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The Pirates Are Slowly Stabilizing Their Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been busy this offseason. By no means have they made a "splash" that would make the rest of the league take...

WTM: The Pirates Could Be Sending a Bad Message to Their Young Players

The Pirates are facing a delicate situation at catcher. Assuming they don't get Blake Sabol back from the Rule 5 draft, they have two top...

Where Does the Pirates Bullpen Stand At This Point in the Offseason?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been active in adding to their bullpen this offseason. At the end of last month, they tendered contracts to Robert Stephenson...

Williams: What is the Importance of the Rule 5 Draft These Days?

If I type the hallowed words "Rule 5" in any article title, it's a guarantee Pittsburgh Pirates fans will blow up that article and...

WTM: Could the Pirates Have Some Left-Handed Pitching Depth in the System?

With the addition of Jarlín García, the Pirates have upped the number of left-handed pitchers on their 40-man roster to . . . one. Lefties...

Looking at ZiPS Projections to See Where the Pirates Should Add in 2023

Last week, Dan Szymborski released his 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections at FanGraphs. This is one of my favorite projection systems, and every year I...

Who Wants to Be the Second Baseman For the Pittsburgh Pirates?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a lot of needs at the MLB level. If you followed this team at all in 2022, you probably don't need...

Williams: What Type of Lasting Impact Can a One-Year Rental Have?

What kind of impact can one year of veteran presence have on a young, rebuilding franchise? The Pittsburgh Pirates just signed Carlos Santana to a...

WTM: Way Too Early Top Prospects for the Pirates’ Full-Season Affiliates

The off-season seems to last forever, but I'm pretty sure it'll end someday and there'll be major league and minor league baseball again.  Maybe...

The Mental Toll of Defensive Shifts

Carlos Santana knows a different game of baseball than almost anyone else in the game. Last year, Santana was shifted 98.3% of the time. When...

The Pirates’ Infield Defense Just Got an Important, Yet Subtle, Upgrade

It's not difficult to find areas where the Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the worst teams in baseball in 2022. As such, there will...

Williams: The Pirates Lack Essential Experience Needed to Contend

When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Kevin Newman last week, they traded away a unique piece of experience. Newman was the last player on this...

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