New BoD: The Pittsburgh Pirates took both games of their split-squad doubleheader on Sunday. Here are my takeaways/observations from both games, including an Esmerlyn Valdez grand slam and Konnor Griffin starting at shortstop bucsondeck.substack.com/p/spring-tak...
22.02.2026 22:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Pittsburgh Pirates won their spring training opener on Saturday, 8-2, against the Baltimore Orioles. I wrote some of my takeaways from the opener, including notes on Matt Ager, Joey Bart, Wilber Dotel, and more. bucsondeck.substack.com/p/spring-tak...
21.02.2026 21:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Who are some of the names to watch in the Pirates' system that should be making the transition to the States? I take a look at a few names, including one that showed similar under-the-hood data to Edward Florentino. Read more here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/potential-...
15.02.2026 19:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It's here. The Bucs on Deck 2026 Top Prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. Who are the top prospects in the system? I break down nearly 40 players in the system with video, scouting reports, and outlooks. Read it all here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/bucs-on-de...
13.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
New BoD: Tomorrow, Bucs on Deck will release its 2026 top prospect in the Pirates' system list. Today, we take a look at some under-the-radar guys that didn't make the list, but could at some point in the season. My sleeper picks for 2026 here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/murphy-pir...
13.02.2026 00:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Starting up a Fantasy Baseball League over on ESPN. Nothing too fancy. Been running one the last couple of years, mostly with followers and subscribers of the site.
If anyone is interested, let me know, I can set them up with an invite
New BoD: I did a deep dive into the 2025 season for Termarr Johnson. Check out Bucs on Deck to read up on one of the Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitting prospects. bucsondeck.substack.com/p/video-brea...
16.01.2026 18:28 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How does the Pirates' rotation stack up against the rest of the NL Central? Using 2025 fWAR and FanGraph's Steamer Projections, I take a look at that today over on the site. bucsondeck.substack.com/p/how-the-nl...
12.01.2026 20:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My latest on @BaseballAmerica on Pirates' minor leaguer Duce Gourson. It took him just 61 games to reach AA, and after a brief adjustment period, finished strong. Read more on an underrated bat in the system. www.baseballamerica.com/stories/pira...
03.01.2026 20:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New BoD: As we get ready to close out the year, I take a look at 26 things im watching for in 2026. bucsondeck.substack.com/p/murphy-26-...
31.12.2025 18:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New Post: The Pirates have made several trades over the past couple of years that have included their pitching prospects. I take a look at how that has impacted their overall pitching depth, and if they can afford to make another trade involving a pitcher. bucsondeck.substack.com/p/analysis-h...
29.12.2025 21:10 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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24.12.2025 19:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New BoD: The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their strong offseason in collecting help for a struggling offense, this time signing free agent Ryan O'Hearn to a two-year deal. My look at the evolution of the offense this offseason here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/pittsburgh...
24.12.2025 18:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today is the last day of the 2025 International Signing Period, so I take a look at the Pirates' class and how they did in year one of pro ball. Who stood out? Who were some of the low-bonus players who played well? I break it all down here:
bucsondeck.substack.com/p/pittsburgh...
My YouTube Channel is updated with three games from Jesus Travieso as well. Head on over and take a look, subscribe to get updates as I post more videos this offseason. www.youtube.com/@bucsondeck
12.12.2025 22:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Good time to remind everyone: you can get 40% off a yearly subscription when you upgrade to a paid membership right now. Get access to this, other video breakdowns, player features, and scouting reports on the top prospects in the system
12.12.2025 22:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Pirates acquired Jesus Travieso in the Jhostynxon Garcia trade. A young righty from Venezuela, I watched some video on him and came away impressed. I broke down what I saw over on the site here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/jesus-trav...
12.12.2025 22:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
I break down the 2025 Rule 5 draft for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who selected and then traded Carter Baumler in the major league portion. They then drafted four pitchers in the minor league phase. The write-up also includes a video for each player. bucsondeck.substack.com/p/rule-5-rec...
10.12.2025 21:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed their first free agent of the offseason, adding some help to the bullpen in left-handed pitcher Gregory Soto. Here's more on the newest Pirate here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/pittsburgh...
10.12.2025 02:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Winter Meetings are upon us, and I preview the next couple of days for the Pittsburgh Pirates, including what they may be looking to do, plus some info on the Draft Lottery and Rule 5 draft. Read more here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/pittsburgh...
08.12.2025 16:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Also, check out my YouTube channel, where I uploaded almost 10 of Matoma's games from this past season.
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Did a video breakdown of David Matoma the other day. Some rough edges (he's 19), but showed plenty of promise in 2025. The fastball, when it's on, has the look of an easy '70' grade pitch. Read more on Matoma here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/video-brea...
05.12.2025 16:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2
The Pittsburgh Pirates just swung their first big move of the offseason, trading Johan Oviedo to the Red Sox for Jhostynxon Garcia in a five-player deal. Read my breakdown of the trade here at Bucs on Deck:
bucsondeck.substack.com/p/pirates-ac...
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05.12.2025 04:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Just subscribed to @anthonymurphy.bsky.social Buccos substack! Lets Go Bucs!
05.12.2025 02:56 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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28.11.2025 22:19 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Today on the site, we take a look at some super early breakout picks in the Pittsburgh Pirates system for the 2026 season. Who is in a position to take a big step in 2026? We take a look here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/pittsburgh...
24.11.2025 19:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Title at the bottom says Prime 9 because weh I originally submitted it, I only had nine topics, last minute I actually added two more, but had already submitted and it generated the link for it. Probably a way to change it, but, ehhh
01.10.2025 17:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0