Via MLB Trade Rumors: According to John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus, the Pirates top the list of suitors for Daniel Cabrera. The 27-year-old right-handed starting pitcher fits Neal Huntington’s profile — all power, no control — but is also seeing interest from the Brewers, Padres, Rangers, Blue Jays and Nationals. While I generally try to [...]
Archive | December, 2008
The Pirates Should Trade Ryan Doumit
There aren’t enough above average catchers to go around in baseball, and contenders would often like to have good catchers contributing to their lineups. Ryan Doumit is the Pirates’ most valuable hitter, but he’s not likely to play in a large number of games each season, and he’s even less likely to play in a [...]
Links: December 11, 2008
The Pirates traded Ronny Paulino to the Philadelphia Phillies last evening in exchange for catching prospect Jason Jaramillo. Paulino was clearly not in management’s long-term plans. Jaramillo, 26, played under John Russell at Triple-A Ottawa and is expected to compete with Robinzon Diaz and perhaps free agent Raul Chavez for the backup catcher’s job in [...]
In an Obvious Rebuilding Year, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Youth Should Be Served
No beat writer at the Bellagio is going to accuse the Pittsburgh Pirates of being big-time players for the hot-ticket free agents at this year’s winter meetings. Instead, Neal Huntington and Co. have been sticking a toe in the shallow end of the player pool, testing the waters with utility types such as Mark Loretta [...]
Links: December 10, 2008
Baseball Analysts‘ Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) series has reached the NL Central: “Thanks to the Cubs dominance and the surprise Cardinals and Astros, the NL Central was one of baseball’s best divisions in 2008. Here is how they appear to be shaping up this off-season.” Doumit, McLouth and both LaRoche bros. are listed [...]
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