Buccos Cove

As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. Nik Turley's road to the Pittsburgh Pirates could only be described as a roller coaster of highs and lows. He went from being drafted out of high school to MLB pitcher, to not appearing in a game over the last two years. As he enters the 2020 season, he is looking to put all of his struggles both on and off the field behind him and show the Pirates what he can do. He has been a member of the Pirates organization since 2017 but has yet to throw a pitch at any level of the Minor Leagues or the Major Leagues in his two seasons in the organization. The Pirates claimed Turley off waivers after he appeared in 10 games the season before with the Minnesota Twi...

As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. With only two left-handed options currently on the active roster, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been stockpiling left-handed pitching talent. One of the guys they picked up last season was left-handed pitcher Williams Jerez after the San Francisco Giants designated him for assignment. Jerez spent a little time in the Pirates bullpen at the end of the 2019 season but was designated for assignment after the season. Jerez was able to clear waivers and earn invitation to Spring Training and is out to prove his worth to the Pirates organization. In six games with the Pirates last season, Jerez pitched to a 7.36 ERA in 3.2 innings of work. He gave up three earned ...

Cole Tucker showed off his defensive wizardry throughout the night in night three of the MLB The Show 20 tournament, but it wasn't enough to get him a win. He drops to 2-10 on the season as he looks to try and finish strong the rest of the way. The MLB The Show 20 Players Tournament hasn't gone the way Cole Tucker would have liked in terms of on-field results. He is just 2-10 in the tournament after his third day of play and is sitting in last place in the NL Central by three games. However, he has been making some exciting plays throughout the tournament including a Josh Bell Grand Slam and a complete game two hitter. He continued to play with flare in night three of the tournament showing off his defensive skills with several Pirates players while playing in competitive games. His night started with a battle against Rhys Hoskins and the Philadelphia Phillies. This was the most competitive game of the tournament for Tucker as the three inning game was tied 0-0 afte...