Tag Archives: Jeff Karstens
Analyzing the Non-Tender Deadline
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a somewhat busy day today. They swapped arbitration eligible players with the Milwaukee Brewers, reached a pre-arbitration deal with Jason Grilli, non-tendered Pedro Ciriaco and Jason… Read more
Pirates Have Eight Arbitration Decisions Due Today
The deadline to tender offers to arbitration eligible players is at midnight tonight. The Pittsburgh Pirates have eight players who are eligible for arbitration. Here is a rundown of what… Read more
Pirates Projected Arbitration Salaries
In my projection of the 40-man roster I’ve included estimates for each of the arbitration eligible players, in order to try and get the estimated 2012 payroll. My method for… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Position Recap: The Rotation
Perhaps no position reflected the ups and downs of the 2011 season more than the starting rotation. Coming in to the 2011 season, the rotation was looked upon as the… Read more
2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Arbitration Eligible Players
The Pittsburgh Pirates enter the 2011-12 off-season with ten players eligible for arbitration, including five players who are first time eligible. The decisions to be made are interesting. 2011 breakout… Read more
Game 154 Recap: Bucs Shutout on Two Hits
The Pirates were blanked by Ian Kennedy and J.J. Putz who combined on a two hit shutout. Justin Upton provided the only run of th game with a broken bat… Read more
Game 148 Recap: Loss 81 is Here
Before anything else, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that the Pirates will need to win their final 14 games to avoid being below .500 for the… Read more
Game 133 Recap: Karstens Roughed Up in Loss
The Pirates battled early. But the offense was shut down after the second inning. St. Louis got to Jeff Karstens and then Chris Resop out of the bullpen. The Cards… Read more
Projecting the 2012 Pirates Rotation
A lot of focus goes to offense, and particularly power, in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ system. However, if there’s anything we’ve learned over the last few years, it’s that pitching wins… Read more
Game 126 Recap: Strong Start by Karstens Wasted
The Pittsburgh Pirates got a great start from right hander Jeff Karstens tonight in game one of a double header against the Milwaukee Brewers. However, the Pirates also failed to… Read more
