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Quick note regarding Keller. Gerrit Cole has pitched 168 innings and has 181 strike-outs. Keller has thrown 163 innings and has 179 strike-outs. Two years ago, I never would have imagined that Keller would equal Cole's strike-out numbers. Also, really nice pitching performance by Keller last night a...

While I recognize that the Pirates have no shot of making the play-offs, when I see a line-up like this it is obvious that winning is not a priority.

Lots of transactions involving the pitching staff in the past 10 days. 8/15 - Priester down, Ramirez up 8/20 - Moreta up, Perdomo injured 8/23 - Moreta down, Ortiz up 8/24 - Ramirez down, Z guy now up (and announced as tonight's starting pitcher) Pirate pitchers have generally done a lot better than...

At the end of last season the Bucs must have viewed Andujar as a potential option because they gave him a contract for $1.525 Million. In comparison, Joe is earning about $750,000. I don't know what occurred between the end of the season and May that changed their thinking about Andujar, but, for an...

Short Comment on Yesterday's Game. The Pirates used 7 pitchers in the game, only one of which, Hernandez, was on the opening day roster. And, at the time, he likely was mostly on the roster because of his Rule V status rather than his past or anticipated pitching performance.