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The Pittsburgh Pirates won in extra innings on Opening Day, beating the Miami Marlins by a 6-5 score after a Jared Triolo RBI single in the top of the 12th inning. The Pirates played comeback the entire...
Normally, I do a pre-season analysis, where I fill in my own depth chart and playing time estimates for the upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates season, along with ZiPS projected WAR totals. This year, I'm looking at the...

Pirates Activate Wade LeBlanc and Joaquin Benoit from Disabled List

The Pittsburgh Pirates activated both lefty reliever Wade LeBlanc and right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit from the disabled list today on the first day of...

Williams: Losing Juan Nicasio on Waivers Wouldn’t Matter, But This is What Does Matter

The date was November 30, 2012. The Pirates were coming off a losing season. It was their 20th losing season in a row, and it...

Pirates Place Wade LeBlanc on Disabled List; Recall Steven Brault

The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc on the disabled list with a left quad strain. To take his place on the...

Pirates Activate Gregory Polanco from Disabled List; Recall Dovydas Neverauskas

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a couple of roster moves before Wednesday's night game against the Cincinnati Reds. Gregory Polanco has been activated from the...

Pirates Notebook: The Boost(s) That the Offense Needs Right Now

I feel like this season requires a weekly "Everything is going wrong for the Pirates" update, just to keep current with all of the...

Polanco and Bell Benefit From Rain Delay in Pirates 4-0 Win

PITTSBURGH — Like clockwork, several hours after Travis Barnett broke down what’s been going wrong with Gregory Polanco this season, Polanco went 2 for...

Pirates Notebook: Taillon Focuses on Keeping Things the Same From One Start to Next

PITTSBURGH — Of all of the Pirates’ starting pitchers, Jameson Taillon might have had the best 2017 debut. The Pirates lost, 3-0 to the...

Pirates Name Tyler Glasnow as the Fifth Starter, Decide Bullpen Battle

After Friday night's game in Montreal, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Tyler Glasnow has won the fifth starter spot. They also announced that Trevor...

Breaking Down the Final Pirates Roster Battles

The Pirates will play a two game series against the Blue Jays this weekend in Montreal, wrapping up their Spring Training schedule. They still...

Pirates Notebook: The Battle For the Final Bullpen Spots

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Pirates threw four pitchers that all had a chance to factor into the discussion for one of the team’s open...

Breaking Down the Depth in the Pirates’ 2017 Rotation

BRADENTON, Fla. - The first group of pitchers during bullpen sessions today featured the heart of the Pirates' rotation. Ivan Nova, Gerrit Cole, and...

First Pitch: Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop With the Pirates’ Lefty Relievers

It seemed like the Pirates spent most of the winter meetings stuck in limbo, waiting to see how the Andrew McCutchen situation would play...