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First Pitch: The Pirates Could Trade From This Strength to Upgrade the 2017 Team

The Pirates will be looking for pitching this off-season, both on the free agent market and on the trade market. Meanwhile, throughout their minor...

First Pitch: Which Mistake Will the Pirates Try to Avoid This Off-Season?

The Pirates didn't have a good off-season last year when it came to pitching. You could argue that one of their biggest mistakes was...

First Pitch: Pirates See Struggles from Top Winter League Prospects

The Pittsburgh Pirates have some interesting prospects on offense playing winter ball this year. The pitching side is a little light this year with...

First Pitch: Prospects Who Can Help the Pirates Bullpen in 2017

The Pirates have some shopping to do once the off-season really gets under way (and that might not be for another month). They need...

First Pitch: One Way Or Another, Andrew McCutchen Needs to Be Moved

There were two rumors that came out this evening about Andrew McCutchen. The first was that the Pirates shopped him at the deadline to...

First Pitch: Should the Pirates Go With Reclamation Starters in This Weak Market?

Today, MLBTR released their top 50 free agents and predictions for the 2016-17 off-season. The predictions themselves are pretty useless and mostly just for...

First Pitch: Victor Ngoepe Continues His Progress With Strong World Cup Finish

During the Winter Leagues articles over the last ten days, we have had updates for the three Pittsburgh Pirates in the U23 World Cup...

First Pitch: As a Small Market Fan, A Little Piece of My Baseball Fandom Just Died

I remember the day the Baltimore Orioles signed Miguel Tejada. Growing up an Orioles fan, and watching them finish fourth place in the AL...

First Pitch: What is the Best Outfield Position For Andrew McCutchen on the Pirates?

Last week I started off the 2016 outfield recaps by writing that Andrew McCutchen shouldn't be playing center field anymore for the Pirates. There...

First Pitch: The Decision on Whether to Protect Eric Wood in the Rule 5 Draft

In last Monday's First Pitch article, I talked about the players in off-season ball who are eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Eric Wood...

First Pitch: How Can the Pirates Improve Their Defense in 2017?

It's pretty obvious that the Pirates need to upgrade their pitching this off-season. Their starting rotation under-performed on a widespread level in 2016, with...

First Pitch: Off-Season Leagues Include Some Interesting Rule 5 Possibilities

Over the off-season, we are going to use the Sunday night/Monday morning First Pitch article to recap the week that was in fall/winter ball....

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