Tag Archives: James McDonald
Pirates Notebook: Burnett Takes Mound As NL Strikeout Leader
A.J. Burnett will start Saturday night with the most strikeouts (72) in the National League and 25,000 bobbleheads with his face in the PNC Park stands. While he trails MLB… Read more
Injury Update: Morton, Karstens and McDonald
A quick update on some of the Pirates’ pitchers recovering from injury: – Charlie Morton pitched Thursday for Altoona, going four innings while allowing two hits (both home runs) and… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Four Things We Have Learned About Pirates Pitchers
We took a look on Monday at five Pirates hitters and which stats have a large enough 2013 sample size for us to see year-to-year changes. Now it’s time for… Read more
P3 Episode 3: What To Do With Alvarez, Gomez, and Mercer; Casey Sadler Interview
Episode three of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) on the Pirates, John… Read more
Who Could Take James McDonald’s Spot in the Rotation?
The Pittsburgh Pirates had Jeanmar Gomez in the rotation after dropping Jonathan Sanchez last week. Gomez was expected to be replaced this weekend by Francisco Liriano. Today, James McDonald went… Read more
McDonald to the DL, Martin Day-to-Day
The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed James McDonald on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 1st, with discomfort in his right shoulder. Jeanmar Gomez will make the start tonight. I… Read more
Pirates Can’t Find a Way to Win in Milwaukee; Pitchers Not Doing Themselves Favors
Last night the Pittsburgh Pirates were blown out in Milwaukee, thanks in large part to a lot of home runs by the Brewers. The obvious solution? Hit more home runs… Read more
First Pitch: A Look at the Short-Term and Long-Term Pitching Moves
I was asked this morning on Twitter how the pitching staff would look on July 1st. The recent starts by Jeff Locke, the eventual returns of Francisco Liriano and Charlie… Read more
Pirates Keep Rolling with 6-4 Win Over Phillies
The Pirates’ offense jumped on starter Cliff Lee and the Phillies’ relievers for 14 hits for a 6-4 win Thursday afternoon. Add in the fact that manager Clint Hurdle made… Read more
Pirates Win Thanks to an Improved McDonald and Strong Lineup Construction
Tonight wasn’t the type of game you’d normally expect the Pirates to win. It’s not the type of matchup you’d expect any team to win. On one side you had… Read more
