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First Pitch: How to Handle the Struggling Pirates Bullpen

The start of a season magnifies everything. If a player does well, the hopes for that player skyrocket. If a player struggles, the panic...

First Pitch: Answering Questions About Tyler Glasnow’s Development in 2015

On Friday I saw Tyler Glasnow make the best start that I've ever seen him make. Since then we've written a lot about him, including...

First Pitch: The Next Wave of Pirates Starters Making Their Way Through Altoona

The starting pitching has been a highlight for the Pittsburgh Pirates early in the season. As the season goes on, their depth will only...

First Pitch: The Upcoming Catching Questions in Pittsburgh and Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates will have some interesting decisions coming up tomorrow at the catcher position. Chris Stewart completed his rehab assignment tonight, which means...

First Pitch: This is Not the Pirates Team That Was Expected

Coming into the 2015 season, it looked like the Pittsburgh Pirates would once again have a strong offense. They were returning a lot of...

First Pitch: The Pirates are Giving a Lot of Aggressive Promotions to Hitting Prospects

While writing up the top 30 today, two trends occurred over and over. These two trends seemed to be a change from how the...

First Pitch: Is the Old Pedro Alvarez Back?

Last year the Pittsburgh Pirates had one of the best offenses in baseball. This was despite the fact that Pedro Alvarez struggled throughout the...

First Pitch: Thoughts on Glasnow’s Control, Pimentel and Florimon Waiver Decisions

Tyler Glasnow has some amazing stuff. It's arguably the best in the system, potentially better than Gerrit Cole's stuff when both are at their best....

First Pitch: This is the Deepest Farm System the Pirates Have Had in Years

The 2015 season will be the seventh year that this site has covered the Pittsburgh Pirates and their minor league system. When I first...

First Pitch: How the Pirates Should Be Spending Money

It seemed like every other week this off-season, the same topic would come up: Payroll! There were arguments that the Pirates weren't spending enough. That...

First Pitch: Which Pirates Prospects Could Make a Jump in the Top 100 Rankings?

Today I wrote about the breakout candidates in the lower levels of the Pittsburgh Pirates' system, looking at guys who could go from being...

First Pitch: Why It Makes Sense For Gregory Polanco to Wait a Year For an Extension

Tonight it was announced by Jon Heyman that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Gregory Polanco broke down with their negotiation talks on a contract extension....

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