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Gerrit Cole is currently earning $6.8m and is arbitration eligible next season before becoming a free agent. Cole’s projected 2018 WAR (Fangraphs – Steamer) is 2.6. As of the time of this writing, here are just some of the free agent starting pitchers still available with projected WAR (Fangraphs – Steamer)) and market salary (Spotrac): … Continue reading
If you follow the message boards and comment sections of websites covering the Pittsburgh Pirates you’ll find an irrational horde of fans that have nothing good to say about how the Pittsburgh Pirates have been run. These “fans” seem to ignore any of the positive developments the Pirates have had over the years. In 1996, … Continue reading
When I first heard the news that Andrew McCutchen was traded, I was sad. Cutch is one of my favorite athletes of all time in any sport. He is a class-act. Someone you want to be a representative of your team. Of course, then I was anxious to see what assets the trade netted the … Continue reading
It seems for every season that doesn’t amount to a playoff run, it has a moment that when you look back you realize it was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. The season still goes on as the motions must be gone through, but the season we had once hoped for had already … Continue reading
The 2017 Pirates are a team of extremes it seems. They’ve either swept or been swept in each of their series thus far. After the Bucs were swept by the Reds the sky was falling on all the message boards (there were some voices of reason.) Now sitting at 6-6, everyone is like… For those … Continue reading
If the first two games are any indication, Andrew McCutchen is going to carry the Pirates on offense. The question is – will it be enough? Francisco Liriano was not on top of his game on Friday and neither was AJ Burnett on Saturday. The fielding was less than what we’ve seen too. Admit it … Continue reading
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