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Author: Bucs'N'Pucks (Jeff Reed)

Raised in Cranberry Twp, PA, Jeff attended Kent State University and worked in Cleveland and Pittsburgh, before moving to New Orleans in September of 2012. His background is as an Engineering Designer, but he has always had a near unhealthy passion for Pittsburgh sports. Hockey and Baseball are his 1A and 1B, combined with his mathematical background, it's led to Jeff's desire in diving into analytics. Jeff is known as Bucs'N'Pucks in the comments, and began writing for Pirates Prospects in 2022 after contributing so many useful bits of information in the comment section.

Pirates Discussion: Sweep For Sweep

The Pittsburgh Pirates go into an off day having been swept by the New York Mets just after sweeping the Cincinnati Reds. Things don't look...

Pirates Discussion: Back on Losing Skid

After sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in four games, the Pittsburgh Pirates are now on the verge of being swept in four by the New...

Pirates Discussion: Pirates Drop Second Game

It wasn't his greatest start, but Mitch Keller still looked good. As has been his recent trend, he mixed up his pitch usage against the...

Pirates Discussion: The Right Fit

At a certain point, the Pittsburgh Pirates should be competitive to the point where we can finally discuss defense honestly. One given is that Ke'Bryan...

Pirates Discussion: A Week In New York

After spending the last couple months taking a beating, the  Pittsburgh Pirates had a chance to sweep the Cincinnati Reds and take a four...

Pirates Discussion: Double Header Full of Heat

Wednesday's afternoon matchup is a fun one. It's a Roansy Contreras start, which itself is a headliner. This will also be the first time the...

P2Daily: Previewing This Week’s Pirates Minor League Opponents

And then there were two. The MiLB season is dwindling down, with both Bradenton and Greensboro's seasons coming to an end. We have one more...

Pirates Discussion: Bandbox Benefactor

Bryse Wilson wasn't great, but he was effective. Which is really the best you can ask for. Wilson was able to hold the Cincinnati Reds...

Pirates Discussion: Almost, But Not Enough

On Sunday afternoon, Mitch Keller went with a completely different mix of pitches, and it worked in his favor. In his previous start, Keller threw...

Pirates Discussion: Rookie Reveal

After taking game one of the series, the Pittsburgh Pirates rookies were set on taking game two. In the end they fell just short. Right...

Pirates Discussion: Crawfords Celebration

Roansy Contreras kept up his domination of playoff contenders. On Friday evening Contreras held the St. Louis Cardinals to only one run over 5.1 innings....

Pirates Discussion: Is It Spring Yet?

I don't want to get too ahead of ourselves, but I'm looking forward to 2023 Spring Training. So much so I just booked my stay...

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