Tag Archives: John Bowker
2011 ZiPS projections
I’m a few days late on this, but Dan Szymborski released the 2011 ZiPS projections for Pirates players on Sunday. There is nothing all that earth-shattering in the projections, but there are some certainly a few interesting things to note.
Q&A: The Off-Season Roster Decisions
In the last few weeks I’ve talked about the positional recaps for the Pittsburgh Pirates from the 2010 season, leading to my evaluation of the off-season needs heading in to… Read more
2010 Position Recap: First Base
Yesterday I went over the right field situation, noting that the circumstances didn’t change during the 2010 season. The Pirates started the season with a lot of options, but no… Read more
Pirates Recall Joe Martinez
The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled right handed pitcher Joe Martinez from Indianapolis. Martinez was acquired by the Pirates from the San Francisco Giants on July 31st, along with outfielder John… Read more
Candidates To Be Removed From 40-Man Roster
This off-season the Pirates will probably face a much tougher set of roster decisions than they have in years. Several factors are coming together to create a lot of those… Read more
Tribe Stops Sweep With 5-3 Win Over Tides
TRIBE STOPS SWEEP WITH 5-3 WIN OVER TIDES Powell Tosses Five Perfect Frames, Bowker Goes 3-for-4 In Debut NORFOLK, Va. — Starting pitcher Jeremy Powell began the game with five… Read more
2010 Trade Deadline Recap
The 2010 trade deadline was kind of surreal. In previous years, I would check MLB Trade Rumors several times a day, always trying to keep up with the latest rumors… Read more
Bucs deal Lopez to Giants, Dotel to Dodgers
The Pirates traded reliever Javier Lopez to the Giants today for first baseman John Bowker and right-handed pitcher Joe Martinez. Both players will be assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The Bucs also dealt closer Octavio Dotel to the Dodgers for right-handed pitcher James McDonald and outfield prospect Andrew Lambo. The Pirates are paying Los Angeles $500,000. McDonald will join the major league team and Lambo will head to Double-A Altoona.
Pirates trade Octavio Dotel, Javier Lopez
The Pittsburgh Pirates made two moves before the deadline, sending Javier Lopez to the San Francisco Giants, and Octavio Dotel to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite a lot of rumors,… Read more
