It’s been a few weeks but the internet difficulties that the Baseball Historians network have had that prevented me from posting are through. The end result is, I get to further report on the mediocrity of our Pirates.
Not that there’s nothing to be happy about. Jason Bay is putting together another nice season and while he hasn’t found his homerun swing yet, he leads the team in just about everything. I have a feel once the weather heats up, so will Bay and we’ll see that OPS back up above .900.
Tom Gorzellany has also gotten it done and he’s established himself as the team’s ace. He leads the team in wins (5), ERA (2.36) and innings pitched (53 1/3) and he’s given up just two homeruns all season. He’s also been simply awesome against lefties, who have hit just .121 against him. Ian Snell has also had a nice season although he hasn’t quite gotten the run support. You can’t argue with the 43 strikeouts in 53 innings though and his ERA is just a touch behind Gorzellany’s.
And there’s some interesting news down on the farm. Here’s an interesting story about the Pirates two Cuban pitchers and there’s also some news on Neil Walkers transition from catcher to third base.
And the Pirates are right in the middle of the pack in what’s probably the weakest division in baseball. After dropping two straight, the Pirates find themselves five games below .500 and quite a ways back of the first place Brewers. This is an important time of year though. A nice run would go a long way toward the Pirates playing some meaningful ball well into the summer months while an extended skid means it’s just another year. Still, you have to like some of the things the Pirates are doing.
