Author Archives: Matt Bandi
Exploring the Arsenal: A Preview of the Washington Nationals’ Probable Starting Pitchers
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: A Preview of the Milwaukee Brewers’ Probable Starting Pitchers
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
What’s wrong with Andrew McCutchen?
Clearly, Andrew McCutchen is slumping. After a hot start on the season’s opening road trip, he has hit .162/.279/.270 in his past 86 plate appearances. There is little to worry… Read more
Revisiting the Clayton Hamilton Story
In August 2007, an article by John Perrotto revealed the strange story of Pirates prospect Clayton Hamilton (it appears that Perrotto’s article has been since removed, so here is a… Read more
Pitch f/x: Comparing the Strike Zones for Pirates, Opponents
There was quite a bit of discussion regarding the role of umpiring in the Pirates’ 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon. In particular, attention was focused on… Read more
Taking a Look at Morton’s Pitch Location
Obviously, Charlie Morton leaned heavily on his sinker last night in St. Louis. According to Brooks Baseball, 68 of his 94 pitches were sinkers (Brooks officially labels them as two-seam… Read more
Fields traded to Colorado
The Pirates traded infielder Josh Fields to the Colorado Rockies today for a player to be named later or cash. Fields, a non-roster invitee, was optioned to minor league camp… Read more
Adcock Makes Royals’ Opening Day Roster
The Kansas City Royals announced today that pitcher Nathan Adcock will be on the team’s opening day roster, meaning he will stay with the organization for now. Adcock was left… Read more
Ciriaco optioned; Rodriguez, Bowker make team
The Pirates roster is starting to take shape, and very few question marks remain after a couple announcements following today’s win against the Rays. Pedro Ciriaco has been optioned to… Read more
Typical Minor League Timeline
One of the most important pieces of information we must consider when evaluating a prospect is the player’s age relative to the level at which he is playing. If a… Read more
