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First Pitch: The Winter Meetings Could Bring a Busy Week For the Pirates

The MLB Winter Meetings always bring the biggest week of the off-season, with teams and players meeting in one location, and the off-season market...

First Pitch: Initial Look at the New CBA Shows It Mostly Hurts the Little Guys

Major League Baseball announced a tentative deal tonight with the MLBPA on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that would cover the 2017-2021 seasons. The...

First Pitch: The End of the Jeff Locke Era With the Pirates

It's hard to believe that the Jeff Locke era with the Pirates has come to an end. It seems like only yesterday that the...

First Pitch: MLB’s CBA Talks, and the Issue With the International Market

This Friday marks an important deadline in baseball, as teams need to make the decisions on who to tender for the 2017 season. But...

First Pitch: Following Up His Breakout Winter Has Proven Difficult for Jose Osuna

During last year's winter league coverage, the big story was the breakout of Jose Osuna. This off-season hasn't produced any real breakouts yet. Elvis...

First Pitch: MLB Facing a Potential Lockout and Some Hypocrisy in the CBA Negotiations

Baseball's off-season is typically much slower than other professional sports. In other leagues, free agency begins, and it's a frenzy. In baseball, free agency...

First Pitch: What Are the Odds of the AFL Players Making the Majors?

The Arizona Fall League wrapped up this weekend, with the Surprise Saguaros, the affiliate of the Pirates, losing in the championship game. The Pirates...

First Pitch: This Has the Potential to Be a Crazy Off-Season for the Pirates

In most years, the off-season is pretty straight forward. A team has a specific set of needs, and they set out to address those...

First Pitch: The Price of the Free Agent Pitchers That Make Sense For the Pirates

One of my favorite articles of the off-season is Jon Heyman's top free agent list with contract predictions. That list came out today, and...

First Pitch: The Pirates Could Trade From This Strength to Upgrade the 2017 Team

The Pirates will be looking for pitching this off-season, both on the free agent market and on the trade market. Meanwhile, throughout their minor...

First Pitch: Which Mistake Will the Pirates Try to Avoid This Off-Season?

The Pirates didn't have a good off-season last year when it came to pitching. You could argue that one of their biggest mistakes was...

First Pitch: Pirates See Struggles from Top Winter League Prospects

The Pittsburgh Pirates have some interesting prospects on offense playing winter ball this year. The pitching side is a little light this year with...

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