Cutch on MLB 13 Cover

Andrew McCutchen will grace the cover of the video game MLB 13.  Great for Cutch!  He is the leader of this team and we need another strong season from him.

Baseball America Top 100 List

Baseball America has released there Top 100 Prospect List and there are 5 Pirates players on list.  They are Gerrit Cole at #7,  Jameson Taillon at #19, Gregory Polanco at #51, Alan Hanson at #61, and Luis Heredia at #78.  We will probably see Cole sometime this year in the big leagues and Taillon sometime next year.  Polanco, Hanson, and Heredia still have some years left before we see them in the majors.

Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Logo

The Pirates will have a new logo for the 2014 season.  They are keeping the traditional P that is worn on there hats but updating the buccaneer symbol.  I came up with a concept that modernizes the 1968-1986 logo.  Here it is.  What do you think?

Hurdle Gets an Extension

Clint Hurdle gets a 1 years extension through the 2014 season.  I am ok with this.  He has made some great strides as the manager of the Bucs but somehow needs to get this team over the hump in the 2nd half.  The last 2 years this team has collapsed in the second half of the season after being in 1st place.  It needs to change.

New Acquisitions

There are some new faces this year on the team.  The biggest acquisition is catcher Russell Martin.  He signed a 2 year deal worth 17 million dollars which for the Pirates is a lot.  He is an upgrade over last years starter Rod Barajas.  Also they have signed pitcher Francisco Liriano to add depth to the rotation.  He has tons of upside but has struggled with control the past couple years.

Spring Training

Spring Training has arrived and every year I have hope that the Pirates are going to end the 20 years of losing.  The pitchers and catchers have arrived to Bradenton, Florida and the rest of the team will arrive later this week.  Can't wait.

My Hometown Team The Pittsburgh Pirates

Hi Everyone.  I probably will not have a lot of followers but I am doing a Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Blog.  I was born and raised 20 minutes outside of Pittsburgh,Pa and grew up loving the Pirates.   I will give updates on how the team is doing and my own opinion on the Pirates.