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The Pittsburgh Pirates won in extra innings on Opening Day, beating the Miami Marlins by a 6-5 score after a Jared Triolo RBI single in the top of the 12th inning. The Pirates played comeback the entire...
Normally, I do a pre-season analysis, where I fill in my own depth chart and playing time estimates for the upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates season, along with ZiPS projected WAR totals. This year, I'm looking at the...

Morning Report: Updates on the 2013 Draft Picks Who Were Traded Away

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Buddy Borden this week after he was released by the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays made the unusual move to...

Prospect Watch: Glasnow, Holmes and Keller All Scheduled Tonight

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. If a...

Pirates Sign Buddy Borden

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed a familiar name as a minor league free agent today, adding right-handed pitcher Buddy Borden. He will start tonight for...

Morning Report: Sunday Notes on Liriano, Borden, the FIL and the Wild Card

Some random Sunday notes on a day the Pirates can officially eliminate the Brewers from the playoffs. We start with the Fall Instructional League...

Morning Report: Checking Up on the Prospects That Were Traded Away

When the Pirates traded Edward Salcedo to the Kansas City Royals on Friday, I mentioned that Bryton Trepagnier was struggling in AA, so the...

Morning Report: Catching Up With Former Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates made seven trades this past off-season that involved players going the other way. Today, we take a look at the early...

Pirates Send Buddy Borden to the Rays to Complete the Sean Rodriguez Deal

The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded right-handed pitcher Buddy Borden to the Tampa Bay Rays to complete the Sean Rodriguez trade. We had Borden ranked...

Improved Fastball Command Propels Buddy Borden in 2014

Right-handed pitcher Buddy Borden turned in one of the best pitching performances in the Pirates minor league system this season. In his first full...

2014 West Virginia Power Season Recap and Top 10 Prospects

The West Virginia Power have featured a lot of breakout players over the last few years. In 2012 it was Gregory Polanco and Alen...

Tyler Glasnow is the Pirates Prospects Pitcher of the Month For August

Each week we run our "Top Performers" series, looking at the best pitchers and hitters from the previous week. We also recap each month...

Morning Report: Edwin Espinal is Still a Sleeper, But For How Much Longer?

At the beginning of the season, we mentioned Edwin Espinal as a possible sleeper prospect this year. He has looked like he was about...

First Pitch: A Positive Trend For Luis Heredia, Buddy Borden, and Cody Dickson

Tonight, Buddy Borden had another good start with West Virginia, continuing an impressive run lately for the right-handed pitcher. Borden has been dominating since...