Hidden Vigorish Prophecies for 2014: Jordy Mercer
2013 was a breakout year for Pirate SS Jordy Mercer. After a hot start to his age 26 season at AAA Indianapolis he earned a promotion to the majors in early May and never looked back. By mid-June...
View ArticleHidden Vigorish Prophecies for 2014: Starling Marte
Pirates’ manager Clint Hurdle penciled Starling Marte into the lineup as the everyday left fielder and leadoff hitter from Day 1 of the 2013 season despite some rather vocal criticisms concerning his...
View ArticleHidden Vigorish Prophecies for 2014: Pedro Alvarez
Pedro Alvarez is a lightening rod for Pirate fans. From the very beginning of his career the expectations for Pedro were enormous. Not since Barry Bonds had the Pirates drafted a hitter with the...
View ArticleHidden Vigorish Prophecies for 2014: Gaby Sanchez
Gaby Sanchez will enter the 2014 season firmly entrenched as the right handed hitter in the Pirates first base platoon. This is the same role he has occupied since the Pirates acquired him in July of...
View ArticleHidden Vigorish Prophecies For 2014: Neil Walker
The switch hitting Neil Walker has been one of the more consistent performers the Pirates have had in recent years. Over the past three seasons he has posted fWARs of 2.6 in 2011, 2.6 in 2012, and 2.7...
View ArticleHidden Vigorish Prophecies For 2014: Gerrit Cole
The story of Gerrit Cole‘s 2013 rookie season was a tale of two pitchers. From his call up in June through the end of August, Cole was a reliable starting pitcher but failed to dominate hitters....
View ArticleHidden Vigorish Prophecies for 2014: Charlie Morton
Charlie Morton‘s career thus far has been a series of fits and starts. It took him almost 4 years to find any kind of sustained success. A revamped delivery led to what appeared to be a breakthrough...
View ArticleHidden Vigorish Prophecies for 2014: Season Outlook and Predictions
I had planned on writing up a very long and thorough post to preview the Pirates’ 2014 season. It was going to be full of sabermetric projections and all sorts of goodies for just about every player on...
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