Trade Rumors – Starling Marte to the Rangers?
Starling Marte rumors are still going wild. A newer name as emerged as a possible landing spot for him. The Texas Rangers. The Ranger’s farm isn’t all that strong but they do have some interesting
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Opinion – No rebuild yet, no push yet either
Many if not most of analysts and fans are saying the Pirates should blow up their roster to do a full on rebuild. A handful are saying we should fill in a couple positions and
Trade Rumors – Marte and the Padres
Of all the teams in the Starling Marte trade battle, the Padres have the higher quality and higher quantity of prospects to easily pull it off. You have to assume that MacKenzie Gore and Taylor
Trade Rumors – Starling Marte and the D-Backs?
The Diamondbacks are a fairly recent addition to the Starling Marte trade rumors and they actually have some useful pieces the Pirates could be interested in. Pirates needs are Catching Pitching and Third Base. In
Trade Rumor – Starling Marte the Mets, forget Nimmo
Talk of the Mets and Pirates interest the past day or two about Starling Marte has picked up some steam. Nearly all suggested trade scenarios benefit the Mets greatly, not so much for the Pirates.
Free Agents – Shaw and Nelson
The Brewers have non-tendered Travis Shaw and Jimmy Nelson this week. They could be good fits for low cost bounce back candidates. Nelson in 2017 was one of the better pitchers in the league. CY-Young
Trade Target – Ian Happ and Victor Caratini
Ian Happ has been stuck coming off the bench despite having pretty fair showings in his limited playing time. Victor Caratini is stuck behind Contreras and could be available. Both would be an upgrade to
Trade Value of Josh Bell? What would it take?
Josh Bell finally seemed to get his bat worked out putting his contact and power together. Giving us the offensive potential we where looking for the past few years. But now, there are many talking
Free Agent Mark – Dallas Keuchel
Dallas Keuchel may not be what he once was but should still be a valuable pick up for nearly every rotation across the league. Given that fact, the likely hood of him signing in Pittsburgh
What is Ben Cherington’s story?
Before going on, I want to take a minute to recognize Jason Rollison for his contribution to the Pirates community. Jason wrote for many websites, RumBunter on fansided, BucsDugout on Vox on to the Athletic,