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Agreed although it is not entirely on him. This team isn't that far away from being decent but Nutting doesn't give a crap about winning. It is pretty bad when your NHL team is outspending your MLB team.
Nutting is the worst of the worst but most baseball owners don’t give a crap about winning.
It's criminal this buffoon is allowed to own a team. I thought the Bengals owner was the worst in sports, but Nutting has him beat hands down.
Agreed it was a nice sweep and just what this team needed but unfortunately we won't see the Reds again for another 7 weeks. It is really good to see Bell hitting with power and I like the looks of the Martin kid. On the downside Martin and Kang are off to a slow start and The bullpen is still worrisome.
It seems like it is heading in the same direction as Aramis Ramirez for Bobby Hill.
The Pirates have definitely made some good trades but this one is looking like it's going to end up historically bad. They should have never made this type of deal for a guy like Archer (who really hasn't done anything to warrant that type of return). The thing that's frustrating is that Glasnow had opportunities in Pittsburgh and failed miserably. His control was awful and he seemed to be mentally weak. But as a Pirates fan, I would have expected nothing else but for him to figure it all out immediately after leaving Pittsburgh. The franchise is cursed.
Who? No I haven't forgotten about him. At the time of the trade, most Pirates fans felt that this was a horrible trade. And this is coming from a fanbase who always wants the teams to trade away prospects to "go for it".Don’t forget about Shane Baz
As much as I love Searage, after watching Glasnow and Cole I wonder how good he really is?
He messed them up. Period. He didn't coach them to pitch to their strengths. Tampa and Houston did and they're both elite now (yes Glasnow is going to be elite). Can you imagine the Pirates rotation with Cole, Taillon, Glasnow at the helm (assuming they're all coached correctly)? That's what every Pirates fan had hoped for when those guys were drafted. That's a World Series champion rotation right there. I have so much disgust towards Pirates management right now.
Although at the end of the day I’m not sure if the Pirates could have developed someone like Glasnow into becoming a good pitcher.
I'm with you right now but it's a small sample size. Even writers/scouts who didn't like the trade only proclaimed Meadows as a 4th OF. Glasnow hurts as he was supposed to be our future #1
Not here to troll but wasn’t Meadows a top-25 prospect before 2018? All the smart Rays people I follow were ecstatic with that trade when it went down.
I've been as down on this trade as anyone (obviously) but Glasnow was never going to fulfill his potential with this organization (they didn't know how to develop him). Meadows seemed like he could become a good outfielder but not a superstar (and I'm still not convinced that he'll become a superstar). Archer has actually done pretty well since that trade. My big issue with the trade is that once they made that move, they should have been all in. Trading for a guy like Archer isn't going to put them over the top. They needed to do more (a LOT more).
Are you hoping that they’re sellers at the deadline? Personally I would rather see them as buyers (as that would mean that we hope for the year). While I think it’s a long shot for this team to win the division, I do believe they can remain competitive with this strong rotation. They will need a lot of help (some of it is just boosting the lineup by getting the injured outfielders back). If they’re still within wildcard reach by the deadline (and have not experienced any major injuries), hopefully they can make some moves to bolster the bullpen and offense.
Definitely not. I'm just bracing myself for trade deadline disappointment where the Bucs are in the hunt but don't do anything meaningful to improve.
Unfortunately I think they already made their big move with the Archer trade. Archer has pitched well so it may work out in the end. I don’t anticipate any major moves but it’s also possible they don’t need to make one. Just be in position to play in that WC game and anything is possible.
