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First Pitch: The Pirates Need to Remove Jeff Locke From the Rotation

I have a hard time writing about how Jeff Locke should be removed from the rotation. Locke has been an incredibly frustrating pitcher throughout his...

First Pitch: Weighing Scouting vs Stats in Prospect Rankings

Since day one, we've been called a sabermetric oriented site. That's true in most ways, as we embrace advanced metrics, including welcoming and exploring...

First Pitch: The Pirates Mid-Season Prospect Rankings Will Come This Week

This week, we are working on wrapping up our mid-season top 30 prospect list. The process of making a top prospect list is always...

First Pitch: The Pirates Are Starting to Have a Favorable Pitching Situation

The Pirates are about to be in a situation you probably wouldn't have expected a few weeks ago -- they're about to have too...

First Pitch: The Team the Pirates Should Be Trading With is Indianapolis

The first big trade before the deadline went down today, and continuing a trend the last few years, the price to add talent was...

First Pitch: Can The Youth Movement Take the Pirates to the Playoffs in 2016?

Last night I recapped the first half for the Pittsburgh Pirates, noting that their poor off-season approach in terms of pitching fueled some of...

First Pitch: Pirates First Half Pitching Woes the Result of a Horrible Off-Season

It's easy to come up with the biggest story in the first half for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It's pitching. Starting pitching. Relief pitching. Pitching...

First Pitch: Breaking Down the Second Half Roster Decisions For the Pirates

The Pirates didn't have the best first half, but it also wasn't the worst. They're just 1.5 games back from the second Wild Card...

First Pitch: The Next Wave Has Arrived, and They’re Giving the Pirates a Boost

A week ago in this Sunday feature, I wrote about how the remainder of the Pirates' season would be shaped by the recent stretch...

First Pitch: The Pitch That Tyler Glasnow Needs to Stay in the Majors

When it comes to rookies making their pro debuts, I view their performances on a different scale than I would an established MLB player....

First Pitch: Which Tyler Glasnow Will We See in His Debut?

Tyler Glasnow's last start in Triple-A was very encouraging. The top prospect went six innings, giving up two runs on four hits, while walking...

First Pitch: The Prospects Are Giving the Pirates the Boost They Need

The Pirates entered the year with a rotation and a lineup full of prospects in Indianapolis this year. Some of those guys were being counted...

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