jeff karstens Stories - Brew Crew Ball
Pirates Suffer 10th Straight Loss; Brewers Challenge Bucs' Only Hit
I guess it's not Jeff Karstens' fault that the Pirates can't hit anymore, or that the Pirates' bullpen stinks. If Tyler Yates is taken to arbitration this offseason, I'll be deeply disappointed; he can't be counted on for anything. On the bright side--and you have to be looking pretty hard to find...
Jeff Karstens Takes Perfect Game Into Eighth Inning, Pitches Two-Hitter
This was my first look at Jeff Karstens as a Pirate, and it was certainly a pleasant introduction, as Karstens took a perfect game into the eighth inning. Karstens was hardly dominant--he kept too many of his pitches up in the zone, which resulted in approximately eight million fly balls to the...
Odds and Ends
-P- Jeff Karstens will join the Pirates' rotation very soon, perhaps replacing John Van Benschoten, who was smacked around again tonight. Also, Ross Ohlendorf will also soon join the rotation, but he'll pitch for a while at Indianapolis first because he's been pitching in relief a lot recently....
Daniel McCutchen, Jeff Karstens Added to Deal; Steve Pearce Coming Up
The Post-Gazette reports that George Kontos and Phil Coke have been subtracted from the Nady-Marte deal, and pitchers Daniel McCutchen and Jeff Karstens have been added. This disappoints me a little; I liked Kontos a lot better than either of these guys. They're both better than Coke and are...










