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. Baseball players have to be ready for change at a moment's notice both on and off the field. Whether that be a momentum change with one swing of the bat or a change of scenery via an unexpected trade. Veteran Jake Elmore knows all about moving around as it has been a fixture throughout his Major League career. In 12 years of professional baseball, Elmore has been a part of 10 different organizations. From being drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2008 to signing with the Pirates prior to the 2019 season, Elmore has picked up experiences at each turn and now he is trying to plant his roots in the Pirates organization. He appeared in 20 games with the...

Trevor Williams had a slow start in his Grapefruit League Debut giving up four first inning runs against the Phillies on Sunday. The offense did battle back, but didn't have enough to overcome the deficit. Entering the 2020 season, one of the Pittsburgh Pirates's keys to success was a bounce back year from Trevor Williams. Williams made his spring training debut in the Pirates split squad game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday and things didn't start out in his favor. Williams pitched his two innings of work giving up four runs, all in the first inning, on four hits while walking a batter in the Pirates 4-3 loss. He had trouble finding the first out of the game as a Roman Quinn double and a JT Realmuto hit by pitch left runners on first and second with nobody out. After getting the first out, Williams would give up three straight hits, including two doubles, that put the Phillies ahead 4-0.  Heading to the second inning. It was like night a...