Tag Archives: Joel Hanrahan
Game 15 Recap: Bucs Win See-Saw Battle
Reds starter Edinson Volquez continued his first inning troubles. Andrew McCutchen and Jose Tabata started the game with consecutive home runs. Lyle Overbay walked and Neil Walker doubled. Volquez whiffed… Read more
Game 12 Recap: Brewers Continue Mastery Over Buccos
Beer is stronger than steel. Milwaukee owns Pittsburgh. Randy Wolf was dominant. Paul Maholm deserved better. The Bucco batters who let down the team again. Milwaukee started early against Maholm…. Read more
Game 6 Recap: Correia Sharp as Bucs Best Birds
This club is 4-2 and needs just 78 more wins to a season above .500. Early returns on Kevin Correia are beyond my expectations. The Pirates starter and winner on… Read more
Game 4 Recap: Bucs Bunch Runs and Hold On
79 wins and counting to reach a season above .500 for the first time since before I even began dating my wife of 16 years. I don’t blame her for… Read more
Early Look at the 2012 Payroll
Earlier this week the 2011 40-man roster and payroll page was updated, giving the estimated payroll for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, based off of the Opening Day roster. A… Read more
The Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Trade Market
This is part two of a three part 2011 season preview. The other two parts are below: 1. 19 Things to Watch For in 2011 2. The Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Trade… Read more
Spots Opening Up In The Bullpen
At the start of the off-season, the bullpen looked pretty crowded. The Pittsburgh Pirates had locks in Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Chris Resop, and Jeff Karstens. They added Joe Beimel… Read more
Hanrahan Named Closer, Beimel In Set-Up
Last night I reviewed the position battles for the 2011 bullpen, noting that there would likely be one or two open bullpen spots. I also mentioned that it was expected… Read more
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
Pirates, Joel Hanrahan Agree to One Year Deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Joel Hanrahan have agreed to a one year deal, avoiding arbitration, according to Rocco DeMaro on Twitter. No word yet on the amount of the deal…. Read more
