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Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Trade Deadline Preview
The 2012 MLB Trade Deadline is a little over a week away. For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be buyers at the deadline. This year’s… Read more
Pirates Waiting For the Appropriate Time to Call Up Starling Marte
Before the organization decides to promote outfield prospect Starling Marte from Triple-A, they want to make sure he’s ready. It has nothing to do with the trade deadline, Manager Clint… Read more
Pirates Get A First Round Compensation Pick In the 2013 Draft
Major League Baseball held their first Competitive Balance Lottery today, awarding compensation picks to small market and low revenue teams. The Pittsburgh Pirates received the second pick in the first… Read more
Justin Upton and Overrating Prospects
So far the morning trade rumors today surround Justin Upton. Not much is new in the talks, although Jon Morosi of FOX Sports takes a detailed look at the Pittsburgh… Read more
Pirates Draft Signing Recap: Is the System to Blame For Appel Not Signing?
The Pittsburgh Pirates are facing a problem that they haven’t faced in the last several years: they were unable to reach a deal with a draft pick that was considered… Read more
Pirates Looking to Add a Bat at the Deadline
Despite Pittsburgh seeing a huge surge on offense since the month of June, the Pirates are still looking to acquire a bat by the trade deadline. Manager Clint Hurdle said… Read more
Pirates Interested in Justin Upton
Yesterday we heard from Ken Rosenthal at Fox Sports that the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested in Carlos Quentin and Shane Victorino. Today, Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports is reporting… Read more
Alen Hanson Leads Baseball America’s Hot Sheet With Sano Comparison
Baseball America has released their weekly hot sheet, and Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop prospect Alen Hanson is number one this week. Hanson hit for a .324/.343/.735 line in 34 at-bats with… Read more
Four Pirates Prospects in Baseball America Mid-Season Top 50
Baseball America has released their mid-season top 50 prospects rankings (scouting reports for subscribers here), and the Pittsburgh Pirates have four prospects on the list. That’s an upgrade over their… Read more
Tabata Sent to Triple-A to Reignite His Game, But It’s Not Quite Marte Time
PITTSBURGH, PA — There came a point in time that the Pirates organization had enough with outfielder Jose Tabata, and decided that a demotion to Triple-A Indianapolis would help him reignite his… Read more
