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First Pitch: Who Are Your Free Agent Targets?

The week after Christmas is always a slow one around MLB. There might be some moves to report on, but that would be unexpected. There's...

First Pitch: A Different Type of Top Ten List

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us here at Pirates Prospects! Today I decided to go a different route with First Pitch, going...

First Pitch: Needing to Get to a Winning Team

There was only one quote presented yesterday in the comments, relating to Ben Cherington's plan with the Pirates. That quote was presented by NMR: “There...

First Pitch: Prospect Q&A and A Search For Specific Pirates Quotes

Later today John Dreker will be holding a live Q&A on the 2020 Prospect Guide and the farm system. We'll post the link this...

First Pitch: Hall of Famers Who Played Their Entire Career with One Team

The Sporcle quiz below today is one of my favorites I've posted here so far, but it's a tough one for fans of the...

First Pitch: The More Things Change . . . .

I've spent some time recently wondering what I'm going to do for content once No Quarter goes live.  Maybe the most alarming comment during...

First Pitch: Site Updates and New Gift Cards For Last-Minute Holiday Gifts

A few site announcements to make today: **I'm launching Pittsburgh Baseball Network in 2020. If you haven't read about it yet, check out the initial...

First Pitch: Steven Brault Wasn’t the Only Two-Way Player the Pirates Were Considering

The Pirates lost Jerrick Suiter last week in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. That means Suiter is gone, as teams...

First Pitch: Andrew McCutchen Selected for MLB All-Decade Team

On MLB.com, they posted their All-Decade team yesterday. The voting was done by "73 experts voters", including MLB Network analysts and MLB.com reporters, analysts and...

First Pitch: Important Update If You’re Having Issues With Your Site Account

I was working on an article with some thoughts about the catching situation, combined with an off-the-wall idea I had about the future of...

First Pitch: What’s Really Happening in the MLB/MiLB Dispute?

This is only tangentially Pirates-related, but I continue to find the current, acrimonious bargaining between major league and minor league baseball interesting.  In case...

First Pitch: A Look at that Large 2017-18 International Signing Class

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed a total 74 players during the 2017-18 international signing period. There were two reasons for the large group. The main...

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