By: AA
Add in games at Fenway and Camden Yards and you get even more problems with hitter-friendly parks. Also, there is the psychological advantage of being in one's home park.
View ArticleBy: Oregon Nut Cups
Sorry if this has been said but I must make sure it is: The Pirates must have some large Coyones to pull this trade off.
View ArticleBy: Cidron
I am giving kudos to the GM who signed a recognizable (and once good) name/face to the roster that fans can come see pitch. If he pitches even his career average that is a plus for Pitt. If he performs...
View ArticleBy: Bill
Disagree. They are on record as trying to land Oswalt and Wilson. They gave them both very competitive offers. The fans see this. They can’t accuse the Bucs ownership of missing out on players because...
View ArticleBy: Paul
I think it’s a great deal for both teams, but especially the Pirates. What people might be missing about him being a “head case” is that so is his manager. This can go one of two ways: Head Case + Head...
View ArticleBy: gonfalon
agreed… another example is Derrek Lee (apparently) choosing to retire instead of accepting the $8M or so he would have received in arbitration to be the Pirates’ starting 1B in 2012.
View ArticleBy: Andy
True, but the Pirates haven’t been able to give their money away as of late. The fact that players don’t want to play for a noncontender means at some point overspending on an FA is inevitable.
View ArticleBy: Andy
As someone who’s lived in Pittsburgh his entire life, and knows what Pirate fans are like, trust me: If this trade fails, fans will want ownership’s heads in some form.
View ArticleBy: gonfalon
I'm gonna guess AJB produces 3 WAR in 2012 (no jinx no jinx no jinx!), but something less than that in 2013.
View ArticleBy: hk
@ Cidron, I wasn’t questioning you in my comment at 11:32 am, I was questioning Robbie G. calling this a brilliant play for Cashman. I was agreeing with you in my comment at 11:37 am.
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