Big Week Coming Up

This week coming up is a pretty major one when it comes to the immediate, short-term, and long-term future of two of Pittsburgh's sports teams.

1. Sure there's on the field action this week with the Pirates, and this week could be one of their most important of the season, so we'll start there.

We've won our 4 outta 6, at worst, against Cleveland and KC, that the rest of this homestand (Cubs and one Mets' game) is the most important stretch so far this season.

Win or lose today against Greinke, but we're still within striking distance of the .500 stepping stone, which is a good spot for us to be in at this juncture of the season based on early season predictions.

However, tank and lose 3 outta 4 to the Cubs/Mets, and we are just right back to the verge of having the season slip away.


2. Continuing with the Buccos, this is finally the week where we see how we stand with Sano, the prized prospect from the Dominican. July 2 is the start of the signing period for International Prospects.They've stated that they're not just gonna throw a truck of money at this kid, but they are going to offer him "value".

We've had a good season so far with our draft, trades, and beefing up our minors, as noted before, but signing this kid would be the icing on the cake and be a major coup for us.

In addition to the July 2 date, there's a chance that we may have offers and/or signings this week for two of our highly regarded pitching prospects that we just drafted.


3. As we remain in the glare coming off the Stanley Cup, this is a major week for the future of the Pens as the free agent signing period begins on July 1. This article here details it out.

I can't speculate too much, and who knows what to expect, but don't assume that all the players, especially Scuderi, will be with us next year.

Actually, speaking of Scuderi, I think the Pens are already planning on him not being here anymore after seeing their 1st round pick in the draft. Reading the descriptions of this kid, he sounds just like a younger Scuderi.

We shall see.

But pay attention as this week coming up will go a long way towards the rest of this baseball season, the upcoming and next couple hockey seasons, and the short and long term success of the Pirates.