Buccos Cove

He patrolled centerfield for the Pirates to start 2019, and now he is in the playoff hunt with the Chicago White Sox. Our Pirates in the playoff series rolls on as we move to Jarrod Dyson and the #7 seed Chicago White Sox in the American League. Before the 2019 season got underway, Jarrod Dyson was just another free agent looking for a place to play. At 36 years of age, he is coming to the tail end of his 11-year Major League career, which includes a World Series Championship with the Kansas City Royals. The Pirates had a need in center field, and General Manager Ben Cherrington made a deal to sign the outfielder as the Pirates starting center fielder. It may not have been the ideal situation for an outfielder at the ladder part of his career, but Dyson was prepared to take what he could get and face the challenge head-on. His speed played well in the spacious outfield of PNC Park and, at 36-years old, Dyson showed that he did in fact have some of that defensive ability lef...

The 2020 MLB Trade Deadline is next week as teams are trying to separate themselves as either contenders or pretenders. We are going to play General Manager all this week and look at some deals that might help the Buccos. It is a week before the trade deadline, and teams are beginning to make their push for the playoffs in this shortened 60-Game season. No matter how well the Pirates do over this seven-day stretch before the deadline, General Manager Ben Cherrington and his team will likely be trying to sell off some of their biggest trade chips to build for the future. All this week, we will be getting into the General Manager's chair and proposing a trade that will help the Pirates get ready for the future. It is possible that none of the moves we look at will never happen, but they all will be focused on the future, whether that be short-term or long-term. Today, we will propose a trade package involving five players between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Bra...

Yesterday, Major League Baseball announced the start of the Coronavirus-shortened season would begin on July 24th with some new stipulations. With baseball now on the horizon, it is time to take a look at who the Pirates will have in there everyday starting lineup. Yesterday, baseball fans got the news they have been waiting for, although it might not have been in the best way possible. Commissioner Rob Manfred implemented a 60-game season starting on July 24th and running for 66 days. Some of the big stipulations include complete pro-rated salaries and a universal designated hitter league-wide. While specifics like schedule and game times have not yet been released, the announcement gives fans something to look forward to and adds a positive spin to these dark times. Sure it is not going to be the same as any other season before, but it will be a return to somewhat normalcy for fans of the game. In a 60-game season, anything could happen, making the competition tougher tha...

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. Before the 2020 season, not many people had probably heard of the name Bryan Reynolds. He was the second piece of the Andrew McCutchen trade that brought Kyle Crick and Reynolds to Pittsburgh. Not many thought that highly of Reynolds at the time because he was just a class A outfielder who was hitting .312 with the San Jose Giants. By the end of April 2019 Reynolds was in the Major Leagues after the collision that sent Starling Marte and Erik Gonzalez to the injured list. Reynolds rise through the Major Leagues took just three years and he saw success at each level of the Minor Leagues. He hit over .300 each season and used his above average speed...

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. Entering the 2020 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates starting outfield looks to be set with Bryan Reynolds, Jarrod Dyson , and Gregory Polanco nailing down the three starting spots. One thing the Pirates didn't have was a true 4th outfielder who could play all three positions and give guys days off here and there. The Pirates fixed that problem when they went out and signed Guillermo Heredia to a one-year contract. Heredia is entering his age 29 season and has experience patrolling all three outfield positions. Heredia is one of a number of defensive first signings by new General Manager Ben Cherrington this summer, as he looks to sure up that aspect of th...

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. After the departure of Starling Marte over the off-season, many were wondering who was going to man center field for the Pirates in 2020. There were no experienced starting center fielders on the roster, and it was looking like a utility man was going to take the role. That's when the Pirates signed veteran outfielder, and World Series champion, Jarrod Dyson to a one year, two million dollar contract. Dyson comes to the Pirates from the Arizona Diamomdbacks, where he played for the last two seasons. However, when Dyson reported to Pirates camp, he sounded optimistic but not particularly excited. When he reported to camp he said "there ain't to...

The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield took a hit this off-season with the loss of Sterling Marte putting a spotlight in center field. However, a young Bryan Reynolds and a healthy Gregory Polanco add excitement to the group in 2020. Over the last three seasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield has been a carousel of players. It started with the trade of Andrew McCutchen after the 2017 season as the Pirates have seen a different trio out there to start the season ever since. The trend will continue in 2020 as Bryan Reynolds, Jarrod Dyson, and Gregory Polanco are the projected opening day starters. The Pirates lose Sterling Marte's 23 home runs and 82 RBI but return Rookie of the Year Candidate Reynolds and a healthy Polanco. It was a nasty collision between Marte and Erick Gonzalez that brought Reynolds onto the scene and he ran with his opportunity. The Pirates number eight prospect would finish fourth in the NL Rookie of the Year voting hitting .314 with 16 home runs and 68...