After Monday's extra-innings loss to the Padres the Pirates moved yet one more game closer toward 100 losses. They are 56-92 and need to finish 7-7 over their final 14 to avoid losing 100 games for the first time since 2000. Pittsburgh is losing at an alarming rate. Consider these numbers:
- 13-36 in their last 49
- 3-17 over their last 20
- 2-11 over their last 13
- They haven't won two in a row since winning five consecutive games from August 17-22
- Expound these numbers over 162 games and it's a 1962 Mets-like 40-122
It's an incredibly terrible run of baseball and there's little reason to believe improvement is coming in 2010. By the way, here's a look at how some of the former Pirates have performed since leaving Major League Baseball's version of Purgatory.
- Tom Gorzelanny-Cubs-3-1/5.04 ERA/11 games/5 starts/32 strikeouts in 30 innings
- John Grabow-Cubs-25 games/20 innings/2.21 ERA/13 strikeouts/11 walks/12 hits
- Adam Laroche-Braves-.350/12 homers/33 RBI in 45 games
- Nate Mclouth-Braves-.278/9 homers/32 RBI in 72 games
- Nyjer Morgan-'Nats-.351 24 stolen bases-finished season at .307 with 74 runs in 120 games
- Freddy Sanchez-Giants-.284/2 extra base hits in 25 games
- Ian Snell-Seattle-5-2/4.53 ERA-beat the Yankees in his last outing
- Jack Wilson-Seattle-.224 six extra base hits in 31 games
It's a mixed bag of success and mediocrity with
Laroche,
Mclouth and Morgan performing above their previous levels in Pittsburgh, especially
Laroche. Sanchez and Wilson have been hurt for much of the time since being traded. Morgan is out for the year after getting off to a great start in Washington.
Gorzelanny and Snell both spent time in the minors.
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