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First Pitch: Depth Can Quickly Disappear

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Remember at the start of the year when the Pirates had a lot of starting pitching depth? Kyle McPherson had just missed out on...

First Pitch: Open Writing Position at Pirates Prospects

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I decided to take the night off from doing any analysis on the team in this article. I took my dad to the Penguins/Lightning...

First Pitch: The Minors Exist For a Reason

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There's one thing you notice when you cover prospects closely: there's no middle ground with expectations and reactions. At times it seems like there...

First Pitch: The Downside of the New CBA Starting to Appear For the Pirates

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When the new Collective Bargaining Agreement came out during the 2011-2012 off-season, I wrote about a lot of the downsides for small market teams....

First Pitch: Who Could Step Into the Rotation if Wandy Goes on the DL?

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At the start of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates looked to have a great situation at the top of their rotation. A.J. Burnett had...

First Pitch: When Should the Pirates Consider Pedro Alvarez a Platoon Player?

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Back in early February, when Brandon Inge was signed, I raised the question of whether Pedro Alvarez should be a platoon player. Not much...

First Pitch: No One Is Hitting, Let’s Over-React

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It was almost one year ago today that I wrote this article. The Pirates had played seven games, getting off to a 2-5 start....

First Pitch: Who Should Bat Second?

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At the end of Spring Training, the Pittsburgh Pirates started using Garrett Jones as a number two hitter. I wrote about the topic during...

First Pitch: Bringing the Designated Hitter to the National League

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Maury Brown of Biz of Baseball had an article today talking about why the DH is likely coming to the National League. Brown notes...

First Pitch: Why Can’t the Pirates Have a Free Spending Billionaire Owner?

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I woke up this morning to a discussion on Twitter about a hypothetical billionaire owner who could buy the Pirates, invest his life savings...

First Pitch: Can the Pirates Get Impact Talent to the Upper Levels?

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Today I previewed the 2013 Indianapolis Indians and Altoona Curve. Tomorrow I'll go over the Bradenton Marauders and the West Virginia Power. In writing...

First Pitch: The Pirates Need to Play Travis Snider

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We're one game into the season, and already there's a decision made by Clint Hurdle to second guess. The Pirates started Gaby Sanchez over...
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