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First Pitch: From Walt Weiss to Clint Barmes to Jordy Mercer to Kevin Newman

BRADENTON, Fla. - When Clint Hurdle was the manager in Colorado around 2003-2004, he watched Clint Barmes make his transition to the major leagues, getting...

First Pitch: Indianapolis Will be Loaded With Young Talent This Season

After Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles, manager Clint Hurdle talked positively about the depth that the Pittsburgh Pirates have coming into this season....

First Pitch: Josh Harrison and Gregory Polanco React to Tyler Glasnow’s New Changeup

BRADENTON, Fla. - By this point, I think I've covered almost everything involving Tyler Glasnow's new changeup. There's the fact that he has a...

First Pitch: How Many Wins Are the Pirates Projected For in 2017?

Every year when FanGraphs releases the ZiPS projections for the Pirates, I do an article where I take the WAR projections, combined with my...

First Pitch: The Final Day the Pirates Will Negotiate With Arbitration Eligible Players

*The deadline for teams to exchange arbitration figures with arbitration eligible players is today at 1:00 PM EST. Teams and arbitration eligible players can...

First Pitch: The Difficult Decision in Trading Top Prospects

Ever since the Jose Quintana rumors started, I've been saying the Pirates have the prospects to make a deal. They've got enough depth in...

First Pitch: Pirates Will See Pitching Depth From Tommy John Returnees

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates have seen their fair share of Tommy John injuries the last few years. Oddly enough, a lot of those...

First Pitch: When Does a Player Become Injury Prone?

This hasn't been a good year for Elias Diaz in terms of health. The catcher missed about half the 2016 season with an elbow...

First Pitch: The Pirates Are in a Good Position to Trade Prospects

I'm not against trading prospects. That should be apparent by the multiple articles I've written saying that the Pirates have the prospects to get...

First Pitch: With Nova Signed, Pirates Should Take it to the Next Level With Quintana

When I was in high school, and just learning how to drive, I always played a trick that allowed me to play my music...

First Pitch: Building the Next Great Pirates Bullpen

The Pirates have been a bit spoiled when it comes to having quality relief pitchers in the back of their bullpen. They had Mark...

First Pitch: Time For the Pirates to Make a Big Move and Go For the Division Title

There's a narrative that has existed in Pittsburgh for the last few years that I used to think only existed in Pittsburgh. That narrative...

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