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In my premium column for Patreon subscribers, I looked at the cautious approach the Pirates are taking with Paul Skenes. I agree with the approach, but broke down how it could have limits that would call for him being up before the Super Two dates pass.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 9-4. They've started the 2024 season with surprising production from the team as a whole, seeing massive improvements from their pitching staff and their position player group. It's still early. There have only...

Williams: Closing Time

Proprioception is the awareness of your body in space. When you close your eyes, reach out your finger, and touch the tip of your nose,...

Williams: The Path From Rookie Ball to the Major Leagues

In this subscriber-exclusive column, I give my view of the journey from Rookie Ball to the Major Leagues, and the elements that every player deals with along the way.

Williams: Two Prospects to Follow At Every Level of the Pirates Minor League System

The Pittsburgh Pirates released their minor league rosters yesterday, ahead of today's Opening Day for Altoona, Greensboro, and Bradenton. The full rosters can be...

Williams: Pittsburgh Deserves a Long Winning Streak From the Pirates

I was never much of a Pittsburgh Pirates fan growing up. I don't really remember the Barry Bonds throw to try and get Sid Bream...

Williams: The Pittsburgh Pirates Will End Their Five Year Losing Streak in 2024

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,...

Williams: The Pirates Are Setting Positive Precedent For Their Prospects

Jared Jones throws an elite fastball, an elite slider, and showed promise with his curveball and changeup development this spring. He's a top 100 prospect....

Williams: Whiff

Baseball is a chess game. Every pitch is a move. Every move gets a team closer or further away from the goal of winning. Every...

Williams: Prospect Rankings

This site hasn't featured prospect rankings since the start of the 2022 season. Two years after that last list, rankings will return to this...

Williams: The Pirates Haven’t Earned the Right to Rule Like the Yankees

The New York Yankees have prioritized perception for nearly 50 years. In 1976, former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner instituted a no-facial hair policy. Since...

Williams: Has The Future Finally Arrived?

I'll be honest, I wasn't interested in covering the "build" part of this "build" as closely as I covered the last Pittsburgh Pirates front...

Williams: And We’re All Just Entertainers, Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar came up with a theory that the average person has 150 people who they recognize, name and...

Williams: Curtate and Prolate Players in Baseball Development

All human being development boils down to first finding our own brachistochrone curves of ascent. A brachistochrone curve is an optimal cycloid that allows the...

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