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notagain27
Something doesn’t seem right with Cole. Looks like he might have a injury that he is trying to pitch through. Location, not Velocity is generally the first sign of a injury. Guys with his skill set shouldn’t be getting this type of results.
Solaris611
It would be interesting to know whT Huntington would decide if he had to make the choice right now whether to pick up McCutchen’s option or take the buyout. This team is definitely at a crossroads. Choose wisely, Neal.
joshzd1
it’s time for a rebuild, trade file at his peak, and bring in as many top 100 prospects as possible. the team is a .500 club right now, some young talent could swing it fast.
joshzd1
trade*Cole
antonio bananas
get marte back, bell gets more experience, cole/taillon/glasnow in the rotation. trade cutch, freese, jaso, and all the relievers for cheap, ML ready players (plus a few teenage A ball lotto tix) and they can contend in ’18 and ’19. the NL central is winnable until the Cubs fix their old rotation. I dont think its time to go full rebuild yet.
Caseys Partner
_=_Felipe Rivero_=_
0.58 ERA
0.742 WHIP
9.9 S/O per nine innings
No one wants this kid at the deadline?
charliewilmoth
I’m sure everyone would want him, but I doubt the Pirates would have interest in trading him, since he’s controllable for several more years.
Caseys Partner
Are Rivero’s elbow tendons controllable for several more years?
Hector Neris was all ready to go for a nice return last summer, but the Phillies held onto him.
Now he’s worthless.
Nothing is more volatile in MLB than young pitchers, and bullpen guys are the most volatile of the pitchers.
UncleDrew
He isn’t available at the deadline? Controlled for 3 plus years playing like this, I’m pretty sure we have 0 interest in even thinking about any possible trade with him in it
Ecbucs 2
The way this season is going it should be Neal Huntington’s last as GM. He has failed at his stated goal to build a year in and year out contender. Attendance is down over 7000 per game from 2015, possibly tv and radio ratings are also down.
There needs to be a shakeup to create more hope for 2018 and beyond. (as we know additional money is not going to be invested to improve the team).
NH has had 10 years and it is time to declare his tenure as overall failure as far as winning divisions and championships.
Solaris611
Agreed. Huntington has failed not because he didn’t build a solid core of players that have contended. His failure lies in the fact that he never made an acquisition to put the team over the top at crucial moments while the window of opportunity was open. He seems content to have a good team, not a championship team.
antonio bananas
playoffs are a crapshoot. do some research. most of the time, big trade acquisitions dont put teams over the top and actually shorten their window.
smrtbusnisman04a
I disagree. The bucs have been a very solid team since 2011. They’ve had moments, and if they had only been slightly better than the Cardinals, they could have made long playoff runs in 2013-2015. But they didn’t ; it’s a game of inches.
Calling his Tenure a disaster isn’t accurate.
RAS TN
I just hope the PBC does the right thing for the Pirates with the following: Cole, Watson, Bastardo and Hudson….then include McCutchen, Polanco and Cervelli….. as 2017 could be a step forward for team but also could be 2 steps backwards….
Then a draining of the swamp in the FO and Dugout…..
The Ghost of Bobby Bonilla
The Pirates really need to take some bold steps to reload with a view to contending in 2020-2025..
If you strategically deal Cole (Houston seems like a completely logical spot and they match up well or you could get a big haul from the Yankees in all likelihood), McCutchen (Cleveland or Washington seem like great spots and they match up well), as well as Watson to whoever is the most desperate for a closer down the stretch (Washington? Minnesota? Red Sox?), you could restock the farm with at least two Top 5 prospects and another two or three Top 25 guys.
Hanging onto guys way too long and becoming a perennial .500 team is the worst thing a club can do.
Solaris611
Completely agree. Start trading parts now before any of them suffer injury and/or their production deteriorates to a level where PIT gets little or no value in return.
antonio bananas
you are getting 0 top 5 guys and maybe 1 top 25 guy for what you have. yanks aren’t dealing youth. the rest of the top 25 is teams who are rebuilding (atlanta, ChiSox).
mkauf1383
They have to bring up Meadows after Super 2 to see what they have before Marte is back don’t they? Cutch has no trade value and isn’t worth his option next season. Sell him for 50 cents in the dollar and move on.
66TheNumberOfTheBest
Trade Cole, Cutch, Watson, (and if you can) Stewart, Bastardo and Hudson.
Offer Nicasio a multi year deal.
Listen to offers on Harrison, sell high if you can, keep him if not.
Get Meadows into the lineup everyday. Same with Frazier.
Stop pulling Bell early in games.
Bring up a lot of the young arms (Brault, Kingham, if he rebounds, Glasnow) to fill in the bullpen spots.
Have no delusions that you are a real contender (or a Quintana away from it) and get the young guys into the lineup and develop/evaluate them. No more Jaso’s of the world.
Cross your fingers that Marte is the same player without PED’s.
This is what they have to do to do a retool instead of a full rebuild.
nyy42
In side pitch did an interesting analysis on Cole & numbers going down when trade talks started on 5/21 in the 9 starts beforehand he hadn’t given up more than 2 runs in any start.
marco 5
What happened to my post that I had today.why is it not there
marco 5
Cowards