Saturday, December 29, 2018

Post-Xmas Notes: Pirates Potpourri

Slow holiday week :
  • Per Jon Heyman of Fancred, Josh Harrison has drawn interest from Nats, Reds, Rangers, Giants & Brewers, with the Yanks, Phils & Dodgers potentially in play, pending the Manny Machado sweepstakes results.
J-Hay's in play - 2016 Topps Archives
  • Ty Bradley of MLB Trade Rumors selects his three needs for each of the Central Division clubs; the Pirates holes were fairly obvious, at least the first two.
  • Trevor Williams had some fun when a Bronx waiter mistakenly took the Bucco hurler for an equally bushy Bryce Harper.
  • MLB.com's Will Leitch predicts that Mitch Keller will be one of 10 players whose name you'll learn in 2019.
  • MLB Pipeline has each team's worst #1 pick of the decade...see if u agree. They do note, tho, that "Roughly 1/3 won't reach MLB, and a similar number will have insignificant careers at that level." They also previously offered their choice of the best pick over the past 10 years.
  • The best defensive play by a Pirate this year?Look no further than Gold Glover Corey Dickerson's take-away, sez MLB.com.
  • The Chinatrust Brothers of the Taiwanese League signed cornerman Eric Wood from Indy. The 26-year-old Canuck slashed .269/.328/.481 with 11 home runs last year and will play for Team Canada in the 2019 Pan-Am games.
Eric is going east...way east (photo 2016 via MLB Pipeline)
  • Pirates Fest is Saturday, January 26th at PNC Park from noon-five w/free admission. They released a list of Pirates who have committed to the event: Corey Dickerson, Jameson Taillon, Jung Ho Kang, Josh Bell, Colin Moran, and Lonnie Chisenhall, with more Buccos to be added.

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