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Injury Updates: Charlie Morton and Jameson Taillon

Pittsburgh Pirates right-handers Charlie Morton and Jameson Taillon both began the regular season in extended Spring Training after the rest of the organization broke camp last...

The Pirates Solved Jimmy Nelson’s Curveball in the Second Matchup

Jimmy Nelson shut the Pirates down in Milwaukee on April 11th. He scattered only two hits and two walks over seven innings while striking...

Take a Quick Tour Through the Pirates’ New Spring Training Clubhouse

The Pittsburgh Pirates unveiled a new clubhouse at McKechnie Field today. The clubhouse is 22,500 square feet, and includes a strength and conditioning room,...

Projecting the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates as a 90 Win Team

In each of the last two years, whenever the ZiPS projections came out, I did a separate article using those projections to get an...

The ‘Stubborn’ Approach That Has the Pirates Leading the NL in OBP

Follow @NateBarnes_ // Follow @pirateprospects When the Pittsburgh Pirates began the 2014 season, an offensive approach touting the importance of on-base percentage was emphasized after the...

All-Stars Responsible for Pirates’ Early-Season Recovery

Follow @NateBarnes_ // Follow @pirateprospects // The Pittsburgh Pirates began the 2014 season in a fashion rather unbecoming after they finally ended professional sports’ longest losing...

Podcast: Previewing the Pirates-Yankees Series With River Avenue Blues

For those of you who have been asking "when is the podcast coming back", you'll be happy to know that the answer is...soon. In...

Which Edinson Volquez Will the Pirates Get Going Forward?

Follow @NateBarnes_ // Clint Hurdle doesn’t like to use the phrase “reclamation project” when discussing players whose careers the Pirates have turned around in the...

First Pitch: Evaluating the Pirates Offensive Emphasis

Follow @NateBarnes_ // As discussed yesterday, the 2014 Pirates are emphasizing on-base percentage in hopes of improving an offense that ranked ninth in the National...

Pirates Look to Improve Offense by Emphasizing On-Base Percentage

Follow @NateBarnes_ // Andrew McCutchen stepped to the plate against pitcher Alfredo Simon in the third inning of the Pirates’ April 23 game against the...

Ike Davis Looks Forward to Fresh Start With the Pirates

Follow @NateBarnes_ // When the Pittsburgh Pirates were rumored to have an interest in former New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis during the winter...

Brewers Jump Past the Pirates in the Latest Playoff Odds

The Pittsburgh Pirates had a tough week, getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend to drop to 2-4. That also saw a...