Comments on: Are the Pirates Building Trade Depth?

By: Josh Powell

Josh Powell — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:48:00 +0000

This is my view. The team is basically Andrew McCutchen and a good (probably TOO good) pitching staff… The offense desperately needs help and there is very little in the minors that would inspire me to believe it will get better from inside the organization. There is Marte, yes, but he wont be ready this year for sure. And I’m not getting too excited for next year (at least just yet).

Just think about it this way… If McCutchen slumps badly in the second half, or even plays at a .295 10HR clip for the rest of the year which is more than possible then they’ll probably have a mediocre finish to the season…

What if the pitching comes back down to Earth again? You can bet Correia will falter again. He ALWAYS does in the second half *one of the worst second half ERA’s in the league since ’07*. Bedard hasn’t played a full season in years and we can already see that he started to trail off… AJ is old too… …….. If the pitching is even average, then they JUST PLAIN DON’T MAKE PLAYOFFS!

There is no depth… Even with Marte, the team isn’t there. The offense doesn’t match up with the Cards or Reds or any of the teams in the Wild Card race.

They need to get Upton and take this division!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Josh Powell

Josh Powell — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:37:00 +0000

From what I hear, Upton doesn’t like the GM? Or owner? I don’t care. The offense is Cutch … and that’s all. They need help.

By: Josh Powell

Josh Powell — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:35:00 +0000

The outfield aint good. There Cutch … and well that’s all. In fact, *looking around Pirates lineup*, that’s all there is. …Cutch

By: JohnDreker

JohnDreker — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:32:00 +0000

Good job of research. I know how that team finished though, so I was hoping for a better example. That team almost ran Ed Morris out there everyday throwing his cannonballs, because when he wasn’t pitching they were 17-31. Even Pud Galvin couldn’t do much to help them after they acquired him mid-season, July 13th to be exact, possibly the same date the 2012 team adds some help!

By: John Lease

John Lease — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:57:00 +0000

47-38 in 1885!

By: JohnDreker

JohnDreker — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:59:00 +0000

If you want to check, you can eliminate the years listed above, plus every year since 1992. There are also some obvious years to skip in the 1950′s, 1917 and 1890, plus the first three years when they didn’t win 48 games due to the limited schedule. Only leaves about 80 years to check!

By: James S

James S — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:18:00 +0000

I bet that the Upton family skill set, just as it hits peak earlier than most others, also erodes quicker than most others as well. Lets not forget that his brother B.J. Upton was top pick in the nation too for a good reason. Look at him now. Look at the numbers as they worsen each year, and he isn’t even that old.
This calls for calm insight and logic, not rash emotionalism. I would not mortgage the future for this guy. I think the Diamondbacks GM is seeing the same thing and is smart to be trying to move him now and get some value for him before he crashes.

By: Dave Parker's Unfiltered Camel

Dave Parker's Unfiltered Camel — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 22:26:00 +0000

Thanks for clarifying.

By: buccotime57

buccotime57 — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 20:05:00 +0000

Huntington has stuck to his plan since 08..i doubt he will deviate now and trade all the work he has done…just bring marte up i think he could bat .267 uptons average this year…

By: Josh Burns

Josh Burns — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:21:00 +0000

I realize this isn’t a real trade option, but I think a better 1-for-1 trade than marte would be taillon. At least then you’re talking about a superstar pitcher for a superstar hitter. Shifting the balance of your strengths from pitching to hitting a bit. And I would certainly do that trade, but not by a lot. I think if it really takes all 4 of the guys you mentioned, I would much prefer to keep the 4.