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Daily Archives: May 5, 2012

The Pittsburgh Pirates won in extra innings on Opening Day, beating the Miami Marlins by a 6-5 score after a Jared Triolo RBI single in the top of the 12th inning. The Pirates played comeback the entire...
Normally, I do a pre-season analysis, where I fill in my own depth chart and playing time estimates for the upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates season, along with ZiPS projected WAR totals. This year, I'm looking at the...

Pregame: McCutchen Back in the Lineup; J-Mac’s Evolution

Pirates All-Star center fielder Andrew McCutchen is back in the lineup tonight against the Cincinnati Reds after missing last night's action and half of Thursday's game...

Pirates Confident in Alvarez, Batting him Cleanup

PITTSBURGH, Pa.  -- Third baseman Pedro Alvarez has continued to climb his way up in the lineup. After starting the season batting seventh, Alvarez...

The Pirates are Historically Bad….So Far

If the season ended today, the Pittsburgh Pirates would have an historically bad season scoring runs. Now in the franchise's 131st season, no Pirates...

2012 Draft Trackers Updated, Four Draft Prospects Added

With the updated mid-season rankings, I have updated all of the scouting reports for the 2012 Draft Trackers. I've also added four new players...

This Date in Pirates History: May 5

Three former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, plus the team has made one trade of note. In the Jolly Roger...

Pirates Notebook: Karstens Moving in the Right Direction

Right-hander Jeff Karstens is continuing to progress back from right shoulder inflammation that caused him to exit his third start of the season on...

This Is Not Fantasy Baseball

I'm a recovering addict.  (Hi, Kevin.)  I've been clean for 4 years now.  I was addicted to...fantasy baseball and football. In my leagues, there was...

First Pitch: How Short Should Correia’s Leash Be?

At the start of the year, Kevin Correia was a great pitcher for the Pirates to have. He could start in the event of...

Minor League Schedule: 5/5/12

**Phil Irwin gets the start tonight for Bradenton, Cole will go tomorrow** Top ranked prospect Gerrit Cole, makes his sixth start of his pro...

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