Cory Humes

Pittsburgh Pirates Roundtable #18 is now posted. Remember that our new home is http://mvn.com/mlb-pirates/roundtable. We’re still getting a handful of referrals from http://pirates.mlblogs.com. I profile Jamie Romak at Sandlot Swashbucklers. Like Pearce and Lerud, Romak excites me a little. Power prospects are few and far between in this black and gold organization. And, one last [...]

Question #1: Will the 2007 edition of the Pittsburgh Pirates be the best team to take the field since 1992? Mark from Pirates Journal: Unfortunately, no. The Pirates won as many as 79 games in 1997 when they finished second place, and I donít see the Pirates winning that many games in what should be [...]

The finale of “Breaking Down the NL Central” is now available at Pittsburgh Lumber Co. Could be another long year, I’m afraid. Thanks to Erik Manning and Evan Brunell for their participation. I profile Yoslan Herrera at Sandlot Swashbucklers. Part of me wishes he’d start the year at Altoona so I’d have a chance to [...]

This is the final segment of a series handicapping the NL Central based on a position by position analysis of teams using a variety of projection systems. Part 1 ( C-1B) | 2 (IF) | 3 (OF) | 4 (BN) | 5 (SP) | 6 (MR-CL) If you’ve been reading this series since Part 1, [...]

I play catch-up at Pittsburgh Lumber Co., making a conscious effort to stay rooted in reality. I’ve been caught up in all of the 2006 reviews and 2007 previews that I haven’t focused on what’s happening on the field. I profile Neil Walker at Sandlot Swashbucklers, MVN’s new MiLB coverage of the Pirates. Reason for [...]