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The Night When We Saw the Downside of Relying on a Rookie to Be Your Stopper

CHICAGO - Clint Hurdle summed up what has been working so well for the Chicago Cubs -- sitting 47-20 after completing a three game...

Pirates Notes: The Book on Jacob Stallings; Marte Returns to the Lineup

CHICAGO - Last night, the Pirates ran into a tough situation where they only had one healthy catcher, limiting their pinch-hitting abilities in the...

Nicasio Struggles, But McCutchen Shows Positive Signs in Pirates Loss

NEW YORK - Last night, Jeff Locke struggled early against the Mets, giving up seven earned runs in 4+ innings. Tonight, Juan Nicasio had...

Injury Updates: Starling Marte and Chris Stewart Out of the Lineup Tonight

NEW YORK - Starling Marte was removed from the game last night after getting hit in the face with a ball. He tried to...

Injury Updates: Starling Marte Still Sidelined; Ryan Vogelsong Begins Recovery

PITTSBURGH - Pirates Head Athletic Trainer Todd Tomczyk gave updates on several injured Pirates players and prospects in his weekly press briefing. • Ryan Vogelsong is...

Morning Report: What’s Left in the System from the 2008-11 DSL Pirates?

The DSL season began on Saturday and the preview will be up later today. For this morning, I thoughts I'd go through the progress...

Jeff Locke Solid Again as Pirates Power Past Angels

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates returned to their core approach -- putting runners on base and getting extra-base hits -- en route to an 8-7 win...

First Pitch: The Dream Outfield On Pace For One of the Best Seasons in MLB History

For several years, I've been talking about how the Pirates could end up having the best outfield in baseball, with Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte,...

Pirates Activate Starling Marte, Recall Boscan, Send Down Hanson and Luebke

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a few roster moves on Thursday afternoon, one expected and a couple unexpected ones. Starling Marte has been activated from...

First Pitch: Traveling to Indianapolis, and the Best Stories From Last Week

This week, I will be heading to Indianapolis, making the final stop of my first half tour of the minor league affiliates. I started...

Giles: Is Starling Marte Underrated?

I’ve discussed Gregory Polanco’s hot start to the season, but the results for Starling Marte have been nearly as good, both at the plate...

Pirates Are Challenging Their Speedy Outfielders With Shallow Positioning

PITTSBURGH - If you watched the Pirates during the 2015 season, you would have noticed that their outfielders played deep. A lot. There would be...