Tag Archives: Charlie Morton
Game 4 Recap: Bucs Bunch Runs and Hold On
79 wins and counting to reach a season above .500 for the first time since before I even began dating my wife of 16 years. I don’t blame her for… Read more
Early Look at the 2012 Payroll
Earlier this week the 2011 40-man roster and payroll page was updated, giving the estimated payroll for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, based off of the Opening Day roster. A… Read more
Update On Players Who Are Out Of Options
With a handful of players who are both on the bubble and out of options, the Pirates will be facing some tough roster decisions at the end of March…. Read more
Has Charlie Morton Won the 5th Starter Job?
Coming in to the Spring, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a battle for the 5th starter role between Charlie Morton, Scott Olsen, and Brad Lincoln. The battle was largely seen to… Read more
Huntington on Doumit, Olsen, Rodriguez
Rob Biertempfel has some updates from General Manager Neal Huntington: -Trade talks for Ryan Doumit have died down, according to Huntington. He did mention that things usually pick back up… Read more
2011 Spring Training Battles: Bullpen
Yesterday I reviewed the battle for the fifth starter spot, noting that I saw it as a battle between Charlie Morton and Scott Olsen. As reader “BLZR” pointed out in… Read more
2011 Spring Training Battles: 5th Starter Spot
It seems strange to start an article about the 5th starter battle with this statement, but here goes: far too much is made about the 5th starter out of Spring… Read more
The 2011 Bullpen
A year ago at this time, the 2010 bullpen was largely incomplete, consisting only of Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Javier Lopez, and a few minor signings competing for spots, such… Read more
Highlights From Frank Coonelly’s MLB.com Chat
Frank Coonelly held his monthly chat on MLB.com this afternoon. You can read the transcript here. Some of the highlights of the chat: -Coonelly mentions that the Pirates are looking… Read more
Pirates Winter League Update: 1/5
The regular seasons for the Venezuelan, Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-Pacific winter leagues are all completed. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done an update, so here are the… Read more
