024 ... in every aspect except the one glaring area ... STARTING PITCHING. This team is nowhere near being competitive in terms of SP, and until the front office addresses that like a real major league team THAT WANTS TO WIN...

Two things that are incredible to me ... * Since July 19, the Pirates are 30-27. They've done this with 2 starting pitchers. * The Pirates have not lost 3 games in a row since July 15-19. When you look at this team, and when you look at this starting rotation, those numbers are very difficult to exp...

Couple of thoughts ... The Pirates lost 11 of 12 in early May, and then lost 12 of 13 in June. During those 2 stretches they were a combined 2-23. So for the rest of the season, they are 63-52 (.548). That's hard to believe. But I do know this ... if, instead of completing crashing and burning and l...