Pittsburgh Pirates - The Obama / Trump Years (2010-2019)

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2010

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Titles:

Top Pirates Players of the Twenty Teens

2013 - WC, Won WC-Play-in (Reds), Lost NLDS (Cards)

2014 - WC, Lost WC-Play-in (SF)

Pitchers:

2015 - WC. Lost WC-Play-in (Cubs)

Mark Melancon (8.09) - 36

Gerritt Cole (11.48) - 36

Ballpark:

Francisco Liriano (8.15) - 29

PNC Park

AJ Burnett (7.32) - 24

Joel Hanrahan (5.06) - 20

Team Name:

Trevor Williams (5.82) - 18

Pirates

Felipe Vazquez (7.27) - 17

Jeff Locke (0.42) - 17

Owners:

Ivan Nova (4.48) - 15

Robert Nutting

Jameson Taillon (8.52) - 15

Tony Watson (9.54) - 14

General Managers:

Kevin Correia (0.55) - 14

Neal Huntington (2010-2019)

Charlie Morton (-0.39) - 14

James McDonald (2.81) - 13

Managers:

Jason Grilli (2.39) - 11

John Russell (2010)

Joe Musgrove (2.94) - 10

Clint Hurdle (2011-2019)

Paul Maholm (2.72) - 10

Jeff Karstens (4.35) - 7

Hall of Famers:

Chris Archer (1.27) - 2

None

Catchers:

Rookie of the Year:

Francisco Cervelli (7.97) - 20

None

Russell Martin (9.42) - 19

MVP

First Basemen:

Andrew McCutchen (2013)

Pedro Alvarez (5.57) - 22

Garrett Jones (1.58) - 20

Cy Young:

Josh Bell (4.69) - 20

None

Second Basemen:

No Hitters:

Neil Walker (17.09) - 38

None

Josh Harrison (13.89) - 24

Adam Frazier (6.94) - 14

Notable Events:

ShortStop:

2010 - The Pirates move into the Twenty Oughts in the midst of the longest

Jordy Mercer (7.54) - 32

sub .500 streak of any team in major league baseball history. - seventeen and

Kevin Newman (2.23) - 10

counting coming into the season. The Buccos would add three more to that total,

to get to twenty before finally turning it around in 2013.

Third Base:

It took some time, but new owner Robert Nutting and his GM Neal Huntington

Jung Ho-Kang (5.79) - 14

poured their expertise and resources into the franchise to get it going in the right

David Freese (5.47) - 9

direction. They came on the scene in 2007. It also didn't hurt that all of that losing

gave Pittsburgh advantageous draft positions - the one perk that comes with being

Outfield:

a perennial loser - the Bucs had averaged a 71-91 mark during the twenty year span

Andrew McCutchen (36.9) - 115

Starling Marte (29.06) - 78

2010 - Keepers moving forward on the 2010 roster:

Gregory Polanco (5.71) - 29

□ 1B - Garrett Jones, 29, low priced free agent 2009

Jose Tabata (1.92) - 18

□ 2B - Neil Walker, 24, 11th overall pick in 2004 draft

Corey Dickerson (4.22) - 10

□ 3B - Pedro Alvarez, 23, 2nd overall pick in 2008 draft, rookie in 2010

□ OF - Jose Tabata, 21, picked up from Yankees in 2008 trade deadline deal

Notable Events:

for Nady, Marte

□ CF - Andrew McCutchen, 21, 11th overall pick in 2005 draft

2014 - OF Gregory Polanco, 22, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2009

□ OF - Lastings Milledge, 25, 12th overall pick in '03, came in trade with

Washington in '09 and was never able to reach his original promise

2016 - After a nice three year run reaching the playoffs as a wild card,

□ OF - Brandon Moss, 26, obtained in Jason Bay trade deadline deal in 2008

the Bucs descend back beneath .500. The pitching is the culprit as

with Boston and LA. The Pirates let Moss get away as he later developed

Pittsburgh scores their most runs since 2008. The starting pitching

into a slugger in Oakland

collapsed. AJ Burnett retired.

□ Releiver - Joel Hanrahan, 29, obtained in trade with Washington in '09

JA Happ left as a free agent and went 20-4 with Toronto.

Gerrit Cole and Francisco Liriano, who had combined for a 31-15

2011 - Additions to the Pittsburgh pool of talent:

mark in 2015, dropped to a combined 13-21 in 2016.

□ 3B Josh Harrison, 23, debuts, he was picked up in a 2009 trade with the Cubs

Only closer Mark Melancon continued to contribute and he was dealt to

□ Releiver Tony Watson, 26, debuts, he was a ninth round pick in 2007

Washington for prospect Felipe Rivero at the trade deadline when

□ Lefthander Jeff Locke, 23, debuts, he was obtained in a 2009 trade with the Braves

Pittsburgh was already out of it

□ Reliever Jared Hughes, 25, debuts. He was a fourth round pick in the 2006 draft

2018 - The Pirates obtain OF Corey Dickerson, 29, in a trade with

2012 - More Additions to the Pittsburgh talent stock

Tampa Bay

□ SS Jordy Mercer, 25, debuts, he was a 3rd round pick in the 2008 draft

□ OF Starling Marte, 23, is a rookie. He was an IFA in 2007

2018 - The Pirates officially throw in the towel and trade away their

□ The Pirates take on salary, picking up thirty five year old righthander AJ Burnett

two superstar talents OF Andrew McCutchen, 30, and righty

from the Yankees. Burnett rewards the Buccos, going 16-10

Gerritt Cole, 26, for a bunch of prospects.

2013 - The breakthrough! The Pirates finally top .500 and in a big way going

2019 - Predictably, the Buccos, now in rebuilding mode, sink 13 games

94-68 and making the postseason, They beat the Reds in the WC play-in

to 69 wins. Like the movie Awakenings, Pittsburgh broke it's 20 year

game before losing to the Cards in the NLDS. Andrew McCutchen wins the

sub .500 slumber in 2013 and after 3 glorious Wild Card seasons,

NL MVP going 21-84-.317 with 27 SB's.

the Pirates have now sunk back into the abyss.

It was the pitching that made the difference as Pittsburgh actually scored less

It's not all gloom and doom, however.

runs than in 2012, but they gave up almost a hundred less runs.than the

There are several talented young players on the Pirates roster and

previous season.

their Farm System is not terrible, ranking somewhere in the middle:

This marks the beginning of a three season run where the Bucs reach the

□ 1B Josh Bell, 26, 2nd round pick in '11

postseason each year altho' they never make it past the wild card game

□ 2B Adam Frazier, 27, 6th round pick in '13

□ SS Kevin Newman, 25, 1st round pick in '15

2013 - There were a number of high quality additions to the squad that helped put

□ 3B Colin Moran, 26, part of '18 trade with Houston for Gerrit Cole

Pittsburgh over the top:

□ OF Bryan Reynolds, 24, part of '18 trade with SF for Andrew McCutchen

□ The Bucs sign lefthander Francisco Liriano, 29, as a free agent from the White Sox.

□ RHP Jose Musgrove, 26, part of '18 trade with Houston for Gerrit Cole

A low cost gamble, Liriano always had nasty stuff, but injuries and inconsistency

□ RHP Trevor Williams, 27, '16 trade with Miami

held him back. With the Pirates, he goes 16-8

□ Lefty Closer Felipe Velasquez, 27, '16 trade with Nats for Mark Melancon

□ Gerrit Cole, 22, is a rookie. He was the first overall pick in the 2011 draft.

□ RHP Chad Kuhl, 26, 9th round pick in '13

Cole has star quality as he goes 10-7 with a 3.22 ERA while striking out nearly

□ RHP Mitch Keller, 23, 2nd round pick in '14

a batter an inning. Pittsburgh got lucky as the Yankees picked him in the first

round of the 2008 draft but got cold feet and didn' t make Cole an offer worthy

of his talent (overall number one talent). Ironically, Cole will ultimately sign a

free agent contract down the road with New York, but at a cost of over 300 million.

□ Pittsburgh acquires closer Mark Melancon, 28, from Boston In a steal of a deal.

Melancon was part of a six player deal.

□ Catcher Russell Martin, 32, is picked up as a free agent from the Yankees.

Altho' his hitting has declined, his ability to handle a pitching staff hasn't.

He is a key to the success of the Pirate's pitching in 2013