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Williams: Pitching Provides the Promise for the Pittsburgh Pirates

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If you're looking for something to lift your spirits each day in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, might I suggest taking a look at the pitching. Anywhere. Any level. At the Major League level, the Pirates have a 3.55...

Aroldis Chapman Suspended For Two Games

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Pittsburgh Pirates flame throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman was suspended for two games, after being ejected earlier this week for arguing the strike zone with an umpire. I wrote about the ejection earlier in the week, noting how...

Underscoring the Value of Home Grown Ace Potential

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The Pirates have 4 pitchers in their system right now that profile as #1 ace-level pitchers, something they have not been able to cultivate through their system in a very long time.

Game 161 Recap: Fielder Hits Three Homers

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Prince Fielder hit three homers and drove in five runs. Starters Ross Ohlendorf and Randy Wolf weren't particularly effective. Each left the game before...

Game 122 Recap: Craig Hits Two Homers in Cards Victory

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Allen Craig homered twice as part of a four hit, three RBI evening. Kyle Lohse got out of trouble in the first and crusied...

Game 95 Recap: McDonald, Bullpen Shutout Reds

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The Pirates and Reds played another tight game. James McDonald and Mike Leake were both effective. The Pirates managed a single run. The Reds...

Ian Snell Retires

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B.J. Rains of Fox Sports Midwest reports that Ian Snell has retired, after being sent to minor league camp by the St. Louis Cardinals....

Don’t Blame Paul Maholm

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If Maholm is traded, what will his legacy be as a Pirate? It’s my contention that he is the best pitcher the Pirates have had in the new millennium. Admittedly, that is damning him with faint praise.

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic

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Jack WilsonI am not going to spend much time talking about Ron Cook’s article in this morning's Post-Gazette. There are plenty of misguided thoughts in the article, but I just wanted to make a single point.

Another Ian Snell flaw is revealed

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Eric Seidman has a great article on Baseball Prospectus today, one I encourage everyone to read. Essentially, Eric looked at how a batter's...

Pirates trade Wilson, Snell to Seattle; Sanchez next to go?

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Via Dejan. Jeff Clement, Ronny Cedeno, Aaron Pribanic, Brett Lorin and Nathan Adcock coming back, with Cedeno joining the Pirates immediately. I am at...

Time for Snell’s return?

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About a month ago, I took a stab at exploring the mind of Ian Snell. I saw some parallels between his actions and...

Late Rally Falls Short as Tribe Prevails

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The Pirates collected two hits in the first inning and four hits in the 9th. In between they had just two hits. For the...

Cutch’s First Career Dinger Paces Pirates Offense

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Andrew McCutchen, Andy LaRoche and Adam LaRoche each homered and drove in a pair of runs as Ian Snell won for just the second...
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