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First Pitch: The Best $36.5 M Spent in Baseball Today

There's not a lot that $36.5 M will buy in baseball these days. **Ten free agents this off-season received contracts that will pay them $36...

First Pitch: Huntington’s Underrated Trades, and the 2013 Deadline Challenge

It's kind of fitting how the current trade deadline is shaping up. Back when the Pittsburgh Pirates were rebuilding, teams were hoarding prospects. No...

First Pitch: Jason Grilli Is a Luxury, and the Bullpen Will Be Fine

I feel like I'm traveling back in time with tonight's article. About seven months ago the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Jason Grilli. Joel Hanrahan was...

First Pitch: Why the Pirates Don’t Need to Worry About Disrupting Chemistry

With the trade deadline coming up in about ten days, we've heard a few comments about how the Pirates shouldn't fix the team, in...

First Pitch: MLB Should Move the Trade Deadline Back a Month

I'm not sure how the trade deadline got to be on July 31st. I know that it has been July 31st since 1986, and...

First Pitch: Remember All of Those High Beta Players From the Off-Season?

Over the winter there was a lot of talk about how the Pittsburgh Pirates were adding a lot of high beta players. The term...

First Pitch: The Trade Market is Looking Pretty Weak So Far

Tonight we heard once again that the Pirates were looking at Alex Rios. Jon Heyman reported the interest this time, also saying they could...

First Pitch: The Pirates Are Built For Short and Long Term Success

This is the third straight deadline where the Pittsburgh Pirates have been buyers instead of sellers. It's the third straight deadline where we've seen...

First Pitch: Giving Some Perspective to Trade Rumors

It's hard to imagine, but the MLB Trade Deadline is two weeks away. We're starting to get some actual rumors connecting teams to players....

First Pitch: Which Prospects Should Be Available In Trades?

Last night I wrote about how Gregory Polanco should be untouchable. Today I broke down the trade values of Alex Rios and Nate Schierholtz,...

First Pitch: Gregory Polanco Should Be Untouchable

I'm pretty sure I built the Gregory Polanco bandwagon. I was calling him a sleeper and one of the most promising international prospects on...

First Pitch: An Amazing Stat That Shows How Good the Pirates Have Been This Year

A few days ago I saw a comment on Twitter along the lines of how Pittsburgh fans are conditioned to view all sports in...

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