BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Most players who have spent seven seasons in the minor leagues are no longer considered prospects.However, Gift Ngoepe is hardly the ordinary professional baseball player. As such, the 26-year-old infielder鈥檚 learning curve has been steeper than most as he has worked his ...
Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Money, money, money</strong>The late-night text message came from a veteran Pirates player last weekend.鈥淒oes it always have to be about the money? ALWAYS?鈥漈he text was sent about an hour after the Pittsburgh ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� John Jaso hasn鈥檛 read 鈥淢oneyball鈥� or watched the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis鈥� bestseller from 2003.That is surprising for a couple of different reasons.Jaso is a self-professed math nerd. He likely would be teaching advanced high school mathematics today if he ...
BRADENTON, Fla. --- John Jaso hasn鈥檛 read 鈥淢oneyball鈥� or watched the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis鈥� bestseller from 2003.That is surprising for a couple of different reasons.Jaso is a self-professed math nerd. He likely would be teaching advanced high school mathematics today if he ...
1. Money, money, moneyThe late-night text message came from a veteran Pirates player last weekend.鈥淒oes it always have to be about the money? ALWAYS?鈥漈he text was sent about an hour after the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review鈥檚 Rob Biertempfel reported that ace pitcher Gerrit Cole had been ...
BRADENTON, Fla. --- Francisco Cervelli believes there is a moral to his success story of 2015.鈥淎lways believe in yourself,鈥� the Pirates catcher said before a recent spring training workout. 鈥淒on鈥檛 give up on yourself.鈥滻t would have been easy for Cervelli to give up after spending the ...
