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First Pitch: What to Expect from the 44th Overall Draft Pick

Over the last two mornings, we have looked at the results from the MLB Amateur Draft for all of the seventh overall and 31st...

First Pitch: What to Expect from the 31st Overall Draft Pick

In yesterday's First Pitch, we looked at the results coming from all of the seventh overall draft picks over the 55 years of the...

First Pitch: Results from the Seventh Overall Pick in Every MLB Draft

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the seventh overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, which will be held on June 10th/11th this year. Since the...

First Pitch: Who Were Roberto Clemente’s Favorite Opponents, and Where Did He Prefer to Hit?

Two weeks ago we posted an article looking at how Roberto Clemente did against Hall of Fame pitchers during his career. It was a...

First Pitch: Pirates Have a History of Signing the Best Non-Drafted Free Agents

Baseball America recently published a list of the team that did the best when signing non-drafted free agents. That's going to be an important...

First Pitch: Pittsburgh Pirates Trade History with the Arizona Diamondbacks

We have posted two Pirates Trade History articles here and hope to eventually get to all 30 teams. Some of the teams will have...

First Pitch: What’s a Good Graduation Rate from the Dominican Summer League to the Majors?

We often talk about the recent failures of the Pittsburgh Pirates when it comes to developing international signings. I looked over the last ten...

First Pitch: A Look Back at a Wild Ending From the 1994 Season

Since it's Sunday, I wanted to give Pittsburgh Pirates fans a game to watch from the past, but one that wouldn't immediately have you...

First Pitch: Looking at the Home/Road Splits for the 2019 Indianapolis Indians Pitchers

The last team in our eight-day series of looking at home/road splits is the Indianapolis Indians. More specifically, the pitching staff of the Pittsburgh...

First Pitch: A Look at the 2019 Greensboro Grasshoppers Pitching Splits

The last two days have been looks at the pitching splits for the Altoona Curve and Bradenton Marauders during the 2019 season and comparing...

First Pitch: A Look at the 2019 Bradenton Marauders Pitching Splits

After looking at the Altoona Curve pitching splits in yesterday's First Pitch article and seeing some interesting, somewhat unexpected results, I decided to continue...

First Pitch: Looking at the Home/Road Splits for the 2019 Altoona Curve Pitchers

Over the last four days, we have looked at the home/road splits for the hitters on the four full-season affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates....

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