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First Pitch: Reviewing the Pirates Career of Tim Alderson

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The Tim Alderson/Russ Canzler trade wasn't exactly a blockbuster deal. It was a marginal trade, and the type of deal you'd expect in early-to-mid...

First Pitch: The New Draft System is Growing on Me

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This is the second year that the MLB draft has operated under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Pirates didn't really experience the new...

First Pitch: The Actual Value of Platoons

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Last night I wrote about how the problem with the Pirates offense this year has been that three positions in the lineup struggle against...

First Pitch: The Problem With the Pirates Offense

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Dave Cameron of FanGraphs had a few interesting tweets about the Pirates offense this morning. https://twitter.com/DCameronFG/status/354658538603282433 https://twitter.com/DCameronFG/status/354659337312018432 Lately it seems like the Pirates can't hit anything, and...

First Pitch: Brandon Inge is a Leader, But the Pirates Have Different Needs

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Brandon Inge has started the last two games with Neil Walker out. Brandon Inge also had a .190 average and a .464 OPS coming...

First Pitch: What Led to Last Year’s Collapse and Why This Year Is Different

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The Pirates have lost four of their last six games, losing a series each to the Phillies and Cubs. That sent the team plummeting...

First Pitch: How Are Last Month’s Promoted Prospects Doing at New Levels?

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About a month ago the Pirates made a ton of promotions throughout the minor league system. The promotions saw several prospects moving up in...

First Pitch: The GCL Roster Will Have a Lot of Upside Later This Month

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The Pirates went with a lot of upside this year in the draft. They also signed a lot of prep players, including a few...

First Pitch: Could the Pirates Have Five All-Stars This Year?

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I don't usually follow the All-Star Game that much. Part of that is probably because there hasn't been much reason to follow the game...

First Pitch: Maybe the Pirates Pitching Staff Won’t Regress

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We've talked a lot this year about regression. Jeff Locke is a regression candidate. Jeanmar Gomez is a regression candidate. The entire Pirates' pitching...

First Pitch: What Does a Starter Do Between Starts?

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Today the Pirates called up Brandon Cumpton to make a spot start, due to the fact that Jeanmar Gomez and Jeff Locke both threw...

First Pitch: The Short and Long Term Impact of Wandy Rodriguez’s Injury

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Wandy Rodriguez has received a few setbacks in the past week. He had some tightness in his forearm, and was shut down. Today he...
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