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Injury Updates from the Pirates on Gregory Polanco, Jason Martin, Jameson Taillon and More

The Pittsburgh Pirates gave injury updates to the local media today on nine players via Todd Tomczyk, their Director of Sports Medicine. Adam Berry from...

Derek Shelton Fits Role of New-Age MLB Manager

PITTSBURGH — In 2011, Clint Hurdle made for a perfect fit as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hurdle, two years removed from a seven-year stint...

Pirates Send Three Pitchers Outright to Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that pitchers Luis Escobar, Montana DuRapau and Williams Jerez have all cleared waivers and they have been sent outright to...

Author David Finoli Now Writes About the Pittsburgh Greats He Grew Up Admiring

As most regulars on this site know already, I love baseball history, specifically related to the Pittsburgh Pirates. You can find our daily "This...

The Pirates Didn’t Bring Back the Pitching Coach Who Worked With Breakout Prospect Tahnaj Thomas

The Pittsburgh Pirates saw some strong results from a young pitching staff in Bristol this year, including the breakout of Tahnaj Thomas. The 19-year-old...

Some Thoughts About MLB’s Plan to Slash the Size of the Minor Leagues

MLB recently proposed to sharply reduce the number of affiliated minor league teams.  Under the plan, 42 teams would be eliminated and many leagues...

Words are Nice, but New Pirates’ Front Office Must Follow with Actions

“We’re in the Endgame now.” For those who may not remember, or have no idea what I’m referencing, these words were uttered by Dr. Strange...

Ben Cherington Has an Ambitious Plan For Fixing the Pirates

PITTSBURGH — For the last few years, as the Pittsburgh Pirates have foundered in mediocrity following three years of relative success under general manager...

Is Matt Arnold the Right Guy for the Pirates’ GM Vacancy?

The Pirates' GM search seems to be moving along quickly.  We've had reports from at least two sources that they're down to finalists, specifically...

Site Updates: The Pirates Prospects Player Pages Are a Useful Resource

This is just a reminder that we have a resource here that you may find useful from time to time.  We have pages for...

Potential Breakout Hitting Prospects for the Pirates

This is part one of a three-part series on breakout prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Part two will be published later today and part...

What Qualities Should the Pirates Look for in a GM (or Manager)?

If you're a Pirates fan, one of your main sources of entertainment in the next month or two will be the team's searches, first...

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