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Resop aids Pirates revival

Chris Resop file

- Height: 6-foot-3

- Weight: 225 pounds

- High school: Barron Collier

- Stats (through Wednesday)


YR TEAM W-L SV ERA G IP H ER BB SO

2005 Fla 2-0 0 8.47 15 17 22 16 9 15

2006 Fla 1-2 0 3.38 22 21.1 26 8 16 10

2007 LAA 0-0 0 4.15 4 4.1 4 2 1 2

2008 Atl 0-1 0 5.89 16 18.1 16 12 10 13

2010 Atl 0-0 0 22.50 1 2.0 5 5 3 2

2010 Pitt 0-0 0 1.89 22 19.0 10 4 10 24

2011 Pitt 3-2 1 3.26 51 47 41 17 17 57

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Pirates appeal loss to Braves

[unable to retrieve full-text content]PITTSBURGH – Pirates president Frank Coonelly issued a statement on Wednesday, a day after his team’s 4-3 loss to the Braves in Atlanta that included a highly controversial call in the 19th inning.

There is the quick update of the day.

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MLB locals: Barron grad Resop thriving in…

Click below for player profile pages of Collier and south Lee baseball players in the pros:

MAJOR LEAGUES

■ Chris Resop (Barron Collier HS, 2001); P, Pittsburgh Pirates

■ Chris Sale (FGCU, 2010); P, Chicago White Sox

MINOR LEAGUES:

■ Jacob Barnes (FGCU, 2011); P, Helena Brewers

■ Richard Bleier (FGCU, 2008); SP, Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers)

■ Casey Coleman (FGCU, 2008); P, Iowa Cubs

■ Zach Maxfield (FGCU, 2011); 1B, GCL Tigers

■ Tim Roberson (FGCU, 2011); C, Lowell Spinners (Boston Red Sox)

■ John Tolisano (Estero HS, 2007); SS, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Toronto Blue Jays)

■ Stephen Wickens (FGCU, 2011); SS, GCL Twins

For perhaps the first time in his major league career, Barron Collier graduate Chris Resop has some job stability.

He’s earned that stability by becoming a valued member of the resurgent Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen.

Resop joined the Pirates last August, posting a 1.89 earned run average and 1.05 WHIP in 22 appearances.

He’s followed that up with another solid season, appearing in 39 games and posting a 3-2 record with a 3.38 ERA and 1.28 WHIP. He’s again averaging more than a strikeout per inning, with 51 Ks and 17 walks in 40 innings.

“I feel really good with the way I’m throwing,” Resop said. “I had a rough May but was able to work through it.”

Resop said finally having some job security allowed him to overcome the rough stretch in May.

“It’s a lot easier to go to the ballpark every day when you’re not worried about losing your job,” Resop said. “Obviously, the results have to be there, but it’s nice to know the team has a lot of confidence in you. As a reliever, they know you’re going to have bad outings every now and again. They’ve shown faith in me, putting me right back out in those situations even after I’ve struggled.”

Resop has been a key contributor on a much improved Pirates team, serving as a late-inning setup man for dominant closer Joel Hanrahan. Resop works anywhere from the sixth to the eighth inning, where his mid 90s fastball and assortment of offspeed pitches are able to generate strikeouts in big spots.

The Pirates entered Saturday night’s game against Chicago at 46-42, just one game off the pace in the NL Central. Pittsburgh hasn’t recorded a winning season since Barry Bonds left the team in 1992, but the players believe this is the year they break that streak.

“I think at the beginning of the season, people in Pittsburgh were a little skeptical,” Resop said. “We had a few good crowds early in the season, and then we started to struggle a bit and I think everybody thought it was going to be another losing season. But we’ve always believed in our team. We don’t just want to finish over .500, we want to be a playoff team.”

The players are certainly noticing the buzz now surrounding their team.

“We had 120,000 people in for a series with the Red Sox,” Resop said. “Last year, it could take us 10 to 12 games to get that many people. There’s a huge glimmer of hope with this team. We’re very much in the race, and we’ve got a ton of games left with the teams in our division. The fans really want a winner here, and we believe we can get it done.”

Resop says new manager Clint Hurdle has been the perfect leader for the upstart Pirates.

“Clint’s a great guy, he’s friends with everybody on the team,” Resop said. “He knows when to back off, but he also knows when to put the hammer down when we need it. He’ll do everything he can to get that W.”

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MLB Trade Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates Meet to Hammer out Trade Deadline Strategy


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The Pittsburgh Pirates began Wednesday in second place in the National League Central. Unfortunately, their loss to the Houston Astros knocked them back to third place.

Nevertheless, the Pirates brass met to hold a serious discussion about the immediate future. With the team enjoying its best season in nearly two decades, the question was how they could use the trade deadline to keep it up.

As it turns out, the Pirates decided that perhaps the best idea might be to do nothing at all.

According to MLB.com, the Pirates are well aware of the fact that they have as many as eight players coming off the disabled list in the next couple weeks. As such, they can essentially fill any and all needs internally.

However, the word is that the Pirates also discussed which players would make good targets if the team does decide to go outside the organization as the July 31 deadline approaches. A follow-up meeting will be held in a few days.

One way or another, manager Clint Hurdle said the Pirates are going to do whatever it takes to stay in the race:

We’re going through the process with eyes wide open, ears wide open. We want to be committed to doing the right thing. There very well could be some irreversible decisions made along the way. Those are chances that you take because we want to push this forward with our ultimate goal being a World Championship organization. That’s the exciting part of it. It really is.

If the Pirates do need one thing, it’s offense. They are currently 12th in the National League in runs scored. Power is a major concern, as the team’s .361 slugging percentage is second-to-last in the NL.

This being said, don’t expect the Pirates to give up the farm for a player like Ryan Ludwick or Carlos Beltran. For the first time in many years, they have some talent in their farm system, and now is not the time to give any of it away.

-Zachary D. Rymer

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