OnlyBucs

This is an excellent book. I borrowed it on Amazon for no cost with Prime membership. I hope that the Pirates decision-makers read it. Some great analysis.

Melky can still hit some. Defense is a negative. Perhaps a platoon partner with Chisenhall until Polanco returns. Maybe he can handle our small right field?

<t>The Bucs have more than enough salary room to sign Machado, which instantly would make them an instant playoff contender and perhaps a favorite. Machado is worth 4-7 war for ten years. I am guessing that a Machado signing would be worth an extra 700,000 in ticket sales with an extra $28,000,000 i...

<t>I was born on August 31, 1956. I am 62 years old. I became a Pirates fan during the 1960 World Series. I asked my Dad who was playing when the game was on tv. He said it was the Pirates and the Yankees. I said, what about the Indians? My Dad said that the Indians were not playing. Had the Indians...

Markakis keeps getting better.

Will the signing of Manny Machado do? Bucs are the mystery team!

He won 42 games and was over.500. AAAA pitchers don't win more than 10 or 12 games. A classic journeyman.

<t>I wouldn't call him AAAA. He had an 11 year mlb career plus 2 years with the Yokahama Bay Stars in 1997-98. I would call him a classic journeyman. He didn't start pitching until his senior year in high school. He's collecting a nice mlb pension right now. Brad Eldred, now he is a AAAA player....l...

<t>Looking for another reason to root against the Patriots today? KC's quarterback, Pat Mahomes, whose dad was a major league pitcher of the same name pitched for the Pirates in 2003: a 4.84 era in nine games. Pat went 0-1 in 22.1 innings; nine games with one start. Overall, the father went 42-39 in...

Bucs have plenty of salary flexibility!