Every year, MLB Trade Rumors releases free agent predictions at the start of the off-season. The predictions are in no way accurate, and shouldn't be seen as anything more than entertainment. For example, last year they...
This past off-season, the Pittsburgh Pirates made what seemed like a risky decision to go with Edinson Volquez and pass up on A.J. Burnett. Despite the fact that they revived the careers of Burnett and Francisco...
Here's something that probably won't be a surprise: starting pitching looks like it's going to cost a lot on the trade market this year.
We saw this already when Jeff Samardzija was traded to the Oakland Athletics,...
DANIEL SCHLERETH
LEFT HANDED PITCHER
Born: May 9, 1986
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 1st round, 26th overall, 2008 (Diamondbacks)
How Acquired: Minor league free agent
College: University of Arizona
Agent: Relativity Baseball
WTM'S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES
Arizona drafted Schlereth in the first round as a power left hander...
We're about a month away from the time when Major League Baseball players are first eligible for free agency. We're about two months away from the time when those players actually start to sign with teams....
One of the biggest misconceptions about "Moneyball" is that people were led to believe that the Oakland Athletics were the first team to come up with the idea of focusing on undervalued stats like on-base percentage....
Last night I wrote about the state of the rotation leading into the playoffs. My playoff rotation would include Francisco Liriano, A.J. Burnett, Charlie Morton, and Wandy Rodriguez. When I mentioned Gerrit Cole, I noted that...
Baseball teams pay ridiculous prices for pitching. The Texas Rangers just traded a top 50 prospect and three Grade B pitching prospects a month ago for two months of Matt Garza. Zack Greinke got $147 M...
I've talked about Charlie Morton a lot in the last week, arguing that he deserves to be in the starting rotation. There are plenty of anti-Morton Pirates fans who feel that Morton shouldn't even be on...
Last night I wrote about how Francisco Liriano and A.J. Burnett are the 1-A and 1-B when it comes to Pirates aces. I also said that I feel Liriano has passed Burnett as the Pirates ace....
Pedro Alvarez hit a home run for the Pirates, his 22nd of the year, but Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs for the Cubs, his 11th and 12th, to raise the "W" flag in Chicago 4-1.
The...
It irritates me when I do not post a game recap, because then the right side of the site has an old story under PIRATES GAME RECAPS, and that's just no good. So let's go over...
