Your 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Thread

Postby **willeyeam** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:17 pm

i'd like that but he's signed through 2025

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 3:32 pm

Wilson is still only 24..

I hate this line of thinking. A lot of people are only 24. Only a select few are good at baseball. Pretty sure Bryssse is not

Postby **LeopardLetang** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:12 pm

he dominated AAA in a small time there. He's pretty good at baseball. I don't think he should be counted on next year. I'd like him as a 6th or 7th option. But it's interesting to see keller stunk until he's 26. At least keller had the fastball to give him a bigger leash. I think age isn't taken into account enough actually.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:27 pm

The downside risk from Cruz seems to have been mitigated. There was the potential for the bottom falling out from under him (defense at SS didn't play and the contact issues were bad to the point where the power wouldn't play). But right now, he can both play short and hit for power, so even if he doesn't fix the sub .300 OBP and the high K rate, he's still a productive player. So essentially the downside risk is gone, so now it's just a question of how much better he gets.

As for the rotation, it probably makes sense to stash Ortiz in the minors to try and keep both Thompson and Wilson as the 5th starter/swingman combo. But, those guys have to be a on a very short leash next spring.

Postby **willeyeam** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:28 pm

try and keep both Thompson and Wilson as the 5th starter/swingman combo.

don't put that evil on us ricky bobby

Postby **King Colby** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:01 pm

I'd rather just sign somebody real. Ortiz needs to go to AAA and get a 3rd pitch

Postby **robbiestoupe** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 6:33 pm

I'd rather just sign somebody real. Ortiz needs to go to AAA and get a 3rd pitch

Co-sign

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:22 pm

Josh Bell is a FA next year. Sign him and Taillon and make some peace with the fans

https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/free-agents/batters/

2023 FA list is very weak.

Postby **Morkle** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:43 pm

lol we're talking about FA signings in the Pirates thread.

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 3:46 pm

Jesus agular seems to be the pirate type

Postby **Troy Loney** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:07 pm

Sano looms large as a potential project for them to take on

Postby **willeyeam** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:57 pm

Jesus agular seems to be the pirate type

That's actually what I thought when I looked at the FA list. This is the way

Postby **King Colby** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:14 pm

Jesus agular seems to be the pirate type
That's actually what I thought when I looked at the FA list. This is the way

I was thinking a washed up and injured Brandon Belt to platoon with some other bum at first seems like the "pedigree" signing of the winter for the bucs

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:13 pm

Brandon belt has two world series rings. I think he has too much self respect to play out the Twilight of his career in front of 8000 pirate fans

Postby **willeyeam** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:39 pm

Micha Chavis goes unclaimed

Postby **faftorial** » Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:33 pm

Nice RBI bunt by Bae.

Postby **Ad@m** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:25 pm

9 long years ago

Postby **LeopardLetang** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 1:46 pm

seems so much longer ago

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 1:56 pm

If I live for another 100 years I would have zero expectations of the Pirates ever winning the division again.

Postby **faftorial** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 3:36 pm

seems so much longer ago

It seems far more recent than that to me.

Postby **King Colby** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 3:49 pm

I really thought that was the beginning of something special

Postby **willeyeam** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 4:35 pm

It seems like twenty years ago and also yesterday at the same time

Postby **MrKennethTKangaroo** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 5:23 pm

Most fun I've ever had at a sporting event

Postby **King Colby** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:17 pm

It's top 3 for me, along with the hoist in Nashville and the hoist in detroit

Postby **King Colby** » Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:19 pm

The feeling that came over me as I started walking across the clemente bridge into a sea of black at like 430pm that day is something I'll never forget. I was moved almost to tears.

We need a winning baseball team.