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In a week and a half, the Pittsburgh Pirates will open their regular season against the Miami Marlins. Their roster is still taking shape, with late additions Michael A. Taylor and Domingo German recently being added...
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Morning Report: The Pirates Should Have a Busy Offseason Looking For Relievers

Robert Murray of the Athletic reported on Sunday that the Pirates and Brewers discussed a swap of Jeremy Jeffress for Keone Kela. The trade...

Morning Report: Updated Stats for 2017 Draft Picks

With our weekly 2020 draft slot update every Sunday now until the end of the season, I've also been using Sundays to take a...

Morning Report: Possibilities for September Roster Additions

Tomorrow is September 1st, which means that teams can add players to their active roster. The Pirates will most certainly add multiple players for...

Morning Report: The Young Pitching Staff for the Bristol Pirates Helped Lead Them to the Playoffs

The Bristol Pirates made the Appalachian League playoffs on Wednesday night, sending them to the postseason for the first time since 2002. They were...

Morning Report: Awash in Outfielders at the Lower Levels

The Pirates aren't going to be short on outfielders in their system any time soon, at least not at the lower levels.  They went...

Morning Report: Some More Thoughts on Mason Martin

At the risk of unduly prolonging the Mason Martin Festival, I wanted to add a few thoughts about his season and what it portends...

Morning Report: Steven Brault’s Slider Should Get Him Rotation Consideration For 2020

The Pirates have had eight starting pitchers this season who have pitched 20 or more innings in the rotation. Out of that group, and their...

Morning Report: Mason Martin Highlights the Top Performers in the Pirates’ Farm System This Year

Over at Baseball America, I had the assignment of naming the Minor League Player of the Year for the Pirates. We feature a Player...

Morning Report: Updated Stats for 2018 Draft Picks

After looking at the stats for the 2019 draft picks last Sunday, I wanted to do the same for the 2018 draft picks. The...

Morning Report: A Look at the Progress from the Opening Day Rotations

Early each minor league season, we post an article about how the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired their minor league starting pitchers. There have been a...

Morning Report: Pablo Reyes Loses His Prospect Status

In the fifth inning on Wednesday night against the Washington Nationals, Pablo Reyes recorded his second at-bat of the game and 131st of his...

Morning Report: The Difficult History of Position Players With the Bristol Pirates

The Pirates added an Appalachian League affiliate in Bristol back in 2014.  The Bristol Pirates haven’t exactly been an Appy juggernaut; in their first...

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