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First Pitch: Possible Accomplishments During a Shortened Season

I've read a few places where people discuss the validity of accomplishments during a 60-game season. The most popular one seems to be whether...

First Pitch: Altoona Named as Alternate Training Site for Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Altoona Curve announced on Thursday afternoon that PNG Field in Altoona will serve as the alternate training site for the...

First Pitch: Some Added Information on the 2020 Season

We included links and tweets yesterday with information on the 2020 season. I thought I'd add some more extra ones that I found interesting,...

First Pitch: One Week Until Players Report for Spring Training

Late last night word came down that everything has been worked out between the players and owners to start a 60-game season. Our article...

First Pitch: A Look at Possibilities to Make Up for Lost Development Time

I had something about the baseball negotiations already written up and scheduled when breaking news came down late about planning the season, so I...

First Pitch: Latest on MLB Negotiations

I expect to hear more with the MLB negotiations today, but I thought I'd catch everyone up on what went on over the weekend,...

First Pitch: Pittsburgh Pirates Father-Son Combos

If baseball didn't shut down this year, Ke'Bryan Hayes would very likely be at third base today against the Toronto Blue Jays at PNC...

First Pitch: Signing Non-Drafted Free Agents

Sports Illustrated had an interesting article about the Kansas City Royals signing many of the top non-drafted free agents. Three of the players noted...

First Pitch: Updated Prospect Rankings

Fangraphs has posted updated prospect rankings to include 2020 draft picks. The new rankings include a top 127 (don't ask me why 127) for...

First Pitch: How the Pirates’ System May Be Structured Going Forward

Thanks to the pandemic, we've probably already seen the last of the Pirates' farm system as we've known it for six years (since they...

First Pitch: Max Kranick Shows Improvements Without Games

I'm sure if we went through all of the pitchers in the system, you would find out some type of improvement in their game....

First Pitch: Today Could be a Busy Day, Part II

I thought yesterday would be a busy day with possible draft signings, non-drafted free agent signings and some good news with the MLB negotiations....

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