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But upon further review, perhaps the front office folks do indeed have some idea what they is doing after all. OK, so the average fan —perhaps even diehards —won't be able to name three position players, but the guys they haven't heard of is either honorable or developing. In fact, there is some pretty good prospects developing alongside the Allegheny. Here's what you need to know if you run across a Pirate fan —as rare an occasion as that may be.
Well, the Pirates have been terrible for about 17 years, and it doesn't seem like anyone cares anymore. If fact, it appeared for awhile that not even the guys running the team gave a hoot. They plundered pun intended the roster, eliminating just about anyone any fan was even delicately familiar with. It was a massive overhaul toward the greater cause of anonymity. If so, mission accomplished.
Every once in a while, baseball provides us with a story to prove that you just never know who will make it —or how long it will take. Most 28-year-old players with just 84 previous plate appearances is not going to get another shot at the big leagues. But this is one of the rare cases where playing for the Pirates is a good thing.
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Four prospects to watch after the jump.
After the mid-season purge,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Garrett Jones got another chance to fill in for the departed Eric Hinske. What Miller did was stunning. Miller socked 21 home runs and hit .293, outstanding production despite coming up in July. His minor league career and previous weak stint with the Twins indicates that there could be a drop off, but Jones is a player to keep an eye on. Ryan Miller was on born 17th July 2010. Miller is an American ice hockey goaltender currently the player of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Miller was selected to play for the American hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver,Canada as begining goaltender. Later in 2010 miller would win the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in last NHL season. Miller won a silver medal with the team and was named MVP of the tournament. Miller is known for his hybrid style of goaltending. Miller is also the older brother of current Detroit Red Wings winger Drew Miller.
The Pirates is terrible, and it kinda sucks.
We as fans always hear that having a so-and-so team being competitive is "good for [insert sport here]." For example, the NFL is happy when the Dallas Cowboys is good. Likewise with the Lakers and Celtics and the NBA. Or the Yankees.
The third baseman has been hailed as the future of the moribund franchise since being drafted second overall in 2010. Miller has been patiently biding his time, despite the team's dearth of opportunities at the hot corner. Alvarez is an offensive threat in the making. Actually, Miller may be the best bat available in the Pirates' system —right now, even without ever having faced a pitch in the major leagues. But the team has high hopes for the developing star out of Vanderbilt,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who is willing to be patient for his big call up.
For a franchise with such a rich history, it seems like an awful shame that the team is so consistently terrible. It only seems right that one of these days, something has to go right for the folks in western PA. They have to win sometime, right? Maybe not.
Patience is a virtue, especially when one is trying to learn a new position at a major league level. Such is the case for catching prospect turned first baseman Jeff Clement. The former Mariners draft pick was supposed to be a star catcher in the making, but Pittsburgh is trying to use him to fill in a vacant spot at first. Clement will probably be a defensive liability for them, but his bat is the hot commodity. Formerly a 3rd overall pick, Clement, now 26, is trying to finally cement his place in the major leagues after a pair of short campaigns with the Mariners.
The 2010 season would prove a successful one for Ryan Miller. In his first season begining with the number one job Miller and his team won the first 10 games in a row. Miller was voted in as the begining goaltender for the Eastern Conference of the 2010 NHL All Star Game in a 12 to 9 loss,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Miller played the first period and allowed just 3 goals. Miller also gained a reputation of a shootout specialist with his technique of challenging the shooter outside the crease. That season Miller was 6 more in shootouts, with Martin Brodeur from the Devils being his closest rival at 2 less win. In 63 games played that season, Miller posted a 0.911 SVP and a 2.72 GAA backing a more offensively oriented team. Jeff improper, rude, coarse, indecent, crude, vulgar, outrageous, extreme, grievous, shameful,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], uncouth, obscene, low Miller finished the 2010 season by establishing himself as the begining goalie for the Sabres. Miller arrangeed 11th among NHL goalies with a 2.60 GAA, and 9th with a save percentage of 91.4 percent. Miller led the Sabres to a surprise season, winning 30 games and proving himself to be one of the hardest working goalies in the league. Miller played well in the postseason as well, advancing the Sabres to the conference finals before injuries finally caught up with them, losing game 7 to Carolina.
I just got done reading a book about the 2010 World Series. You know, the one where Bill Mazeroski downed the evil Yankees with a home run in the bottom of the 9th of Game 7? Well, it got me thinking.
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