The 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Team Season Thread

Post by **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:03 pm

Let us never forget. Probably the second best series of posts on 5af (behind Karl Joseph of course):

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2275&hilit=Archer&start=1875

Post by **DigitalGypsy66** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:16 pm

Lots of

takes

Post by **willeyeam** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:19 pm

Post by **Troy Loney** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:19 pm

none of us are professional baseball scouts.

everyone in the front office who didn't stick their neck out to try and block the inclusion of Glasnow in that deal deserves to be fired. I wouldn't be opposed to criminal repercussions for such blatant professional misconduct.

Post by **DigitalGypsy66** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:23 pm

What’s going to be interesting is if Mitch Keller can’t figure it out soon. Will he be traded? Will the pitching coaches get fired first?

Post by **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:32 pm

We were all sick of glasnow at that point, and the pirates had no use for him at that point. They were trying to make the playoffs (although looking back at that thread, they did some stuff that was truly idiotic such as a random clay Holmes start and SRod in general) and couldn’t afford to have him get starts. Glasnow wasn’t good enough to pitch high leverage innings. He had no reason to be in the minors. He was just....here.

Post by **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:34 pm

Trevor Cahill has earned $48 million in his major league career. Might be time to hang em up and enjoy some of those millions.

Post by **King Colby** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:51 pm

The thing with Glasnow is that he was never ever going to get any better here. Not his fault, but had he not been traded he would have eventually been let go for not being good, then signed somewhere

And meadows... eh not sold.

Regardless, among the worst trades in sports history.

Post by **King Colby** » Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:52 pm

And Cahill has a career WAR of 11.5 so thats about 4 million per win. Nice.

Post by **Troy Loney** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:59 am

Good,

Owning the libs by arguing with some poor usher at a pirates game.

Post by **King Colby** » Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:03 am

KDKA really pumping out the good content these days

Post by **willeyeam** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:26 pm

A new #1 has emerged. We're definitely screwing this up

https://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/ ... ur-top-100

Post by **Troy Loney** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:30 pm

Familiar face at #5.

I think you have to go Leiter now. I guess Kumar has lost velocity or something, so he is out of the running.

Post by **King Colby** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:40 pm

Leiter is a slam dunk. If it's not him, ****.

KTK I look forward to you digging this post up in 2026.

Post by **willeyeam** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:43 pm

Troy Loney wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:30 pm Familiar face at #5.

Good for him. Has to be tough turning down the money at #36 and betting on yourself. I played in HS against a kid drafted in the 21st round by the pirates. Turned it down and went to Louisville and then got drafted in round #49 after college. Tough

Post by **Troy Loney** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:49 pm

willeyeam wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:43 pm
Troy Loney wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:30 pm Familiar face at #5.

Good for him. Has to be tough turning down the money at #36 and betting on yourself. I played in HS against a kid drafted in the 21st round by the pirates. Turned it down and went to Louisville and then got drafted in round #49 after college. Tough

Yeah, him and lodolo both bet right. I guess I just don’t understand the gamble. They are going to basically triple the signing bonus, but get nothing for three years, you could take the 1.5 mm, then immediately move to pro baseball and start your rule 5 clock.

But, what do I know, maybe the minors sucks compared to ncaa baseball

Post by **faftorial** » Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:25 pm

The drive to .500 now down to 2 wins.

Bucs 2.5 games out of first place.

Post by **willeyeam** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:21 pm

Post by **DigitalGypsy66** » Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:35 pm

Game in a Detroit snowed out, doubleheader tomorrow.

Post by **Troy Loney** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:41 pm

End of an era, had a good week in 2020, will be missed

Post by **willeyeam** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:50 pm

I hope this guy's good so we can hear yinzers try to pronounce his name for a few years

Post by **faftorial** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 2:45 pm

26 year-old prospect. Yay.

Post by **King Colby** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:32 pm

Kauai Tom sounds like the next alford

Post by **DigitalGypsy66** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:12 pm

Sounds like a strain of weed tbh

Post by **Troy Loney** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:44 pm

Maybe they can return Fowler as to the A's as well.

Pirates' twitter getting excited after this afternoons win.

I would just say that it is impressive that they are hovering at .500 even with so much dead weight in both the lineup and the starting rotation. Kuhl, Cahill and Keller are bed sores, and CF, RF and SS are like the co-ed spots in a PSL softball lineup.

They are not going to upgrade these spots, Hayes will come back, but lots of guys are playing above their heads (Moran and Reynolds in the lineup, Crick and richrod in the bullpen). Evans has already come back to earth.

As the leading Pirates' optimist, I am not there at all, still waiting for the MiLB to start.