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Exploring the Arsenal: A Preview of the Milwaukee Brewers’ Probable Starting Pitchers

Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the...

What’s wrong with Andrew McCutchen?

Clearly, Andrew McCutchen is slumping. After a hot start on the season's opening road trip, he has hit .162/.279/.270 in his past 86...

Revisiting the Clayton Hamilton Story

In August 2007, an article by John Perrotto revealed the strange story of Pirates prospect Clayton Hamilton (it appears that Perrotto’s article has been...

Pitch f/x: Comparing the Strike Zones for Pirates, Opponents

There was quite a bit of discussion regarding the role of umpiring in the Pirates’ 6-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon....

Taking a Look at Morton’s Pitch Location

Obviously, Charlie Morton leaned heavily on his sinker last night in St. Louis. According to Brooks Baseball, 68 of his 94 pitches were sinkers...

Fields traded to Colorado

The Pirates traded infielder Josh Fields to the Colorado Rockies today for a player to be named later or cash. Fields, a non-roster...

Adcock Makes Royals’ Opening Day Roster

The Kansas City Royals announced today that pitcher Nathan Adcock will be on the team's opening day roster, meaning he will stay with the...

Ciriaco optioned; Rodriguez, Bowker make team

The Pirates roster is starting to take shape, and very few question marks remain after a couple announcements following today’s win against the Rays....

Typical Minor League Timeline

One of the most important pieces of information we must consider when evaluating a prospect is the player’s age relative to the level at...

Olsen no longer a rotation candidate

Scott Olsen has been removed from game action, and is no longer a candidate to begin the season in the Pirates rotation. Olsen...

Historical Context For The Big Four

In the second half of the 2010 season, the Pirates offense was paced by Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker, Jose Tabata and Pedro Alvarez. ...

Pirates Prospects Annual now available in paperback version

The moment we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. The 2011 Pirates Prospects Annual is now available in paperback form. ...

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