Pirate SS Konnor Griffin was the first talk of spring training after shooting two moonshots in the same game, followed by Pittsburgh leaking their desire to sign him long-term. Translation: They know he needs to be part of the opening day lineup, but would like to maximize the leverage they have here. We’ve seen this […]
In our 127th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest MLB transactions and baseball card news before previewing NL Central with Derek Van Riper by The Athletics and the Rates & Barrels podcast. You can find us on bluesky on @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.socialAnd @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links to things discussed in […]
Translated by José M. Hernández Lagunes The race for Baseball Prospectus’ Top 101 prospects started much earlier than most this year. When we compiled the Midseason Top-50 for release in July, we knew that most of the top candidates would not graduate, so compiling the top of our midseason list would serve as a rehearsal […]
Pirates GM Ben Cherington said last week that he “more [financial] flexibility than we have had in other low seasons. I’ve been to Pittsburghand subsequent reports indicated that Bucs ownership could approach the $40 million mark this winter with their spending plans. This willingness to spend money has translated into some early interest in two […]