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First Pitch: Pirates First Base Depth Could Lead to an Interesting Off-Season

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In my previews of the Pirates' off-season, I've noted that there are just two specific needs for the team heading into 2017. The biggest...

First Pitch: Closer By Committee Approach Would Work Best For the Pirates in 2017

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After the Mark Melancon trade, I wrote an article about how the Pirates were free to take a new approach with their bullpen now...

First Pitch: The First Impressions of the Pirates’ 2016 Draft Class

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Today we posted our top ten prospects for Morgantown, which completes the short-season write-ups for the Pirates' system. You can check out the Morgantown...

First Pitch: Pirates Need to Find the Next Mark Melancon This Off-Season

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Last week I recapped the 2016 season for the pitching staff, along with a look ahead to 2017 and beyond. The Pirates could use...

First Pitch: Analyzing Some of the Best Starting Pitchers on the Off-Season Market

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The Pirates are in need of starting pitching this off-season. Unfortunately, the starting pitching market does not look good. In looking through the potential...

First Pitch: Pitching is the Strength For the Pirates in the Lower Levels

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Pitching was expected to be the strength from the upper levels of the farm system in 2016 for the Pirates. Sure, they had top...

First Pitch: Previewing the 2016-17 Pirates Off-Season

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The Pirates are already in their off-season, although we're still about a month away from when players start officially becoming free agents, and maybe...

First Pitch: Should the Pirates Spend Beyond Their International Bonus Pool?

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The Pirates have seen two really good results in recent years out of the Latin American signings from Rene Gayo. Starling Marte, signed in 2007, has...

First Pitch: Looking at the Off-Season Roster Decisions For the Pirates

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The Pirates have some pretty big decisions to make this off-season, as they try to get back to the playoffs again in 2017 after...

First Pitch: What Has Changed Since the Liriano Trade Was First Evaluated?

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For years, the Pirates followed a pretty consistent strategy when it came to trading prospects and taking on payroll. That strategy was always to...

First Pitch: The Future at Shortstop For the Pirates

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I wasn't planning on talking about the shortstops in the Pirates' minor league system just yet. We've got our season recaps coming up this...

First Pitch: Pirates Had Too Many Players Falling Short of Projections in 2016

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Every year at the start of the season, I take the ZiPS projections, apply those to the projected playing time for each player and...
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