Tag Archives: Charlie Morton
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
What Do the Pirates Have in Their 2011 Rotation?
Yesterday I looked at the average production around the majors from each spot in the rotation. To recap, the numbers from each spot: League Average #1: 3.10 ERA #2: 3.61… Read more
Pirates Winter League Recap: 11/7-11/13
The Mesa Solar Sox went 1-4 this week, and currently sit 13-14. Here is how the Pirates prospects fared this week: -Andrew Lambo played in four games this week, going… Read more
2011 ZiPS projections
I’m a few days late on this, but Dan Szymborski released the 2011 ZiPS projections for Pirates players on Sunday. There is nothing all that earth-shattering in the projections, but there are some certainly a few interesting things to note.
Pirates Winter League Recap: 10/31-11/6
The Mesa Solar Sox went 3-2 this week, and currently sit 12-10, two games behind the Scottsdale Scorpions. Here is how the Pirates prospects fared this week: -Andrew Lambo played… Read more
Should the Pirates start spending this offseason? – Part Two
In August, I considered whether the Pirates starting lineup could be significantly improved through free agency this upcoming offseason. I completed that post by promising a part two. Well, that was more than two months ago, but a promise is a promise.
