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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...
All of the articles on Pirates Prospects this year will be my voice, with the exception of one: Roundtable. I wanted to find a way to give the fans a voice, but in a more structured...

First Pitch: Best of 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Photos

Thought I'd share some of my favorite photos from our site photographer David Hague over the 2019 season. He would have been getting some...

First Pitch: When Your Favorite Baseball Player is Obscure

Most people here know that my favorite Pittsburgh Pirates player is a somewhat obscure one, unless you really follow team history. Dots Miller played...

Williams: Luke Maile and the Crazy Idea of a Four-Man Catching Staff

It would be nice if the Pirates added a catcher who was a better option than Jacob Stallings or Luke Maile. It would also be...

A Look at the Unique Artwork of Tim Carroll

Tim Carroll has one of the most unique jobs you will ever seen. He cuts up junk baseball cards from the 1980's-90's to make...

First Pitch: Why Doesn’t Al Oliver Get the Hall of Fame Respect of Other Great Players?

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the ten finalists being considered for the Hall of Fame on the Modern Baseball Era Ballot, which...

Gajtka: What I Learned In Three Years On And Off The Pirates Beat

It's been almost exactly three years since I accepted a full-time position covering the Pirates, which started a particularly intense and interesting portion in...

Williams: The Pirates Need to Buy, Which Would Send the Right Message to the Fans

This column is free for everyone, so please share. If you're not a subscriber, we have a special promotion. To celebrate the Pirates' ten...

Williams: Do the Pirates Have an Issue With Drafting or is it Development?

I have yet to see a study that shows the Pirates can't draft. Let me clarify that. I've seen studies showing the WAR results from...

Williams: The Pirates Desperately Need to Find a Way to Gain Some Trust

The Pirates need some trust. I wrote that following the 2015 season, before the offseason had really begun. They won 98 games the year before,...

Williams: The Pirates Won’t Win Until They Realize That MLB Has Seen Some Big Changes

The perception of the Pirates has long been massively different inside Pittsburgh than outside Pittsburgh. For years, I've seen arguments in Pittsburgh about how the...

Williams: The Pirates Have a Big Opportunity to Add a Lot of Young Talent This Year

A year ago, the Pirates took some big steps to add young talent to their system. They had the 12th pick in the draft,...

Gajtka: Forget What We Think. Do The Pirates Expect To Keep It Up?

PITTSBURGH -- I asked about a month ago if it was too early to adjust our expectations for the Pirates. At that time, the team...

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