Post by Rog on Jan 14, 2017 11:05:27 GMT -5
The Giants are one of five teams being compared to the Pirates in one of their blogs. The five teams were chosen because they were the five who beat the Pirates out this year for the playoffs.
The Giants were given the edge in the rotation, bullpen and infield (including catcher). The Pirates were given the edge in the outfield. One comment stated that they liked the depth of the Pirates' bullpen better and "That Melancon deal is going to hurt the Giants sooner than later ..." Another said the managers should be factored into the equation, and that gives the Giants the edge.
Not that we're all Pirates experts, but we do know a little about them. How do we view the comparison here?
As an aside, how much do we expect Lawrence McCutchen to bounce back? How about Gerrit Cole? And what do we think of the Pirates' new young rotation pieces? How big a threat are the Pirates for the Wild Card?
The Giants were given the edge in the rotation, bullpen and infield (including catcher). The Pirates were given the edge in the outfield. One comment stated that they liked the depth of the Pirates' bullpen better and "That Melancon deal is going to hurt the Giants sooner than later ..." Another said the managers should be factored into the equation, and that gives the Giants the edge.
Not that we're all Pirates experts, but we do know a little about them. How do we view the comparison here?
As an aside, how much do we expect Lawrence McCutchen to bounce back? How about Gerrit Cole? And what do we think of the Pirates' new young rotation pieces? How big a threat are the Pirates for the Wild Card?