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First Pitch: The Next Wave Has Arrived For the Pirates

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The big theme heading into this season was focused on the prospects who were set to make their pro debuts for the Pirates. I feel like...

First Pitch: Putting Gerrit Cole’s Recent Slump in Perspective

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Every so often, I'll get a request for a weekly feature on the site where we discuss which prospects are moving up in the...

First Pitch: Last Off-Season’s Mistake That the Pirates Can’t Repeat in 2017

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Last night I wrote about the upcoming off-season for the Pirates, and how they don't have many needs. Prior to this season, they had...

First Pitch: Looking at the Pirates’ Off-Season Needs After the Freese Extension

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The day after David Freese signed with the Pirates, he joined his new teammates in Spring Training for a round of batting practice at...

First Pitch: We Still Haven’t Seen the Best Version of Chad Kuhl

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When Chad Kuhl first arrived in the majors, he had some good results for a rookie, with five earned runs in 11 innings over...

First Pitch: Previewing the Potential Pirates September Call-Ups

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In a little less than two weeks, MLB active rosters will expand from 25 to a maximum of 40 players. To be on the...

First Pitch: Surprises and Disappointments From the Pirates’ Lower Levels

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For the last two-plus weeks, I've been on the road, getting a lot of live coverage of the lower levels, including my first looks...

First Pitch: The Big Benefit to Having Bristol as an Extra Team This Year

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Tonight I wrapped up my final minor league road trip of the season, covering 14 games in 14 days between West Virginia, Morgantown, and...

First Pitch: Pirates Have Another Group of High Upside Arms in the Lower Levels

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From 2008-2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates spent a lot of money on young pitchers. Aside from the $14.5 M they spent on Gerrit Cole and...

First Pitch: Why I’m Done Using the Term “Ace” to Evaluate Pitchers

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Recently, I've been making an effort to remove one word from my baseball vocabulary: Ace. The word really has no meaning. It's highly subjective, with...

First Pitch: Here’s Why Jameson Taillon is Ready and Tyler Glasnow Is Not

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Jameson Taillon really makes things unfair for everyone else. He returned from Tommy John surgery about as flawlessly as you could hope for. Most players...

First Pitch: When Do the Pirates Start Making Adjustments With New Prospects?

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If you've been reading my updates from Morgantown on the new draft picks, you probably have noticed a trend. Any time a potential adjustment...
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