Tag Archives: Jeff Locke
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
Nats’ Ninth Inning Rally Beats Pirates
Saturday was an odd day at PNC Park. For starters, the game was on national television (something that doesn’t happen often to the Pirates). This also happened. Then the great… Read more
Video: Hurdle Talks Locke, Bullpen; Strasburg More Efficient
Three videos today from the after the Nationals’ 5-4 win against the Pirates at PNC Park. Clint Hurdle’s interview is broken up into two parts and I was even able… 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
Is Jeff Locke Starting to Figure Things Out?
Don’t look now, but Jeff Locke has a 2.83 ERA in 28.2 innings so far this year in the majors. That number is probably too low for his actual skills…. Read more
P3 Episode 1: The Bullpen, Snider, and a Nick Kingham Interview
As I mentioned last night in First Pitch, we will be doing a weekly podcast this year, providing major league and minor league analysis each week. The podcasts will include… Read more
Pirates Shut Out Phillies 2-0 as Pitching Continues to Thrive
If Jeff Locke was pitching to save his spot in the rotation… he is well on his way. Locke put together the best start of his brief Major League career… Read more
First Pitch: Time to Start Looking at the Bullpen Depth
If there’s one thing the Pirates have been good at, it has been finding relievers. Jason Grilli, Mark Melancon, and even guys like Jeanmar Gomez and Vin Mazzaro have come… Read more
Locke Struggles with Consistency in Pirates Loss
Prior to Thursday’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves, Clint Hurdle talked about how the back end of the starting rotation knows there is competition on the… Read more
Pirates Pregame: Arms On the Way
Jeff Locke will start tonight for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park, and if Clint Hurdle’s pregame comments to the media are any indication the Pirates… Read more
