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First Pitch: It Seems Like Every Pirates Reclamation Starter is Guaranteed to Work

Does it seem like a guarantee that Clayton Richard will turn things around? Alright, yeah, nothing is a guarantee in baseball. But at this point...

Vance Worley Strikes Out Top Prospects Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano in B Game

The Pittsburgh Pirates played a B Game at Pirate City this morning, going up against the Minnesota Twins. The B Games at Pirate City...

Alvarez Beating the Shift, Cervelli’s Defense, Worley’s Improvements, Lambo Comfortable

One of the most encouraging signs in today's Pirates game against the Toronto Blue Jays came in the second inning. Pedro Alvarez came up...

First Pitch: The Pirates Definitely Shouldn’t Be Trading Jeff Locke Now

Last week, as part of our new weekly Q&A feature on the site, I received the following question. Elliot Hicks: Charlie Wilmoth at Bucs Dugout posted...

Pirates Announce Their Starting Pitchers For the First Three Spring Training Games

The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped up their final day at Pirate City today, and will head over to McKechnie Field tomorrow to start their game...

Is Vance Worley the Most Under-Rated Pitcher in the Pirates’ Rotation?

For the second year in a row, Vance Worley enters Spring Training trying to compete for one of the final spots in the rotation....

The Pirates Will Have to Make Some Tough Roster Choices Now That They’re Contenders

To put it nicely, the 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen was a disaster. That's not exactly nice, but it's probably the nicest way to describe...

First Pitch: Disregarding Name Value and Guarantees From Major League Players

Today was the day for pitchers and catchers to report to Spring Training. Tomorrow is the first workout day. This officially ends the worst part...

It’s Vance Worley vs Jeff Locke For the Lone Battle in the Rotation

This is shaping up to be one of the least surprising Spring Trainings I can remember for the Pittsburgh Pirates. There are very few...

First Pitch: Thoughts on Worley, Pirates 2015 Payroll, Upcoming Draft Class

I'm going to keep it short tonight, because I've been sick since Friday, we're in that dead zone right before Spring Training where there...

Vance Worley Wins Arbitration Case

Pitcher Vance Worley won his arbitration case against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. The announcement came on Tuesday afternoon with Jon Heyman reporting the...

First Pitch: Here is Why Projection Systems Will Be Low on the Pirates For the 2015 Season

Yesterday, Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections, and the results weren't favorable for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They had an 80-82 projected record, finishing third...