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Belated happy birthday wishes for you, Bryce! Aside from another tough Bucco loss, hope you had a great day!

3D6B7D69667C6C676A7D4F68626E6663216C0F0 wrote: Chad Kuhl with a complete game shutout of the Dodgers in Coors Field.  Baseball sure is a funny game.
I said Chad Kuhl was a salary dump. Wish we had kept him.

<t>072120372131420 wrote: I know it is not specifically Pirate news, but MLB Trade Rumors has reported that the Angels have fired Joe Maddon as manager.  <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I watched some of last night's Red Sox/Angels game.  The Angels feature Mike Trout and Ohtani in the starting line-up, and...

Tucker could not hit lefty pitching at all. Glad to see he's trying the "just left-handed" approach, but the odds are long at this point. I really wanted Tucker to be part of the 2nd base platoon this year. Hope he figures it out. He's fun to watch in those rare times when he's hitting.

<t>654845545342551516270 wrote: Not sure why Sulser optioned I feel he's much better than Hembree<br/> Most likely because he just pitched 4 innings yesterday and wouldn't be available for a few days anyway. <br/> <br/> <br/> Ding ding! We have a winner! This is a strategy I have long recommended. K...

<t>5D707D6C6B7A6D2D2E1F0 wrote: So after 4 5 batters, Sam "I never met a batter I didn't want to walk" Howard has 2 3 walks and a HBP. I've never understood what the Pirates see in this guy. Other than 2020 when he only pitched 21 innings, he's always been a walk machine who gives up a lot of runs. ...

<t>4F636B6C6740776171020 wrote: Contrearas Optioned<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Dejong to the 40 man roster and called up <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Luis Oviedo (last year's Rule 5) designated for assignment.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> While I recognize that Contreras likely will benefit for getting more inning...

<t>Neither Shelton nor Cherington can tell the truth: that this is a MLB playing time manipulation to keep Contreras bound to the Bucs for an extra year.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> It's not a popular move, but it should be more popular on this board, where fans are smarter than the average bear and appr...

<t>466B66777061763635040 wrote: The Pirates have claimed right-hander Adonis Medina off waivers from the Phillies.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I know nothing about him except that he is a RH pitcher who is 26 years old who has started in the past.  Clearly not a 'safe' time to be on the bubble on the Pir...

<t>These are minor league deals, and frankly, it looks like both of them will be lucky to get playing time at AAA. Sure, De Jong had his moments for us last year and threw a couple starts, but Brice stunk in Boston's bullpen and I struggle to see the point in signing him when we have a lot of young ...