Tag Archives: Matt Garza
Travis Snider’s Grand Slam Lifts Pirates to 5-4 Win
On a night that was hot, then rainy, then blustery, Travis Snider’s swing was the real force of nature. Snider didn’t start against right-hander Matt Garza, but the Cubs bullpen… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Cubs’ Probable Starting Pitchers
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Cubs’ Probable Starting Pitchers (Part 2)
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
The Rays Demonstrate What the Pirates Need to Achieve
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Pittsburgh Pirates don’t share a lot of similarities these days. The Rays broke out in 2008, and have been contending in the tough American… Read more
The Prestige of Small Payroll Baseball – Tampa Bay Rays 2008-10
This is the 4th and final article in a series of articles examining how small payroll teams have found success in recent years. The goal is to try and determine what methods were successful in an attempt for the Pirates to emulate them.
The Prestige of Small Payroll Baseball – Minnesota Twins 2008-09
Every year some team does it. There’s always at least one team that contends for a division title, or makes the playoffs, or even advances to the World Series on a payroll that dwells in the umbra of the Yankees’ world. And then every fan and talking head wonders why their favorite team can’t do the same thing. But if it were that easy, there wouldn’t be a need for the gargantuan payrolls that exist in the game.
Are the Pirates Building Trade Depth?
It’s hard to draw any conclusions about the projected 2011 roster this early in the off-season, but after two days of the MLB Winter Meetings there are two trends that… Read more
Potential Off-Season Targets: Starting Pitchers
Last week I reviewed the off-season needs for the Pirates, noting that the team could use at least one starting pitcher among their needs on the external market. Yesterday I… Read more
