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First Pitch: Today’s Cuts Bring Up the Hanrahan Trade Again
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first round of cuts today at the major league level. Two of the players who were cut were Jerry Sands and Stolmy Pimentel, who made… Read more
First Pitch: Phil Irwin a Serious Contender For the Rotation?
Heading into Spring Training, the 5th starter battle seemed to be a two-man race. There was Jeff Locke and Kyle McPherson, with guys like Jonathan Sanchez and Jeanmar Gomez competing,… Read more
First Pitch: Some Early Thoughts From Big League Camp
A lot can happen in the next three and a half weeks to shape up the Opening Day roster. We’ve only seen a small sample size from each player here,… Read more
First Pitch: Something, Something, Cliché
I love cities with a grid system. It makes driving simple. Bradenton doesn’t have a true grid system, but it’s to the point where I’ve been here a week, and… Read more
First Pitch: Minor League Camp Officially Begins
Last year I noticed something about Pirate City. When the major league camp is there, every writer is there. When the major league camp heads over to McKechnie Field, the… Read more
First Pitch: Those Lefties Are All the Same Frustrating Pitcher
Let’s take a look at four numbers tonight: 4.1 5.0 5.8 6.0 What are those numbers, you ask? They’re the career BB/9 ratios of the four left-handers who threw in… Read more
First Pitch: What Are the Expectations For Josh Bell in 2013?
Josh Bell lost a year last year, and in the process, fell off all of the national top 100 lists. Every Pirates top 10 list that I’ve seen has Gregory… Read more
First Pitch: All of the New International Player Profiles
In case you haven’t seen it before, we have a “Players” section on the site, which features profiles of every player in the system who is playing for a U.S…. Read more
First Pitch: On the Hurdle Extension and the First Day of Minor League Camp
When I looked at my calendar for a potential move to Bradenton, I had two choices. The week of January 20th would get me here a month before Spring Training,… Read more
First Pitch: Mark Appel Made a Very Common Decision
Friday night saw the 2013 college season debut of a former Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick. This pick is a pitcher, and passed on signing with the Pirates over money. He… Read more
