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04-30-2020, 05:25 AM
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Re: A New Hope | Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB The Show)
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04-30-2020, 05:32 AM
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Re: A New Hope | Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB The Show)
Down on the Farm AAA Indianapolis Indians The Pirates' attempt to throw Oneil Cruz and Ke'Bryan Hayes, two of their top prospects, into AAA at the beginning of the season is not looking too hot, with both batters combining for a WAR below 1.0. Mitch Keller — despite being disappointing again in the MLB — has had a strong showing in his AAA appearances, perhaps positioning himself as another of the Pirates' top prospects who will go on to become a career quad-A player. Statistics: Batting:  Pitching:  ### AA Altoona Curve The Bucs moved Travis Swaggerty, their top outfield prospect, to AAA Indianapolis at the beginning of May, but he hit below .200, forcing Ben Cherington's hand to send him back to Altoona. Braxton Ashcraft, another of the Pirates' leading pitching prospects, has had a strong showing in AA, though not strong enough yet to promote him to Indianapolis. Cody Bolton, a virtual no-name coming into the year, has thrown pretty solidly, with a 3.00 FIP thus far in the year. Again, that's not enough to justify sending him up to AAA, where a number of the Pirates' young players are developing. Statistics: Batting:  Pitching:  |
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05-01-2020, 10:00 AM
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Re: A New Hope | Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB The Show)
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Re: A New Hope | Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB The Show)
2020 First-Year Draft recap The 2020 MLB Draft, held June 2, saw a number of high-upside picks by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Many of the top selections by all teams were for high-potential players. Not surprisingly, six of the first 10 selections in the first round were pitchers, five of them starters. One was a first-baseman, one a catcher and the two others outfielders.
Let's take a deeper look at the Pirates' selections, though. ### Round 1, Pick 7: C Chad Hickman  Hickman was not only, in the Pirates' view, the best player still available at the seventh slot, he also fills a position they're desperately in need of. Some more traumatized Pirates fans may draw comparisons between Hickman and Pittsbugh Pirates legend Ryan Doumit, but Hickman packs plenty of pop in his 5'10" frame, and appears to have the ability to play more than two games in a row behind the dish. Hickman also appears to be a strong defender, with high ratings in arm strength and reaction. He may need to improve his blocking and accuracy abilities, but with the Pirates not expecting him to be an everyday starter until 2022, he'll have time to develop. Round 2, Pick 7 (45th overall): LF Terry Cox  At 6'4", 186 pounds, Cox is built like a string bean and, given his surname, may eventually get a nickname comparing him to a certain type of needle. But he certainly appears to be a solid candidate for a long-term replacement to Starling Marte in the Pirates' outfield, and will likely replace — if a few years down the road — Yasiel Puig as the Bucs' starting left fielder. Cox has the ability to both hit the ball and hit for power, and with a 65/100 speed potential will likely be able to outrun the opposing catcher on the basepaths. His defensive ratings leave much to be desired, though at 18 years old he will be given time in the minor leagues to develop any lagging abilities. Competitive Balance Round 2, Pick 2 (68th overall): SP Isaiah Holmes  It appears the scouts overvalued Holmes, who features a fastball at 91 MPH, as well as a slider, changeup and curveball. The 21-year-old right-hander does appear to have good stuff, however, with high ratings for break and solid control. His potential isn't stealing any headlines, but he comes in with enough skill already to likely start next season in AAA if his Spring Training performance is promising. Round 3, Pick 7 (81st overall): 2B Jose Fuentes  Fuentes is a perfect example of why general managers should select the best available player, rather than the best player available in a specific position. The Bucs wanted to draft Fuentes in the competitive balance round, but instead opted for Holmes as they wanted to draft a starting pitcher. Fuentes, however, has much more upside than Holmes. While he isn't the blue-chip prospect some scouts believed he was — saying he had an 85 potential — Fuentes has the ability to hit for average and field well enough in the middle infield, making him a solid middle-round selection. Round 4, Pick 7 (111th overall): LF Freddie McGrath  Like the vast majority of later-round selections, McGrath isn't going to take the world by storm. But the lefty left fielder likely has the ability to develop into a solid utility outfielder who can use his speed to his advantage. Hell, players like Billy Hamilton don't hit all that well but land starting gigs in the Bigs because they can run, both on the basepaths and in the outfield. Round 5, Pick 7 (141st overall): CF Cedrick Armstrong  Armstrong was a shocking late-round pick, as he has some clear potential and the ability to become an everyday starter in the MLB if the scouts are accurate. The only real question is his bat. Like McGrath, he's speedy and can use that to his advantage, though his fielding ratings are significantly lower than one may have hoped. At 22 years old, however, Armstrong would likely already have higher contact ratings and better vision and discipline if he were ready to become a big league ballplayer. His development will be short, but the Pirates hope he can improve his bat to become a solid selection. Round 6, Pick 7 (171st overall): SP Rich Jaquez  The Bucs really didn't luck out luck out with pitchers in the first-year draft. Both of their SP selections in this draft have middling potential and are both fairly old, giving them a low likelihood of becoming star pitchers. Jaquez has a low-velocity heater and average break and control on his offspeed pitches. A 21 year old, Jaquez will likely begin 2021 in AA. One final look at the Pirates' overall selections: 
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07-06-2020, 03:04 PM
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Re: A New Hope | Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB The Show)
June Recap  Despite not being in the starting lineup on Opening Day, Gregory Polanco has won his second-in-a-row player of the month award. Even Stevens. That's where the Pirates are. At 43-43, the Pittsburgh Pirates are, well, mediocre. League average. Third in the NL Central. But for many Pirates fans, that's better than they'd hoped. Perhaps they're putting too much faith in one player, but the Bucs are riding the hot bat of Gregory Polanco, who batted nearly .350 in June, swatting 13 home runs, and won his second consecutive player of the month award. That doesn't take into effect the rest of the Bucs' offense, which includes Josh Bell, who hit for an OPS above 1.000 in June, or Bryan Reynolds, the NL leader in batting average. The pitching, still, continues to tell a different story. Chris Archer regressed to what everyone knew he was — a back-of-the-rotation, sub-5.00 ERA right-hand arm who has good stuff and doesn't know how to use it. Tyler Glasnow still hasn't regained his form of early 2019, and Mitch Keller continues to be average down in AAA. They've got a lot of issues, to be sure, but the Pirates are certainly on the up-and-up. A 15-12 record in June was better than in months past, and the Bucs are back to .500 — something they hope to surpass by September and seize on a relatively weak National League wild card race to gain entry to the postseason for the first time in half a decade. Down on the farm, Oneil Cruz offers little hope for a 2020 breakthrough, and the Bucs are content with where they are at third base despite a strong showing by Ke'Bryan Hayes. In fact, they — though not intentionally — made a move to strengthen their third base depth chart, acquiring 3B Yoshimoto Tsutsugo and C Chris Herrmann from Tampa for C John Ryan Murphy and LF Jarrod Dyson. They've upped their rotation, too, trading starter Alex Wood and second-base prospect Kevin Newman to the Yankees for Jordan Montgomery and Jonathan Loaisiga, both starters. Montgomery will join the Pirates' rotation, while Loaisiga will be with the AAA Indians. They also, in a roundabout three-way trade, sent disappointing reliever Zach Duke to the Marlins for outfielder Matt Kemp, then packaging Kemp and LF Jason Martin in a deal with Arizona for LF Seth Beer. All in all, the fate of the Pirates' season remains to be seen. They currently have the leading All Star vote getter in Gregory Polanco, but they also have an ace who posted an ERA of nearly 8 in Chris Archer. Where do they go from here? ### Pirates' June monthly statistics: Batting:  Pitching:  ### Pittsburgh Pirates by the numbers: W-L: 43-43 W%: .500 GB: 3.5 AVG: .287 (2nd in MLB) OBP: .322 (25th) HR: 124 (8th) ERA: 4.41 (23rd) ### Pirates' season statistics: Batting:  Pitching:  ### Transactions: 8 June: Designated Homer Bailey for assignment 11 June: Traded Homer Bailey to the Chicago White Sox for RF Micker Adolfo, RP Adalberto Mejia and SP Drew Anderson 23 June: Traded C John Ryan Murphy and LF Jarros Dyson to the Tampa Bay Rays for 3B Yoshimoto Tsutsugo and C Chris Herrmann 29 June: Traded RP Zach Duke to the Miami Marlins for RF Matt Kemp; traded Kemp and LF Jason Martin to the Arizona Diamondbacks for LF Seth Beer 30 June: Traded SP Alex Wood and 2B Kevin Newman to the New York Yankees for SP Jordan Montgomery and SP Jonathan Loaisiga |
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Around the League Transactions: 11 June: Minnesota Twins trade C Mitch Garver to the Houston Astros for LF Michael Brantley and SP Rogelio Armenteros 18 June: Minnesota Twins trade CP Taylor Rogers and LF Rent Booker to the Tampa Bay Rays for 2B Adam Frazier 21 June: Yankees trade CF Zach Granite to the LA Dodgers for C Austin Barnes 1 July: Athletics trade CF Luis Barrera to the San Diego Padres for RP Craig Stammen ###
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