Author: mattbandi

AnalysisMarch 13, 2009

The Pirates signed Craig Monroe to a minor league deal on January 13. A few hours later, Wilbur Miller had this to say about...

AnalysisMarch 10, 2009

Just a quick graphical comparison between the Pirates' defense on opening day 2008 and opening day 2009. I used 2008 UZR per 150 games,...

AnalysisMarch 9, 2009

The Pirates sent Romulo Sanchez to minor league camp today, along with Pedro Lopez, Miguel Perez and Daniel Haigwood. It certainly seems as if...

AnalysisMarch 8, 2009

Here is a pretty interesting ESPN segment on Pirate prospect Mpho Ngoepe, who the team signed out of South Africa over the offseason. ...

AnalysisMarch 8, 2009

Pirates SS/2B prospect Jarek Cunningham will have knee surgery due to a torn ACL and will miss the entire 2009 season. This is...

AnalysisMarch 6, 2009

Inspired by the folks over at Beyond the Box Score, I thought I would throw up a graph today. Using the numbers at Fangraphs,...

AnalysisMarch 5, 2009

The Pirates have plenty of projects on the pitching staff, enough to keep Joe Kerrigan on his toes. This is particularly true about the...

AnalysisMarch 2, 2009

Just a quick thought while I have a few minutes. At the risk of making far too much out of a spring training lineup,...

AnalysisFebruary 26, 2009

Doug Mientkiewicz signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers. I have never seen so much anxiety over a guy with a .753 OPS. EDIT:...

AnalysisFebruary 25, 2009

As Pirate fans, our focus is currently on the future. The team is likely two seasons away from any clear improvement, and a potential...

AnalysisFebruary 23, 2009

I have a few disjointed thoughts rolling around in my head as I eat lunch today. Nady Trade Remember when the Yankees absolutely stole two of...

AnalysisFebruary 22, 2009

Chuck Finder reported today that Andy LaRoche has not keep up with a special exercise regimen, which likely contributed to the back problems he...

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