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Patience Key to Improvement in Hitting with Runners in Scoring Position

Analysis
After the Pittsburgh Pirates identified their on-base percentage as a necessary area of improvement leading into the 2014 season, then successfully improved it, the...

Mark Melancon Proving Rocky Start an Aberration

Analysis
Mark Melancon took control of closing duties full-time in 2014 when Jason Grilli blew four saves and posted a 4.87 ERA in 22 appearances...

Jameson Taillon Throws 4 Innings in Extended Spring Training

Injury Updates
Jameson Taillon took another step forward in his recovery from Tommy John surgery with another outing in extended spring training Monday in Bradenton. Clint...

Pirates Primed for Outstanding June…Again

Analysis
When the weather starts to heat up, so do the Pittsburgh Pirates. The recurring themes of the previous two seasons aren't difficult to identify. Strong...

Pirates Capitalizing on Starting Pitching to Key Hot Stretch

Analysis
A little more than two weeks ago, the Pirates returned home with a 18-20 record despite a plus-9 run differential overall. In the Pirates' first...

Pirates Pitching and Catching Proven in Season’s First Two Months

Analysis
The calendar flipped to June and, if it doesn't already, it will feel more like summer. By extension, it feels more like baseball season...

Morton Shows Prime Form Early in Return

Analysis
Before this week, the last time Charlie Morton pitched in a Pirates uniform was at the end of Spring Training. In that outing, he...

Taking Perspective Of Gregory Polanco’s Career Thus Far

Analysis
Kris Bryant and Joc Pederson, with weeks of major-league experience, are already two of baseball's top players. They also represent what's wrong with the...

Mindset, Mechanics have Josh Harrison Back in Form

Analysis
Josh Harrison delivered one of the best seasons by a Pirates hitter not named Andrew McCutchen in recent memory, and was justly rewarded with...

Sunday Notebook: Roster Configuration, Infield Depth and Jose Tabata

Analysis
Morton Returns Monday Charlie Morton returns to the mound Monday, making his season-debut against the Miami Marlins. His return means the Pirates starting rotation, already...

Pirates Focus on Hitting with Runners in Scoring Position Hasn’t Paid Off…Yet

Analysis
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins needed 13 innings to decide their game Wednesday night and the Twins took home a 4-3 win on...

Jose Tabata’s New Swing Worked in AAA, Now Needs to Work in Pittsburgh

Analysis
Jose Tabata made his way through the clubhouse Tuesday afternoon, from one end to the other, stopping along the way to greet and chat...
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