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2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:55 am
by Morkle
Also, Reynolds not starting for two games in a row, lmao.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:00 am
by Dickie Dunn
Swaggerty was actually 0-6 because there was a double header yesterday.
Lol nice. Thank you for the contribution.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:06 am
by LeopardLetang
Keller has seemed pretty overrated since he brokeout. I've thought of him as a B prospect compared to Cole Taillon and Glasnow. Still I think he'll be good, I just don't have anywhere the same expectations I did for the other 3. I mean rudy owens and ian snell were putting up the same performances in the minors
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:19 am
by Troy Loney
I thought Keller was a lower ceiling, higher floor guy. But that was based on his control in the lower levels. They've somehow managed to mess that part of his game up.
This is also an issue primarily at the major league level. I mean, the guys on the pitching staff that were good last year have been terrible. I wonder if just other teams know what they Pirates are doing and teeing off.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:29 am
by Beveridge
Can you tee off on nothing? Apparently, yes!
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:01 am
by robbiestoupe
I was here 2 years ago, then somehow Uncle Moneybags decided he and Hurdle needed a 4 year extension. The more I think about it, the more I believe he got lucky for a 2 year stretch (in 2015 he coasted). Before 2013, I was also ready to give up on him, but just when I thought he couldn't be any dumber, he totally redeemed himself.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:03 am
by Factorial
I wonder is anyone would even want the GM job given how handcuffed they would be.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:13 am
by Dickie Dunn
I wonder is anyone would even want the GM job given how handcuffed they would be.
There's only 30 GM jobs and ya make a lot of money, even on a cheap ass team like the Pirates.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:18 am
by robbiestoupe
Depending on the definition of handcuffed, there are a decent amount of teams out there that do well with great GMs. Oakland, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Tampa just off the top of my head.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:30 am
by Dickie Dunn
Depending on the definition of handcuffed, there are a decent amount of teams out there that do well with great GMs. Oakland, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Tampa just off the top of my head.
The A's are who I always think of when people use the starting pitcher injury excuse for the Pirates. Last year they went 97-65 despite losing 8 of their top 11 starting pitchers, including their first and third starters to TJS and their second starter to shoulder labrum surgery. Instead of "bullpenning" with bad AAA relievers and pretending Rookie Davis earned a shot, they went out and signed Trevor Chail and Brett Anderson (who both had multiple DL stints) and made mid-season trades for Edwin Jackson and Mike Fiers. Actually trying to win is a hell of a thing.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:27 pm
by Morkle
Depending on the definition of handcuffed, there are a decent amount of teams out there that do well with great GMs. Oakland, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Tampa just off the top of my head.
The A's are who I always think of when people use the starting pitcher injury excuse for the Pirates. Last year they went 97-65 despite losing 8 of their top 11 starting pitchers, including their first and third starters to TJS and their second starter to shoulder labrum surgery. Instead of "bullpenning" with bad AAA relievers and pretending Rookie Davis earned a shot, they went out and signed Trevor Chail and Brett Anderson (who both had multiple DL stints) and made mid-season trades for Edwin Jackson and Mike Fiers. Actually trying to win is a hell of a thing.
What did they trade though? I feel like for all this depth the Pirates have in the system we always hear about. There's really only 5 notable guys ever talked about.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:30 pm
by Dickie Dunn
Looks like Jackson was actually a June signing, not a trade. Fiers was acquired for two scrubs.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:27 pm
by Gaucho
Seems like the Pirates allow 6+ runs in pretty much every game.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:30 pm
by NailedPenguin
Pirates Overs have been free money for about 3 solid weeks
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:46 pm
by Troy Loney
Musgrove is close to joining the 5 ERA club.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:02 pm
by Dickie Dunn
Seems like the Pirates allow 6+ runs in pretty much every game.
After this game they will average at least 5.65 runs allowed per game, they've allowed 6 plus in 27 of 68 games, their most frequently allowed run total is 5 (10 games), and they allowed 2.5 runs per game in March, 4.16 in April, 6.48 in May, and with two innings left in this game they've allowed 7.25 runs per game in June. At this rate they should be allowing about 10 runs per game in September.
In comparison, the Rays lead the league at 3.3 RA/G and the league average is 4.7.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:06 pm
by Morkle
Just straight trash.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:49 pm
by MrKennethTKangaroo
jake elmore is hitting pretty well in AAA
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:07 pm
by Troy Loney
8th worst record in MLB now.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:15 pm
by DigitalGypsy66
So in the Twitter post with the final score, #Barves fans replied with various pics of Tiger Woods and a broom. I get the broom, but what's up with Tiger Woods? Is he a Braves fan?
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:19 pm
by Morkle
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:29 pm
by NailedPenguin
So in the Twitter post with the final score, #Barves fans replied with various pics of Tiger Woods and a broom. I get the broom, but what's up with Tiger Woods? Is he a Braves fan?
It's a meme that I've been meaning to ask about as well. Noticed it the home series they had here last week and still never knew what it was about.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 7:48 pm
by offsides
8th worst record in MLB now.
Only two teams below us in the National league, Marlins and Giants.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:58 pm
by DigitalGypsy66
Kingham traded to the Blue Jays for cash. He had been DFA’d early this week.
2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:07 pm
by Factorial
Kingham will finish out the year going 8-1 for the Jays.