Mound Visit

Mound Visit: Moran’s changes sparking success

POSTED: 1:00 AM August 3, 2020

in Minneapolis

Colin Moran is hitting the ball harder than just about anyone else in baseball after ditching his leg kick.

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Mound Visit: Burdi’s back … and how

POSTED: 2:00 AM July 27, 2020

Nick Burdi has always had terrific stuff, and a new follow-through could put less wear and tear on his arm for the future.

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Mound Visit: Musgrove’s new fastball mentality

POSTED: 1:14 AM March 2, 2020

in Bradenton, Fla.

Bradenton, Fla. -- Joe Musgrove has been talking about throwing his fastball up in the zone more in 2019. That's probably a good idea.

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Mound Visit: Kuhl might have found his fix

POSTED: 12:03 AM February 24, 2020

in Bradenton, Fla.

Chad Kuhl struggled vs. lefties throughout his career, until he made a change during his final starts of the 2018 season.

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Mound Visit: How Stratton became a spin doctor

POSTED: 12:03 AM February 17, 2020

in Bradenton, Fla.

Chris Stratton always had good spin, but his breaking pitches really started to move after he came to Pittsburgh last year.

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Mound Visit: Getting most out of middle infield

POSTED: 12:01 AM February 5, 2020

Adam Frazier and Kevin Newman combine to be a good defensive middle infield, but there is room for improvement with Newman.

3.4K

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Mound Visit: Can Reynolds play center?

POSTED: 12:00 PM January 31, 2020

The Pirates need to find a replacement for Starling Marte in center field. Is Bryan Reynolds the answer? We dig into his metrics to investigate.

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Mound Visit: Five outfielders to replace Marte

POSTED: 12:40 AM January 29, 2020

The Pirates need outfield help after they traded Starling Marte Monday. These five free agents could be potential targets.

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Mound Visit: Is Moran’s glove hopeless?

POSTED: 12:07 AM January 16, 2020

Colin Moran was one of baseball's worst defensive infielders in 2019, but changing where he starts from could help him play to his strengths better.

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Mound Visit: The all-decade worst Pirates team

POSTED: 7:04 PM January 3, 2020

The Pirates may have had an MVP and All-Stars during the 2010s, but they also had prospect busts and bad free agents. This is a roster of the latter.

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Mound Visit: The all-decade Pirates team ☕

POSTED: 12:01 AM January 1, 2020

In a decade filled with extreme highs and lows, these 25 players were the best to suit up for the Pirates during the 2010s.

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Mound Visit: Can catchers get by with just their defense? ☕

POSTED: 12:19 AM December 21, 2019

Jacob Stallings and Luke Maile would arguably be the best fielding but worst hitting catching duo in baseball. Is the trade-off worth it?

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Mound Visit: Ten catchers to replace Diaz ☕

POSTED: 3:33 PM December 3, 2019

The Pirates created a need at catcher when they non-tendered Elias Diaz Monday. These 10 players could be a good fit to replace him.

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Mound Visit: How Shelton can build ‘player-centered culture’ ☕

POSTED: 5:14 PM November 30, 2019

New Pirates manager Derek Shelton has a strong track record as a coach, but an even better one at building relationships.

9.7K

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Mound Visit: What’s Marte’s trade value? ☕

POSTED: 12:15 AM November 27, 2019

Starling Marte is already drawing trade interest. What return could the Pirates potentially get back in a trade?

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Mound Visit: Examining Cherington’s first foray ☕

POSTED: 11:52 PM November 22, 2019

Ben Cherington's first moves as the Pirates' general manager hint towards an ideological change from the previous regime.

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Mound Visit: Cherington’s analytical muddle ☕

POSTED: 12:10 AM November 17, 2019

New Pirates GM Ben Cherington has a good reputation in the analytics world, but his shortcomings in Boston should not be ignored.

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Mound Visit: Three undervalued free-agent starters ☕