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First Pitch: Does Pirates Prospects Need to Exist?

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Last year, I asked a simple question behind the scenes: Does Pirates Prospects need to exist? We've reached a point in time on the internet that I predicted years ago. When I started this site in 2009,...

First Pitch: Do the Pirates Have Enough Talent to Contend in 2024?

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This week saw the return of prospects rankings to Pirates Prospects. That was once a core feature of this site, which has been removed for two years. Over the years, I gradually moved to a tiered ranking...

First Pitch: Evaluating The Build of the Pittsburgh Pirates

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At the outset of Ben Cherington's tenure as the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he insisted the Pirates were entering a "build" and...

First Pitch: Pirates Prospects (Tim’s Version)

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Pirates Prospects is entering its 16th season covering the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nine years ago this week, the site made the switch to a subscription site....

First Pitch: The Pirates Look Like Sleeper Contenders

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In a week and a half, the Pittsburgh Pirates will open their regular season against the Miami Marlins. Their roster is still taking shape,...

First Pitch: Free Agency

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I feel like one of those veteran free agents who waits until March to make a decision on his life for that year. In this...

First Pitch: What is SPEED?

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SPEED. It's a word that is commonly associated with being fast. We don't talk about the SPEED of a first baseman, just like we don't...

First Pitch: What is POWER?

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POWER. It's a concept that is as elusive as electricity. We know when it has been captured. We know that it comes in many forms. The...

First Pitch: Producing and Editing Pirates Prospects

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I almost shut this site down quietly at the end of 2021. My reason at the time for keeping it running came with the realization...

First Pitch: What Do You Want To See On Pirates Prospects in 2023?

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Pirates Prospects celebrated its 14th anniversary on Monday. I celebrated in the best way possible -- getting proper rest, then finalizing and filing my Baseball...

First Pitch: The Pirates Have Added Veteran Leaders Who Can Play

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Andrew McCutchen is 36-years-old. Carlos Santana turns 37 in April. Austin Hedges is a 30-year-old catcher. Rich Hill will turn 43 before the season begins. This isn't an...

First Pitch: Baseball and Religion

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When he was 12 years old, Jesus traveled with his parents -- Mary and Joseph -- to the city of Jerusalem. They were traveling in...

First Pitch: Pittsburgh, The Pirates, Major League Baseball, and Misery

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I love a good underdog story. It's for that reason that I love the city of Pittsburgh. Most of my attachment these days to this city...

First Pitch: The First Overall Pick, Two Pitchers, and Other Pirates News

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The winter meetings didn't bring a big splash to the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates, but it did bring the number one overall pick in 2023,...
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