Tag Archives: Daniel McCutchen
Roster Moves: Penn, Hanrahan, Burres, McCutchen, Ohlendorf
A bunch of roster moves made today, so here’s a quick recap: -Hayden Penn was designated for assignment. I wonder how his recent performance has affected his chances of being… Read more
Pirates DFA Penn, reinstate Hanrahan
The Pirates designated Hayden Penn for assignment today to make room for Joel Hanrahan. As expected, Daniel McCutchen was also sent to Triple-A Indianapolis. Brian Burres, making an emergency start… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Is Jones the real deal?
When the Pirates entered the bottom of the first down 2-0, there was this slight feeling of hopelessness, as if the Opening Day optimism wouldn’t even last a full inning…. Read more
2010 Pirates Preview: Ten Prospects Who Could Make an Impact
Starting today, and finishing on Monday, I’ll be previewing the upcoming 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season, all to get ready for Opening Day on Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. To… Read more
Jeff Locke, ground balls, and management’s rationale for wanting Kevin Hart in the rotation
Many Pirates fans mistakenly consider Jeff Locke’s minor league career to be unimpressive. In other news, management has grudgingly demoted Kevin Hart to Triple-A to start the season. Join me as I tie these seemingly unrelated topics together into one simple statistic.
Kevin Hart cut, McCutchen the 5th starter
As I was about to fly out of Dulles today, heading down to Florida, I saw that Kevin Hart was cut, which was a big surprise. I had a lot… Read more
Pirates set rotation; Duke to start opener
Zach Duke will start the Pirates’ season opener on April 5th at PNC Park. Ross Ohlendorf, Paul Maholm, Charlie Morton and Daniel McCutchen will follow him, in that order. [Link]
Phase Two of the Rebuilding Plan Officially Begins
Regardless of how you felt about the last two years, it’s clear that the Pirates had a goal of bringing an influx of talent in to the system through the… Read more
Do the Pirates need an ace?
Tyler Kepner of the New York Times had an article looking at the Pittsburgh Pirates, more specifically, the pitching heading in to the 2010 season. The article included the following… Read more
Spring Training Updates: Kevin Hart, Neil Walker, Jean Machi
Going in to Spring Training, it seemed that there would only be four positions up for grabs. Those were the starting first base position, the fifth rotation spot, the final… Read more
