Buccos Cove

It is the second full week of Spring Training action and the Pirates are having success sitting at 7-4-1. Today, we name our Buccos Cove Pitcher and Hitter of the week with two guys fighting for a roster spot. Halfway through Spring Training, the Pittsburgh Pirates are showing some fire this season. They are 7-4-1 through the first 12 games of the spring and they are getting some strong performances from key players. While Spring training games don't really have any weight when it comes to actual success, but being able to see the team being competitive in these games is a big improvement over last spring training. Over the second week of Spring action, the Pirates have gone 5-1 and have a run differential of +24. All of this success came on the back of several key players who are fighting for roster spots. This week's Buccos Cove Players of the Week are two players who are trying to make the Pirates Opening Day roster. The Buccos Cove Hitter of the Week is outfield...

Every week during the 2020 regular season, we will pick a Buccos Cove Player of the Week for the guy who made the biggest impact. After a week of games, our first Player of the Week is none other than third baseman Colin Moran. The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially played a week's worth of games and they have seen their share of ups and downs on both sides of the ball. Through their first six games of the season, they sit at 2-4 and are currently tied for last place in the National League Central. With that in mind, it is time to pick our first 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates Player of the Week. For week 1, it wasn't very hard to come up with the winner as he was the man who has kept the offense afloat over the first six games. Colin Moran has been on fire to start the season and is our first Buccos Cove Pirates Player of the Week! Moran has been the life blood of the Pirates offense so far this season, leading all of the "everyday starters" in all three statisti...