04 Jul
Mets 04 Jul
Enjoying The First Verse
There were a lot of things that happened in Game One of today’s doubleheader that, in the post that I was writing before the 7th (…)
Gerrit Cole
04 Jul
Mets 04 Jul
7/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at New York Yankees, Doubleheader Edition
The rain held off yesterday afternoon and allowed the Subway Series to get underway, a positive development for the New York Mets (42-36), (…)
13 Jun
Updates 13 Jun
Ranking the Best Starting Pitchers in Baseball Today
Pitching remains the most important part of baseball. If the other team can’t score, you can’t lose. A dominant starting pitcher gets (…)
08 Dec 19
Featured Story 08 Dec 19
After signing Zack Wheeler, who could be next for Phillies?
The Philadelphia Phillies made a splash on Wednesday reportedly signing 29-year-old right-handed pitcher Zack Wheeler to a five-year, (…)
Astros
Cole or Verlander? Deciding the winner of the AL Cy Young Award
While the Astros will be competing for their second World Series title since 2017, two members of their pitching staff are having a (…)
01 Mar 19
Braves 01 Mar 19
Let's Give the Braves the Benefit of the Doubt
I want to go ahead and make this abundantly clear right up front. I am not giving the front office, and especially not ownership, the benefit (…)
22 Jan 19
Pirates 22 Jan 19
Trade Marte? It's not as crazy of an idea as it sounds, should the right deal come along
Anthony Scherer is the author of this article. Is trading Starling Marte a bad idea for the Pirates? The idea isn’t crazy and (…)
04 Dec 18
Pirates 04 Dec 18
Could the Pirates realistically move Corey Dickerson at the Winter Meetings?
Welcome a new writer to Pirates Breakdown – Anthony Scherer! Here is his first piece. He grew up in Pittsburgh, when the (…)
09 May 18
Chin Music Baseball 09 May 18
Gerrit Cole Has Become Allergic to Ground Balls
It seems like the Houston Astros have a knack for extracting as much production as possible out of a player while paying him pennies on the (…)
01 May 18
Chin Music Baseball 01 May 18
The 10 Best MLB Players So Far in 2018
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times — the MLB regular season is a marathon, not a sprint. A good start to the year (…)
09 Feb 18
Chin Music Baseball 09 Feb 18
Six Dark Horse Cy Young Candidates for 2018
It seems like the same cast of characters are among the favorites to win the Cy Young award in their respective leagues every year. (…)
15 Jan 18
Pirates 15 Jan 18
Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call: Next trade up?
In our daily Wake-Up Call, we get you ready for the day with a complete look at all things Pittsburgh Pirates. Two days after the (…)
13 Jan 18
Chin Music Baseball 13 Jan 18
Gerrit Cole Gives the Astros a Rotation as Deep as Their Lineup
Fresh off the franchise’s first World Series victory, the Houston Astros didn’t have any major holes that needed filling this offseason. (…)
13 Jan 18
Pirates 13 Jan 18
How effective will the Pirates rotation be without Gerrit Cole?
Gerrit Cole has seen his time with the Pittsburgh Pirates come to an end. How will the club’s rotation fare without him for the first time (…)
13 Jan 18
Pirates 13 Jan 18
Pittsburgh Pirates trade Gerrit Cole to Houston Astros
The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded Gerrit Cole to the Houston Astros in exchange for Colin Moran, Jose Musgrove & more Gerrit Cole’s (…)
12 Jan 18
Pirates 12 Jan 18
Pittsburgh Pirates agree to contracts, avoid arbitration with three of four eligible players
The Pittsburgh Pirates have successfully avoided arbitration by agreeing to contracts with two three of their four arb-eligible (…)
11 Jan 18
Pirates 11 Jan 18
Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call: Let's all take a breath
In our daily Wake-Up Call, we get you ready for the day with a complete look at all things Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates (…)
10 Jan 18
Pirates 10 Jan 18
The Pittsburgh Pirates have not yet traded Gerrit Cole. Now what?
It looked like the Gerrit Cole trade saga came to a close Wednesday at 12:14 p.m. when MLB Network’s Jon Morosi tweeted that the Astros (…)
09 Jan 18
Pirates 09 Jan 18
Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call: Houston in on Gerrit Cole
In our daily Wake-Up Call, we get you ready for the day with a complete look at all things Pittsburgh Pirates. For anyone that covers (…)
08 Jan 18
Pirates 08 Jan 18
Analyzing a potential Pittsburgh Pirates - Houston Astros Gerrit Cole trade
According to Jeff Passan, the Houston Astros are the latest team to engage the Pittsburgh Pirates in trade talks for Gerrit Cole. How do (…)
03 Jan 18
Pirates 03 Jan 18
Analyzing a potential Gerrit Cole trade with the Chicago Cubs
As the offseason moves at a snail’s pace for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and pretty much every other team in the league, there could possibly (…)
22 Dec 17
Pirates 22 Dec 17
Has Gerrit Cole lived up to being a No. 1 pick?
In 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole first overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Since then, he has completed five (…)
22 Dec 17
Pirates 22 Dec 17
Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call: Gerrit Cole to Yanks heating back up
In our daily Wake-Up Call, we get you ready for the day with a complete look at all things Pittsburgh Pirates. The only real action (…)
22 Dec 17
Mets 22 Dec 17
Obsession: Not Just A Fragrance Anymore
Let’s face it, it’s been a sad offseason for the Mets and their fans. But we’ve delved into the bizarre and the embarrassing at this point. (…)
