Tag Archives: Steve Pearce
Upcoming 40-man roster moves
With Spring Training winding down, there will be a lot of roster shuffling this week in order to set the final 25-man. We already saw Hayden Penn claimed and Brandon… Read more
Vazquez out?
Surprising news from Dejan Kovacevic today: Ramon Vazquez thinks he might be gone from the Pirates once the regular season begins. I think it’s safe to say that most of… Read more
Pirates vs Manatees
Sure, they may be the State College of Florida now, but we all know that today’s game is a revenge matchup against the Hated Manatees, who upset the Pirates a… Read more
Should the Pirates platoon Garrett Jones and Steve Pearce?
I have been interested in a platoon of Steve Pearce and Garrett Jones, whether that is at first base or right field. This is mostly due to their 2009 splits, which is the precise assumption that Matt Klaasen cautioned against in his excellent post on platoon splits. What should the Pirates expect out of a Jones/Pearce platoon?
A trade in the works?
Earlier today it was reported that the Pirates claimed outfielder Brandon Jones off of waivers from the Atlanta Braves. Shortly after the move, Rob Biertempfel posted a comment on Twitter… Read more
Positional Breakdowns: First Base
I always felt that Adam LaRoche got a bad rap while he was in Pittsburgh. Many players get criticized for being unpredictable. In LaRoche’s case, he was too predictable. LaRoche… Read more
Improvement Since the Trades
The Ryan Doumit situation has brought up a lot of speculation, with the biggest theories suggesting that the starting catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates is disgruntled over the trades that… Read more
Pirates Notebook: No need to call Clement up
Jeff Clement has gotten off to a great start with the Indianapolis Indians, batting for a .343/.439/.800 line with five homers in 35 at-bats in his first nine games since… Read more
Pearce earning his keep
Last night, John Perrotto wrote that Steve Pearce is running out of opportunities at the major league level. I felt Pearce had been doing pretty well since being recalled from… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/20/09
The Prospect Tracker is updated with tonight’s games. AAA The Result: Indianapolis beat Durham 3-1. -Daniel McCutchen pitched six innings, allowing one run on six hits, with six strikeouts and… Read more
