Who will be in Queens with the Bucs in two weeks? I have my picks buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/p...
12.03.2026 12:01
👍 2
🔁 0
💬 0
📌 0
Who will be in Queens with the Bucs in two weeks? I have my picks buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/p...
That's right, folks: it is MY turn to predict the Opening Day roster. Click the link to find the answers to equally important questions, like whether Griffin makes the cut and who gets the final rotation spot.
It seems likely that McCutchen has played his last game in Pittsburgh, and he didn’t even get a proper send off. How did we end up here? buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/b...
Paul Skenes is willing to DIE FOR HIS COUNTRY (pitch 3 innings in an exhibition game)
Cutch's late-career reunion with the Bucs came to a disappointing end last week when he signed a minor-league deal with Texas. I wrote about Cutch's return to Pittsburgh, what he meant to the team, and how it all ended up like this.
Tyler Callihan will make his first appearance as a Pirate today. I wrote about him on Thursday: buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/b...
If Griffin starts the year in AAA, it won't be because of anything he did in Spring Training — it will be because the Pirates don't want to burn a year of control. That wouldn't matter if the Bucs signed Griffin to an extension, but what would that take? buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/w...
When I first saw the trade, I didn't understand why the Pirates were trading a talented (but often ineffective) reliever for yet another utility infielder. So I tried to make sense of it:
This might be the Pirates' only chance to sign Konnor Griffin to a long-term extension. So what would it take to get a deal done? buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/w...
Konnor Griffin is already a household name around baseball even though he's just 19 and has yet to appear in the big leagues. The Pirates are rumored to be interested in signing him to a long-term extension. But would Griffin even be interested in such a deal? And what would it cost to get it done?
Spring Training is well underway. If you've recognized a few unfamiliar faces on the Pirates' roster, it's probably a non-roster invitee. Here's my guide to these 22 players trying to crack the roster, and their odds to do so buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/b...
In memory of Bill Mazeroski, an artist with the glove buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/t...
In memory of Bill Mazeroski, a ballplayer who cared about his art buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/t...
Disappointed to report that it is NOT a cover of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song
Suddenly I’m hungry for a 4000 calorie milkshake
Last weekend, Bill Mazeroski passed away at the age of 89. Maz will forever be a Pirates legend because of his 1960 home run, but I wrote about what really made him special.
The Spring Training schedule started this weekend. Did you see a few faces out there you didn't recognize? If so, I probably wrote about them in my guide to this year's non-roster invitees: buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/b...
It is with a heavy heart that we relay the news of the passing of legendary Pirates and National Baseball Hall of Famer, Bill Mazeroski.
Maz was a 7-time All-Star who hit the greatest home run in baseball history. He was a beloved member of the Pirates family and he will be deeply missed.
There are 22 players in camp right now who are hoping a good spring might get them added to the 40-man roster and a ticket to Pittsburgh. I wrote about this year's non-roster invites to Bradenton and who might reach the majors this summer: buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/b...
“I guess you could say that Crosby got ‘Czech-ed,’” I whisper into the mic before the crowd rushes the stage and starts beating me,
With Spring Training underway and the Grapefruit League schedule starting this weekend, I took stock of the 22 non-roster invitees in Bradenton and their odds of reaching Pittsburgh this summer:
Exactly a week ago, the news broke that the Pirates were signing Marcell Ozuna. Here were my thoughts: buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/b...
The Pirates appeared to put a capstone on their offseason with the signing of Marcell Ozuna. I have some thoughts: buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/b...
Marcell Ozuna was the best bat available on the free agent market — but I have mixed feelings about him joining the Pirates buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/b...
Jack Suwinski you will love Sugarland
The Pirates added a potentially big bat on Monday in Marcell Ozuna. But it's an uncomfortable fit for the roster in more ways than one.
- domestic violence charges
- offense dropped off massively last year
- makes the team worse defensively
- ends Cutch’s Pirates career
The Pirates finally made a move last week, but I think fans were hoping for something bigger buccoball.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/b...
We Showed the Super Bowl Ads to Don Draper and He Killed Himself