Tag: Gerrit Cole
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…
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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…
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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…
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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, $118 million…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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10 Young MLB Players Who Needed a Fast Start to 2018
/Major League’s Baseball’s 162-game regular season schedule is a marathon, not a sprint. While every ballplayer will always take a…
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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…
Read more »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…
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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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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 players. As of…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
Read more »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…
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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…
Read more »Report: Trade talks between Pittsburgh Pirates-New York Yankees have cooled
Ken Rosenthal has reported that talks between the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees on a Gerrit Cole trade have…
Read more »With Orioles and Brewers now talking Cole trade, which team is the best trade fit?
So far it has been a very quiet start to the Winter Meetings for Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington….
Read more »Analyzing a potential Pittsburgh Pirates-Seattle Mariners trade for Gerrit Cole
With the Winter Meeting off to a fairly quiet start in terms of moves for the Pittsburgh Pirates, rumors persist…
Read more »Winter Meetings: Yankees Headley trade clearing a way for a trade with Pittsburgh Pirates?
The Pittsburgh Pirates might line up with the New York Yankees as trade partners for Gerrit Cole. A consummated trade…
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