43.5 F
Pittsburgh

First Pitch

First Pitch: The Internal Options For the Pirates’ 2017 Rotation

I've said many times that I think the Pirates need to add a proven starter for the 2017 season. Their current rotation has a...

First Pitch: Recapping the Weekend News You Probably Missed

Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost their three-game series against the Washington Nationals, moving them closer to elimination from the playoffs. Ivan Nova...

First Pitch: How Much is Ivan Nova Worth This Off-Season?

Bill Brink of the Post-Gazette reported tonight that the Pirates have made two contract offers to Ivan Nova. Nova was acquired for Tito Polo...

First Pitch: An Early Look at the Pirates Breakout Candidates For 2017

Today we announced our Breakout Prospect of the Year, which was Mitch Keller (obviously). Eric Wood was the breakout position player, just as I predicted to...

First Pitch: Has Mitch Keller Passed Tyler Glasnow as the Top Prospect For the Pirates?

In a few weeks, we will begin the process of forming the season ending rankings for the 2017 Prospect Guide, while also starting the...

First Pitch: The Big Investment in Josh Bell is Paying Off For the Pirates

Going forward, I think we're going to have to start naming the Pirates Prospects Player of the Year Award the "Josh Bell Award". When I...

First Pitch: What Can the Pirates Learn From Their 2016 Struggles?

There are a lot of reasons why the Pirates aren't making the playoffs this year. Their off-season approach with pitching, poor performance from some...

First Pitch: We Enter Day 47 of the Non-Stop Liriano Trade Complaints

When it comes to discussing good trades or signings the Pirates have made, the expiration date for talking about those moves is short. When it...

First Pitch: Seriously, Why Isn’t Alen Hanson Getting Playing Time?

Last night, I was planning on writing about how Alen Hanson should be playing in the Pirates' lineup for the rest of the year....

First Pitch: Gerrit Cole’s Injury Impact and Ivan Nova’s Mechanical Changes

I had a topic planned for today, but there was so much going on as far as transactions and other events that I decided...

First Pitch: What Future MLB Players Were in Bradenton This Year?

The Bradenton Marauders won the Florida State League Championship tonight, making this their first title in franchise history. It's also the first High-A championship...

First Pitch: There’s No Shortage of Games to Cover in the Off-Season

Whenever I tell someone that I write about baseball, one of the questions they are guaranteed to ask is: So what do you do in the...

Recent articles