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First Pitch: The Idea of Extending Cervelli and Melancon’s Trade Value

Before the Pirates signed Russell Martin, they offered him a three-year deal, which he turned down in order to reach free agency a year earlier....

Pirates Listening to Offers on Numerous Players, Considering Cervelli Extension

Jon Heyman is reporting that the Pittsburgh Pirates have listened to offers for all seven players who have one year left on their contract...

2015 Catcher Recap: Pirates Found a Steal in Francisco Cervelli

At the end of last year's summary, my view on the catching situation in Pittsburgh was that Elias Diaz wasn't ready for the majors,...

First Pitch: Neal Huntington Had a Career Year With Value Moves

Last night when I was recapping each position for the 2015 Pirates, one thing stood out to me: Neal Huntington has gotten a ton...

Gerrit Cole Finishes His Regular Season in Impressive Fashion In Pirates’ Victory

PITTSBURGH -- He didn’t have his best stuff today, but once again Gerrit Cole found a way to get the job done. Behind Cole and...

Francisco Cervelli Leaves Game With Discomfort in Right Wrist

Francisco Cervelli left tonight's game in the bottom of the seventh inning after favoring his right hand. The Pirates announced that Cervelli left the...

Injury Updates: Starling Marte, Rob Scahill, Corey Hart, Francisco Cervelli

**Starling Marte is out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive day, after leaving the game on Sunday afternoon with soreness in his...

McCutchen, Cole, Burnett and Melancon Named to All-Star Team

The National League reserves and pitchers were announced on Monday night and the Pittsburgh Pirates have four players on the roster, including three pitchers. Andrew...

Pirates Pitching and Catching Proven in Season’s First Two Months

The calendar flipped to June and, if it doesn't already, it will feel more like summer. By extension, it feels more like baseball season...

First Pitch: Analyzing Batted Ball Data For Five Key Pirates

Yesterday FanGraphs released batted ball data, showing the numbers for soft, medium, and hard hit contact, along with some details on where the balls...

Francisco Cervelli Gives His Thoughts on the “New” A.J. Burnett

For most of the second half of Spring Training, A.J. Burnett seemed to have a personal catcher in Tony Sanchez. They worked together at...

Liriano Says Cervelli Plays Similar to Russell Martin; Kang and McCutchen Updates

Francisco Liriano was scheduled to go five innings or 80 pitches today, whichever came first. He threw 81 pitches, but did it in four...