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Anthony Solometo tried throwing like everyone else when he was younger. The left-hander was taught to pick up a ball like everyone, with the intent to throw it overhand. He had an issue with dropping his arm...
Returning from Tommy John surgery, Braxton Ashcraft was just looking to remain healthy in his 2023 season. “The health was the biggest focal point of the season,” said Ashcraft at the end of last year’s campaign. “I...

Pirates 2019 Recaps: Colin Moran Was the Definition of a Replacement Level Player

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to be recapping every position from the 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates. The focus of these articles will be...

Examining Optional Assignments and the Pirates

There are plenty of roster intricacies in the Major League Baseball Rulebook that can be difficult to understand in theory and application: Designated for...

Jung Ho Kang and Erik Gonzalez Win Starting Jobs

Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington told the media on Monday morning that the starting spots at third base and shortstop have been decided....

Williams: Comparing the Returns in the Gerrit Cole and Chris Archer Deals

In the last six months, the Pirates have traded one top of the rotation pitcher away and have traded for one top of the...

Colin Moran’s Slam Ignites Pirates in More Ways Than One

PITTSBURGH — When a player is traded, fairly or unfairly, they end up being evaluated in comparison to the player or players they were...

‘Everyone’s Working on Something’: How Pirates Catch Their ‘Feelings’ in Spring

BRADENTON, Fla. - "They gotta keep working until they start getting feelings. This is about feelings." Those words came from Francisco Cervelli's mouth, but this...

Fangraphs Has Five Pittsburgh Pirates Among Their Top 100 Prospects

Fangraphs released their list of the top 100 prospects and they have some major differences from the other top 100 lists that have been...

Ke’Bryan Hayes and Colin Moran are Among the Top Third Base Prospects

Baseball America continued with their lists of the best prospects by each position on Monday morning after posting the first three positions last week....

John Sickels’ Top 20 Prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates

John Sickels from Minor League Ball posted his list of the top 20 prospect for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday afternoon. He includes letter...

Williams: Analyzing the Gerrit Cole Trade, and Wondering if the Pirates Are Still in No Man’s Land

I figured the Pirates would end up trading Gerrit Cole at the worst possible time for me. That ended up being with my best...

Gerrit Cole Traded to Houston Astros for Joe Musgrove, Colin Moran, Jason Martin and Michael Feliz

After sources reported that Gerrit Cole was traded to the Houston Astros on Wednesday, it appears the trade is done today. According to multiple...

Draft Rumor Roundup: Appel, Gray, Moran, Astros, Royals, Bickford

We will keep track of all of the draft rumors today in this post. In previous years it was easy to guess what the...