2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Thread

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Postby Troy Loney » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:25 pm

Did the Pirates DSL2 win today?

Yes.

https://www.milb.com/gameday/dsl-pirate ... ame=598392

28-6.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:17 am

Are we getting 2014 Madison Bumgarner in return? What a dumb idea.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:29 am

All Star breaks are **** boring. Indy and Altoona each sent three players to their ASGs but only Pedro Vasquez got in. Mason Martin is 0 for 7 with 3 BBs and 2 Ks in his first three games with Bradenton, Cruz went 1 for 4, Swaggy T went 2 for 4, and Alex Manasa had another good start for Greensboro and should get moved to Bradenton before long.

In other news, the Atlantic League debuted an electronic strike zone in their ASG:
Home plate umpire Brian deBrauwere wore an earpiece that was connected to an iPhone in his pocket. The earpiece relayed balls and strikes after receiving it from a TrackMan computer system utilizing a Doppler radar and deBrauwere called them as he received them .

Because the system is still in its infancy, an umpire is needed behind home in the event that the system fails to pick up a pitch, registers a pitch totally incorrectly or fails altogether.

As it currently stands, a ball that bounces into the zone is considered a strike and check swings are not evaluated, thus necessitating the need for umpire(s).

It should also be noted that umpires also have the ability to override the electronic call.
The debut of the electronic strike zone was largely well received with many players having already taken note of the new changes.

"One time I already had caught the ball back from the catcher, and he signaled strike," pitcher Daryl Thompson told the AP.

Pitcher Mitch Atkins noticed that pitches higher in the strike zone were called strikes, something that is often missed.

"Technically, they're strikes, but umpires never called them," Atkins said.
The Atlantic League will also be testing out stealing first base and moving the pitching mound back further.

https://sports.yahoo.com/robot-umpires- ... 11972.html

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:51 am

This is okay with me. Plus we know he owns PNC Park

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Postby Troy Loney » Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:56 am

I'd trade Will Craig for him.

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Postby LeopardLetang » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:06 am

i'm just trying to imagine stealing first. if there's a passed ball you can run to first and risk being thrown out? you can pretend you forgot the count and walk towards the dugout after strike two and then halfway there veer towards first?

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:08 am

i'm just trying to imagine stealing first. if there's a passed ball you can run to first and risk being thrown out? you can pretend you forgot the count and walk towards the dugout after strike two and then halfway there veer towards first?
out of the baseline - yer out

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:08 am

i'm just trying to imagine stealing first. if there's a passed ball you can run to first and risk being thrown out? you can pretend you forgot the count and walk towards the dugout after strike two and then halfway there veer towards first?
Any pitch on any count not caught in flight will be considered a live ball, and a batter may run to first base, similar to a dropped third strike.
So basically just passed balls or wild pitches during the AB.

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Postby willeyeam » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:13 am

is it a force play?

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:18 am

I don't know man. Watch a Sugar Land Skeeters game and find out for yourself.

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Postby DigitalGypsy66 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 1:09 pm

My son scored the winning run in a baseball tournament after reaching base on a dropped third strike. <shrug>

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Postby Troy Loney » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:22 am

It's definitely a positive that the Pirates get this six game road trip coming out of the break, it will help decide what with the trade deadline.

There are a lot of teams that are basically in the same position as the Pirates, so it might be the right move to go ahead and sell some expiring contracts (Dickerson, Melky, Liriano, Lyles)

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:23 am

I don't know what the general consensus is, but Im starting to feel the removal of the waiver deadline at the end of august is just another way to bone small market teams.

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Postby willeyeam » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:32 am

It's definitely a positive that the Pirates get this six game road trip coming out of the break, it will help decide what with the trade deadline.

There are a lot of teams that are basically in the same position as the Pirates, so it might be the right move to go ahead and sell some expiring contracts (Dickerson, Melky, Liriano, Lyles)
No one wants Lyles at this point. But yeah, trade Polanco and extend Dickerson, I agree :D

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:15 am

Minor league players don't need two days off after the ASG like dodint ass MLB players:

Dickie Dunn is Concerned About our Top Prospects:
- Mitch Keller: 6 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 8 K, 63% for strikes
- Ke'Bryan Hayes: 1 for 4 with a K and R
- Travis Swaggerty: Hitless with 3 BB.
- Oneil Cruz: 2 for 5, with HR and RBI.
- Cole Tucker: 0 for 3 with an RBI, BB, and K. 4 HR in his 8 games since returning from injury.

Mason Martin got his first hit in Bradenton, Greensboro won 15-7, and DSL-2 is now 29-6.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:24 pm

I forgot that Polanco and Gonzalez were people who exist. Polanco went 0 for 4 with 2 Ks last night. Batting 176/333/353/686 in 5 games during this rehab stint. EGon went 1 for 3 with a K, batting 188/188/219/406 in 9 rehab games. He's more than halfway to playing as many games in AAA as MLB this season. Hopefully the former exceeds the latter before the month is over.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Fri Jul 12, 2019 3:59 pm

Archer's best outing in the black and gold and these jabronis left their bats at home.

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Postby Troy Loney » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:05 pm

Darvish is also striking everyone out. Maybe it's just a function of post-break rust.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:30 pm

First reliever out of the pen in a critical situation after a 4 day break is Feliz. Hurdle you’re a god damn idiot.

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Postby willeyeam » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:43 pm

Leaving Crick in was dumber. But whatever. That game sucked

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Postby LeopardLetang » Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:10 am

Swaggerty batting .450 in July (11g) 1.136ops

Herman on pace for more hr and k than Martin had in A

Jonah Davis .317 in July (10g) .945ops. He needs to finish strong

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Postby MrKennethTKangaroo » Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:54 am

Hayes is hitting 320 his in 25 at bats since he returned to Indianapolis compared to the 188 he hit in the last 25 at bats he had prior to going to the IL. Here is hoping that he was trying to fight through that injury while he was struggling.

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Postby Troy Loney » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:58 pm

Well. In case we were supposed to be wondering, this is not a contending team. They should try join the sellers market

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Sat Jul 13, 2019 3:25 pm

Guess Lyles turned back into a pumpkin. Yikes.

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