Craig and Scott (@PirateTakes) talk about how enjoyable the playoffs have been this year, how some of the teams got there and what it all says about the overall state of Major League Baseball in general, before finally getting to Pirates discussion concerning the team's impending free agents. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig welcomes back Andy Durham-broadcaster from the Greensboro Grasshoppers-to recap the 2024 Season for the Pirates High-A Affiliate. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig sits down to talk about the Pirate Prospects you can watch in Arizona and how Ben Cherington and John Baker approach these assignments. The more section of today's podcast deals with some fans making the call to have Eric Munson promoted to MLB from the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians to be the team's new hitting coach, and the hiring of Max Kwan as the organizations new Director of International Scouting.

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott discuss the obvious topics of the firings that took place and comments made by Cherington during his recent press conference, while talking about what this all means for the 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates. Oh, and how Terry Francona was hired by the Reds, right in the middle of our recording. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott sit down to talk about the Rowdy Tellez situation, a possible negative effect of Oneil Cruz moving to the outfield, Mitch Keller's struggles towards the end of the season and another area of focus that could have led to David Bednar having the worst season in a Pirates uniform. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig is joined by Thomas Zinzarella (@zinz21)-broadcaster for @The_Marauders to recap the 2024 Minor League Season for the #Pirates Low-A Affiliate. During the podcast Craig and Thomas discuss a few highlights of his first year in the booth in Bradenton, as well as some hitters and pitchers that performed well throughout the year. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig and Scott talk about the "recent" development of possibly moving Reynolds to first base, what the 2025 season could look like with Endy back in the picture and Bubba's potential role in the rotation next year. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig takes a pretty deep dive into the Pirates recent decision not to renew the contract of the team's International Scouting Director, Junior Vizcaino; including at least three acquisitions that could have led them making this choice and some players that Vizcaino has left behind who still have potential. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, and is still a huge Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Fan; especially when it comes to the Farm System. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Minor League Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig And Scott discuss a myriad of topics concerning how the Pirates will look in 2025, including whether or not Shelton will be back, Cutch's role on the team, Nick Gonzales attempting to cement his place as the second basemen of the future, and how Oneil Cruz could evolve in his second full season. 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball with his buddy Scott Jackson (@PirateTakes). Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!

Craig is joined by former President of the Miami Marlins and host of Nothing Personal With David Samson to discuss where and/or how rebuilds fail or succeed, when decisions need to be made concerning both the manager and general manager, the progression, regression and stagnation of rebuilds, and how to possibly right the ship. #LetsGoBucs #30MinutesOfBucs #ForFansByFans 

Craig Toth previously covered the Pirates for Inside The Bucs Basement, but now simply sits down at the 9-foot homemade oak bar every week to talk Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball. Listen. Subscribe. Share. We are "For Fans, By Fans & All Pirates Talk." THE Pirates Fan Podcast found EVERYWHERE podcasts can be found and always at BucsInTheBasement.com!