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Liriano Says Cervelli Plays Similar to Russell Martin; Kang and McCutchen Updates

Francisco Liriano was scheduled to go five innings or 80 pitches today, whichever came first. He threw 81 pitches, but did it in four...

Notes: Injury Updates on McCutchen, Tabata, Stewart; Kang to Get Time at Second Base

Here are some evening updates after the Pirates game against the Tigers, with several injury notes, and a few positional notes. **Jose Tabata left tonight's game...

First Pitch: The Best Outfield in Baseball, and Maybe Eventually the Best Rotation?

For the last year, Pittsburgh Pirates fans have been looking forward to the "Dream Outfield" of Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, and Gregory Polanco. McCutchen...

Andrew McCutchen Removed From Today’s Lineup With Lower Body Soreness

The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that Andrew McCutchen was removed from today's Spring Training lineup with lower body soreness. No further word on the...

Q&A: Will Jung-ho Kang’s Presence Create Issues in the Pirates Dugout?

Every Friday we run a Q&A with questions that I've received throughout the week. You can submit your questions all week by using the Q&A...

Five Pirates Among the Top 100 Players Right Now

On Wednesday night, MLB Network began their top 100 countdown of current Major League players. The countdown consisted of five shows, each an hour...

First Pitch: An Extension For Andrew McCutchen Shouldn’t Be a Priority in 2015

There was a time in recent Pittsburgh Pirates history when Pirates fans discussed trading Andrew McCutchen for prospects. It was prior to the 2012...

The Pirates Lineup is Set, But Who Takes Over in the Event of an Injury?

Every year at the start of Spring Training I outline the position battles for the Pittsburgh Pirates. I do this by breaking up the...

Buster Olney Ranks Pirates’ Outfield as the Second Best in Majors

Buster Olney continued his Major League rankings, going with the best outfields in baseball(subscription required) on Sunday. He ranked the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield as...

Buster Olney Ranks the Pirates Among the Best Defensive Teams

As was mentioned here yesterday, Buster Olney gave some very favorable rankings for the Pittsburgh Pirates, rating them near the top in baseball for...

Andrew McCutchen Didn’t Hit Many Line Drives in 2014, But the Production Was There

It's a slow period for baseball news, so this article from Fangraphs is something to hold you over while we wait for the first...

Andrew McCutchen Finishes Third in MVP Voting

Major League Baseball announced the National League Most Valuable Player award on Thursday night. Andrew McCutchen finished third behind the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw(winner) and Giancarlo...