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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...

Williams: How Soon Before Free Agency Do the Pirates Normally Trade a Player?

Small market teams have to deal with harsh realities sometimes. One of the biggest of those harsh realities is that they won't be able...

Pirates Notes: Neil Walker Returns to Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH - From his draft day in mid-June of 2004 to his trade this past December, Neil Walker spent 12 seasons with the Pittsburgh...

First Pitch: Current Pirates Offense is Better On Paper* Without Alvarez and Walker

A few weeks ago I wrote about how Gregory Polanco is the key to the offense for the 2016 season. The main point of the...

Huntington on Morton, Niese, Hanson, Taillon, Melancon, Nicasio, Goebbert, Cubs

Neal Huntington met with the media today at PirateFest, including our own Sean McCool, and discussed a lot of off-season topics, including today's trade...

First Pitch: Breaking Down the Neil Walker Trade

When I tell people what I do, the first question they ask is some variation of "Are you from Pittsburgh?", which only leads to...

Pirates Trade Neil Walker to Mets For Jon Niese

Last night, Ben Zobrist signed a four-year, $56 M deal with the Chicago Cubs. The fallout to that deal seems to be that the...

First Pitch: Previewing the 2015 Winter Meetings For the Pirates

The MLB Winter Meetings start tomorrow and run through Thursday. This is the biggest event of the off-season in terms of potential moves, and...

First Pitch: What is the Right Price For Neil Walker?

I was trying to find the right way to approach the Neil Walker trade rumors in tonight's article. Part of me wanted to write...

Pirates Have High Price For Neil Walker

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles had trade talks involving Neil Walker at the GM meetings last week according to Rob Biertempfel. He reports that...

2015 Second Base Recap: Neil Walker’s Days in Pittsburgh Seem Numbered

If Neil Walker was born in Bradenton, or Kansas, or California, or anywhere outside of the Pittsburgh area, then this off-season might have a...

First Pitch: Should the Pirates Bring Back Walker and Alvarez in 2016?

These days, you don't even need to look at the opposing lineup card to tell if the Pirates are going up against a left-handed pitcher....

The Month of July is Very Good for Neil Walker

So far this July, Neil Walker is hitting .362 with a .935 OPS. That is compared to his June, where he slumped with a...