Kevin Kramer Is Struggling

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:12 pm

Kevin Kramer is having a miserable ST. The strikeouts are mounting, and he may soon become a former Pirate. When he was in the minors I thought he might have been the future second baseman. He has really hit bottom.

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 10:15 pm

434F4E151C151D10170812250 wrote: Kevin Kramer is having a miserable ST. The strikeouts are mounting, and he may soon become a former Pirate. When he was in the minors I thought he might have been the future second baseman. He has really hit bottom.

for a couple of years he looked like he was going to be better than Newman. Maybe he has topped out. He is another player who always seemed easy to root for (I seem to write that a lot - maybe the Bucs just have had a lot of likeable players in the organization).

SyrBucco · Post by **SyrBucco** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:02 pm

303C3D666F666E63647B61560 wrote: Kevin Kramer is having a miserable ST. The strikeouts are mounting, and he may soon become a former Pirate. When he was in the minors I thought he might have been the future second baseman. He has really hit bottom.
Wow, I just posted the same sentiment in another thread. I don't know who would want Kramer right now, he's so lost at the plate.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:19 pm

4C666D5D6A7C7C701F0 wrote: Kevin Kramer is having a miserable ST. The strikeouts are mounting, and he may soon become a former Pirate. When he was in the minors I thought he might have been the future second baseman. He has really hit bottom.
Wow, I just posted the same sentiment in another thread. I don't know who would want Kramer right now, he's so lost at the plate.
He's better than a guy who Ks almost 100% of the time. He missed last year altogether and it obviously set him back. I think he'll play at AAA this year to see if he can resurrect his career.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Wed Mar 10, 2021 9:09 pm

Kramer is getting the start at third against the Yankees tonight. I hope he has a couple of good at bats because 8 strikeouts in 12 at bats is not very good.

BellevueBuc · Post by **BellevueBuc** » Thu Mar 11, 2021 4:56 pm

424E4F141D141C11160913240 wrote: Kevin Kramer is having a miserable ST. The strikeouts are mounting, and he may soon become a former Pirate. When he was in the minors I thought he might have been the future second baseman. He has really hit bottom.

Pirates hitting prospects in general have had a miserable spring. I guess Kramer is not much of a prospect at this point due to his age. I agree, i thought he could end up being similar to Walker at second.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:01 am

Kramer was assigned to minor league camp after today’s game. This could be the end of his career with the Pirates. He is sliding further down the depth chart.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:20 am

404C4D161F161E13140B11260 wrote: Kramer was assigned to minor league camp after today’s game. This could be the end of his career with the Pirates. He is sliding further down the depth chart.
Kramer was removed from the 40 man roster in November and had no realistic chance to make the roster out of ST. So this isn't necessarily the end of his Pirate career. That will depend in how his season goes in AAA this year. But it doesn't look good.

Bobster21 · Post by **Bobster21** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:22 am

Oliva, Santana and Spitzbarth were also cut.