Author: mattbandi

Baseball America and Project Prospect released their top 100 prospects lists today. See how the Pirates fared.

Our magical run in the Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament comes up a bit short.

Garrett Jones arrived in Pittsburgh with a bang last summer, blasting ten home runs in his first 19 games. Many people, such as me, said it would never last. But Jones just kept hitting, finishing the season with a .293/.372/.567 line in 358 plate appearances. What will happen in 2010? Is Garrett Jones for real?

Rob Biertempfel reports that management is encouraged by Kevin Hart's offseason adjustments. At this point, Hart appears to be the front-runner in the battle for final rotation spot.

Pittsburgh Lumber Co. moved on to the Elite Eight in the 2010 Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament at Sean's Ramblings.  We are in a Cinderella...

Jorge Arangure reports today that the Pirates have signed 17-year-old Dominican outfielder Willy Garcia. Garcia receives a signing bonus of $280,000, the largest bonus...

Neal Huntington talks with Rocco DeMaro near the end of the 2009 season.

The Mets blog Seven Train To Shea posted an interview with Pirates shortstop prospect Jarek Cunningham the other day. The audio quality isn't...

How high is the snow in your backyard? How many times did you clean off your car today? How much extra time have you...

Good news. Pittsburgh Lumber Co. upset The Confluence in the first round of the 2010 Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament over at Sean's Ramblings....

I understand why the Nate McLouth trade incensed many Pirate fans. McLouth was a quality player and a fan favorite. He was one of my favorites, too. But once we get past the emotional reaction, we see that the trade of McLouth, along with the subsequent acquisition of Lastings Milledge, did not exactly hurt the Pirates.

I have been interested in a platoon of Steve Pearce and Garrett Jones, whether that is at first base or right field. This is mostly due to their 2009 splits, which is the precise assumption that Matt Klaasen cautioned against in his excellent post on platoon splits. What should the Pirates expect out of a Jones/Pearce platoon?