2K24: Pittsburgh Pirates

[rhd]

And he just jacked another off Josh Hader.

Currently, his OPS is 1.256 w a BABIP of .000!

[Sour Masher]

And he just jacked another off Josh Hader.

Dammit. I gave a cheap keeper Barnes for Hader and I am regretting it. Is something wrong with Hader?

[chancellor]

Dammit. I gave a cheap keeper Barnes for Hader and I am regretting it. Is something wrong with Hader?

No, he just hadn't had any work for a long time. Good velocity and bite on his slider, but with the long layoff, his location wasn't good. Just put one center cut and it got taken out.

[madducks]

And he just jacked another off Josh Hader.

4 of his 5 HR have traveled 400 feet or more. The other one traveled 385 feet. So no cheap ones for Rodolfo Castro.

[The Feral Slasher]

4 of his 5 HR have traveled 400 feet or more. The other one traveled 385 feet. So no cheap ones for Rodolfo Castro.

Dude is a monster, everyone should be trading for him if they can (no self interest in this post, no sir)

[madducks]

So, the Pirates got RHP Brennan Malone and SS Liover Peguero for 2 years of Starling Marte. And the Marlins just got LHP Jesus Luzardo for 2 months of Starling Marte.

[The Feral Slasher]

So, the Pirates got RHP Brennan Malone and SS Liover Peguero for 2 years of Starling Marte. And the Marlins just got LHP Jesus Luzardo for 2 months of Starling Marte.

Jesus ain't what he used to be

[madducks]

Jesus ain't what he used to be

Jesus is just alright with me.

[Sour Masher]

So, the Pirates got RHP Brennan Malone and SS Liover Peguero for 2 years of Starling Marte. And the Marlins just got LHP Jesus Luzardo for 2 months of Starling Marte.

A big factor for the two cheapest teams in sports is the fact that the Marlins paid all of Marte's remaining contract. And yeah, Luzardo's star has faded, but I think he is still a great gamble for a 2 month rental.

[rhd]

Dude is a monster, everyone should be trading for him if they can (no self interest in this post, no sir)

And just think how even more awesome he'll be once that BABIP normalizes !

[The Feral Slasher]

4 of his 5 HR have traveled 400 feet or more. The other one traveled 385 feet. So no cheap ones for Rodolfo Castro.

He's struggling, now, only hit a double. Harper should have had an easy catch but misjudged it

[madducks]

Dee Strange-Gordon has decided to opt-out of his minor league deal with the Pirates.

The 33-year-old Strange-Gordon had his club option declined by the Mariners last fall and has since signed minor league deals with the Pirates, Reds, Brewers, and Cubs.

[madducks]

So, the Pirates got RHP Brennan Malone and SS Liover Peguero for 2 years of Starling Marte. And the Marlins just got LHP Jesus Luzardo for 2 months of Starling Marte.

I think i may have pissed off Liover Peguero.

[revo]

I hadn't seen that the Bucs got Michael Chavis for Austin Davis. Seems like a great no lose, buy low deal that the Bucs should be making left and right.

[madducks]

A couple of deep league picks from the Pirates:

OF Anthony Alford is getting another look in the Pirates outfield after hitting .307/.420/.593 with 14 hr & 9 sb in 56 games at Triple-A. The 27 year-old Alford says that he made some adjustments to his swing after being demoted in early April. He went 3-4 with 2 2b, k, cs (pickoff) in his first game back. He can play all 3 OF spots, so he should see plenty of playing time down the stretch.

OF Hoy Park's first 5 MLB starts last week were at SS, CF, RF, LF, & SS. He is 8-21 (no hr or sb yet) for the Pirates so far after being obtained from the Yankees in the Clay Holmes trade. The 25 year-old Park, in the minors this year, has hit .288/.435/.500 with 11 hr & 11 sb in 61 games. He's been batting leadoff for the Pirates and could push light hitting SS Kevin Newman into a utility role. Or maybe Park becomes an everyday super utility type.

LHP Steven Brault made his 2021 debut after missing 4 months with a severe lat strain and gave up 1 er in 4 ip. He's probably only going to be a 5 inning guy for the next several starts. But, the best singer in baseball could be a sneaky pick for September if he can duplicate the mini-breakout that he had last September (2.92 era, 1.01 whip, 24 k's in 24.2 ip).