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The 2016 MLB Random Thoughts Thread
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I also heard Mccutchen will be available but that makes no sense to me. Why would the pirates do that?
Because the Pirates need to blow it up. It's not happening with their current core, especially with the Cubs in their division.
Huh? They have a young team that won 90 games a few years in A row but got beat in the wildcard game by a few great pitchers
This isn't the NBA. wildcard team can easily win a title and have. The pirates blowing it up makes zero sense
It's over. Their lineup isn't scaring anybody. That's why they always flame out in the playoffs or Wild Card when they do get in. They need a couple mashers and they aren't going to spend on one. Their rotation is weak too. Taillon looks solid and there's a lot of hype around Glasnow, but the rest is pretty meh, Cole included.
The Cubs are miles ahead of them and have a ton of youth already. Pittsburgh should tear down and rebuild. I'd keep Polanco and maybe Marte (though he'd probably have a ton of value on the block) and trade everyone else in the lineup. Cole would be on the block too.
Wildcard games are total crapshoots. If you make the MLB playoffs any team can win it all if they get hot
Pirates are built on speed just like the royals when they win . They also gave a great farm system so they can add impact players
A good team with their best players not even in their primes yet you don't blow that up
They'll be back in the playoffs next yer
Enjoy that L tonight tho
Rest of the AL is hoping they dont win tonight,they dont wanna see this rotation in a series...John Farrell happy as fukk he wont see them in the DS.
Their team defense and bullpen is not as good as KC's nor do they have the same mental toughness. KC got ravaged by injuries this season and still finished .500.
Unless Pittsburgh has a couple mashers in the pipeline, it'll be more of the same.
How are they gonna match up with the Cubs moving forward? How bout the Nationals, Dodgers, Mets or Giants?
Their starting pitching is much better then the royals.
As far as how they match up as I said playoffs are a crapshoot
This isn't the NBA where the 8 seed has zero shot to win a title
Breh, quality pitching dominates that lineup. It's been proven time and again. Their starters were mostly cheeks this year, especially by NL standards.
They cannot matchup with Bumgarner, Cueto, Moore and Shark; Lester, Hendricks, Arrieta and Lackey; Scherzer, Strasburg and Roark; Thor, deGrom, Matz and Harvey. Pittsburgh does not have those types of arms at the moment and almost all of those guys can shut down Pitt's lineup.
You just need timely hitting in the playoffs. The Giants have proven that winning with some weak lineups
Cardinals won a title finishing 3 games over 500 in baseball just get into the playoffs and anything can happen
That team also had Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter and Wainwright closing.
The Pirates are one thing me and @god shamgod can agree on. If you still believe in them, cool. We'll just agree to disagree.
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That team also had Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter and Wainwright closing.
The Pirates are one thing me and @god shamgod can agree on. If you still believe in them, cool. We'll just agree to disagree.
The cubs have owned the pirates the last 2 seasons but I don't think they should blow it up they have a talented core they just don't have the resources to add to it
Nobody in the nl central does besides the cardinals that's why the cubs are poised to dominate this division for the foreseeable future(at least til 2021)
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If the pirates aren't gonna extend McCutchen because they think he's in decline then they should trade him because he can walk in 2 seasons they should gauge the market and see if they can something solid in return.
Look at the royals they won the world series and have to cut salaries this winter which means hosmer or cain or escobar gonna get traded.Small market teams don't cake like the dodgers,yankees,red sox,cubs or giants they don't have the resources to keep spending every year pirates and royals are in the same situation.
Look at the royals they won the world series and have to cut salaries this winter which means hosmer or cain or escobar gonna get traded.Small market teams don't cake like the dodgers,yankees,red sox,cubs or giants they don't have the resources to keep spending every year pirates and royals are in the same situation.