Tag: Joe Maddon
What the Pirates Pitching Prospects Can Learn From the Jake Arrieta...
PITTSBURGH – To borrow from a business-school cliché, it took Jake Arrieta 27 years to become an overnight success. The former top-100 prospect, the Olympian who dominated college and the minors, was a Major League flop. Arrieta had gotten chance after chance in Baltimore, and opponents flattened him to the tune of a 5.46 career ERA and more […]
Pirates Fans, Theo Epstein Sends His Condolences
PITTSBURGH – I feel bad bringing it up, but hey, every other media member did it today: the 2015 Wild Card Game. You know those unpleasant memories you have of Jake Arrieta slicing through the Pirates lineup? Well, Arrieta, do you remember? “When you bring it up, yeah,” Arrieta said. In Don Draper fashion, Pirates […]
Joe Maddon to be the Next Manager of the Cubs?
The Chicago Cubs have hired Joe Maddon to be their next manager, according to Jon Heyman. joe maddon to become cubs manager. story up soon at @CBSSports — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) October 29, 2014 When Maddon left the Rays last week, it was speculated that he could join the Cubs, especially after teams like the […]
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The 2020 Prospect Guide is Now Available!
Pirates Prospects took the leap to being my full-time job at the end of the 2010 season, all thanks to the release of our...