Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton and bullpen coach Justin Meccage met with the media and discussed pitching, defense and pitching coach Oscar Marin, who seems to be a daily topic since Spring Training 2.0 started. AT&T SportsNet tweeted out segments of the interviews, which I have included below. We start with the two videos for Shelton.
Here’s his comments on the pitching of Steven Brault and Chad Kuhl
The Pirates did a "piggyback" with Steven Brault and Chad Kuhl last night in the scrimmage game, and manager Derek Shelton gave reporters his thoughts on it. -RI pic.twitter.com/TPSrLh49fK
— AT&T SportsNet™ PIT (@ATTSportsNetPIT) July 14, 2020
Shelton talks about the Pirates prioritizing defense
Derek Shelton met with reporters after the Pirates intrasquad game last night.
One of the the topics discussed was how the team prioritized defense this past offseason. -RI pic.twitter.com/l5ngkxOhPK
— AT&T SportsNet™ PIT (@ATTSportsNetPIT) July 14, 2020
There have been a lot of questions about new pitching coach Oscar Marin recently. Here’s another one directed towards Justin Meccage, the bullpen coach.
Pirates bullpen coach Justin Meccage met with reporters and discussed his relationship with pitching coach Oscar Marin….and why it's gone so well thus far into camp. -RI pic.twitter.com/EOV8aIEy46
— AT&T SportsNet™ PIT (@ATTSportsNetPIT) July 14, 2020
Here’s Meccage talking about his relationship with Shelton
Pirates bullpen coach Justin Meccage has a unique history with manager Derek Shelton. First, they were teammates, and then he played FOR Shelton on the 2002 Staten Island Yankees.
Meccage went down memory lane in discussing Shelton. Cool story if you're a baseball fan! -RI pic.twitter.com/60C1uSAgnO
— AT&T SportsNet™ PIT (@ATTSportsNetPIT) July 14, 2020
Meanwhile, in Altoona….
Pittsburgh Pirates left one open spot on their roster of players in Altoona. It appears that it’s being filled by first round pick Nick Gonzales, who is reportedly in Altoona now but not yet with the team https://t.co/gp4ypA2QC5
— John Dreker (@JohnDreker) July 14, 2020
Pirates had an afternoon scrimmage yesterday, but no live video feed. Not sure why, but I was here waiting for it so I could post the link. If they have one today, I’ll post a quick article with the lineups and link to the feed. If they’re done with the live feeds, then you only have to wait three more days until the first exhibition game on TV.
**We will have at least four articles today, including the one you’re currently reading. If any news comes up or the live video feed, we will have more. The other scheduled articles for today are as follows:
This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History – Birth dates of Donn Clendenon and Enrique Romo
Card of the Day – A look at the best hitter/pitcher on the 1982 Pirates, highlighted on a Topps card that also served as a (partial) team checklist.
1979 Season Recap – Braves run into Jim Bibby and Bill Robinson
Hope everyone has a nice Wednesday!
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