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First Pitch: The Future of Online News, and Why We’re Switching to a Subscription Site

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It may surprise you to find out that I never attended a minor league baseball game until after I started this site. I followed...

First Pitch: How Being a Contender Changes Spring Training Decisions

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The next few weeks might introduce uncharted territory for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In previous years around this point in Spring Training, we'd see at...

First Pitch: Expect More Unconventional Drafting From the Pirates in the Future

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Last year was the first year the Pirates really had a lower draft pick. They dropped down to the middle of the first round...

First Pitch: Pirates Winning It All? That Idea Doesn’t Sound So Crazy Anymore

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There was a time not too long ago when you couldn't mention the Pittsburgh Pirates and the World Series without either talking about history,...

First Pitch: Discussion on Sanchez, Richard, Heredia, and Stand Out Players in Camp

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I had my weekly interview with David Todd today on ESPN 970. We talked about a lot of the recent cuts, and some of the...

First Pitch: Can Tony Sanchez Win a Spot on the Major League Roster?

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Tony Sanchez has been impressive this Spring. It's not so much the hitting, which continued tonight with a two-run homer. The hitting has been...

First Pitch: Super Two/Service Time Issues, and Why They’re Not Big Issues

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I didn't think I'd be writing about service time or Super Two this year. The Pirates have had this issue the last three years...

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

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

First Pitch: The Good and Bad of Radar Guns, Sudden Catching Depth, First Cuts

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This week there were two quotes that really stood out to me that related to scouting pitchers. These quotes showed the good and the...

First Pitch: Brandon Cumpton, The 60-Day DL, and When to Expect Prospects to Be Cut

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Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that right-handed pitcher Brandon Cumpton underwent Tommy John surgery. That puts him out for the 2015 season, and...

First Pitch: Minor League Talk on Tucker, Meadows, McGuire, Taillon, and More

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I had a really good interview with David Todd today on ESPN 970. We discussed a lot of minor league topics, and a few...

First Pitch: The Minor League Rosters Are Starting to Take Shape

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Every year I get an early look at who will be on each full-season roster by seeing where players are playing during Spring Training....
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