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Projection Systems See Pirates Finishing Just Over .500

Projection Systems See Pirates Finishing Just Over .500

FanGraphs unveiled two new features Thursday, depth charts and projected standings. Supreme Overlord of FanGraphs (unofficial title) Dave Cameron explains how they work and how to use them. The key takeaway… Read more »

Updated Value of a Win & How It Relates to Andrew McCutchen

Updated Value of a Win & How It Relates to Andrew McCutchen

A recent piece on Fangraphs re-establishes the value of the cost per win on the free agent market. How does this affect the decision by the Pirates this past off-season and going forward with Andrew McCutchen?

Pace of Pirates pitchers

Pace of Pirates pitchers

“Work fast, throw strikes, change speeds” – Ray Miller

This was the philosophy of former Pirates pitching coach Ray Miller. Does it cause pitchers to perform better? Well, we may be close to finding out. FanGraphs is now tracking each pitcher’s average time between pitches.