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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 camp as one of the few lefties on the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff, Sam Howard is fighting for a spot in the 2020 bullpen. After spending the last six years in the minor leagues, Howard made his debut for the Colorado Rockies last season, appearing in 20 games. However, his effort wasn't good enough and the Rockies ended up designating him for assignment. With very little left-handed relief options at their disposal, the Pirates swooped in and claimed Howard off waivers on October 30th 2019. In his first true run in the Major Leagues, Howard pitched to a 6.63 ERA in 19 innings of work while striking out 23 and walking 10. You have to take...

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. In the 29th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates took a chance on Geoff Hartlieb, a young reliever from Lindenwood College. He was not thought highly of by many baseball scouts and was ranked Below Average in terms of his athleticism and his delivery. However, his velocity is what tweaked the Pirates interest and, with a fastball that averaged 96.5 mph, they saw this as an opportunity to train a young guy to eventually be a strong piece in the back-end of the Pirates bullpen for years to come. Three years later, Hartlieb is in the Major Leagues pitching out of the bullpen for the Bucs in 2019. He got his first call to the P...

In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, Major League Baseball is tossing around several ideas to try to get some assemblance of a season in 2020. One of the ideas mentioned is to keep the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues for the entire year and have the winner of each league play for the World Series at a neutral location. As the calendar ticks to late April, baseball fans across the country are missing the game they love. Right now, there is no stadium full of fans, no crack of the bat, and no popcorn, peanuts, or crackerjacks. However, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are trying to work out a way for the 2020 season to begin while keeping players, team personnel, and fans safe and healthy throughout this pandemic. One of the ideas tossed around has approval from top health officials and some players as an option to start the season sooner rather than later. The proposed plan has a few stipulations, but could be the best solutions to getting the 2020 ba...

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. Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Blake Cederlind took an unconventional path to the Pirates 40-Man Roster, but he has made it as the Pirates protected him from the Rule 5 Draft. Cederlind's career path has changed multiple times throughout his career, but Cederlind has seemed to find a home coming out of the bullpen and striking out batters at an impressive rate. It took a lot of struggle for Cederlind to get to where he is, and he is hoping it pays off in 2020 with an eventual call to the Big Leagues. Cederlind made his start in professional baseball when he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 22nd round of the 2015 MLB draft. Cederlind ended up not ...

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...

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. Even though the Pittsburgh Pirates used 14 different starting pitchers last season, prospect JT Brubaker was not one of the ones called. The reason why? Brubaker spent most of the 2019 season on the injured list thanks to a forearm strain that allowed him to make just six starts last season. However, 2020 is a new year for the Pirates 2015 6th round draft pick, and he looks to make his Major League debut sometime this season, due to his success throughout the Pirates Minor League system. His journey through the Pirates minor league system began in 2015 with the Class A Short Season West Virginia Power. He made 15 starts that year and pitched to a 2.82 ERA ...

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...