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First Pitch: Are Teams Really Spending the New TV Revenues?

One of the biggest topics in baseball this year is how teams will be getting $25-27 M per year due to the new national...

First Pitch: Pirates Could Soon be the Best Team in Baseball

Keith Law's top 100 prospects came out today, which is the third top 100 list that came out in the last week. MLB.com released...

First Pitch: Recapping Actual A.J. Burnett News

After months of no real updates on the A.J. Burnett saga, and nothing but repeats of the same old news, we finally got an...

First Pitch: Things to Do in Bradenton During Spring Training

I get asked a few times per week for advice on things to do during Spring Training -- whether it's tips on McKechnie Field...

First Pitch: When Could the Pirates Expect a $100 M Deal?

Yesterday, Pittsburgh Pirates president Frank Coonelly was on 93.7 The Fan, and discussed the likelihood of the Pirates ever issuing a $100 M contract....

First Pitch: The First Baseman of the Future Probably Isn’t Playing First Base

The Pittsburgh Pirates have question marks at first base and right field entering the 2014 season. If you look through the farm system for...

First Pitch: The Difference Between the Haves and the Have-Nots

As you know, I've written a lot about how MLB's economic system is unfair. Large market teams can spend with no concern about financial...

First Pitch: The Downside of Being a Top Prospect at a Young Age

Last week, during our top 20 prospect countdown, we profiled Andrew Lambo and Stolmy Pimentel as part of the 11-15 ranked prospects. Both guys...

First Pitch: Projecting 88 Wins for the 2014 Pirates Using ZiPS

Last year I did an article that projected 81-84 wins using the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections. The range was due to the question...

First Pitch: Looking Back at Last Year’s Pre-Season Projection

Tomorrow the 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections will be released on FanGraphs. Last year when the projections came out, I decided to take a...

First Pitch: My Philosophy on Payroll

I don't care about payroll. That might come as a surprise to some. We have a lot of pages on the site dedicated to tracking...

First Pitch: Getting Uncomfortable With Andrew Lambo

A few months ago you might remember that I did an article called "How to Be a Professional Blogger". I was contacted by a...

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