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First Pitch: Thoughts on Alvarez at First, Winning the NL Central, and Top Prospects

Today was the first day of workouts for the pitchers and catchers in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. It was a pretty busy day from...

First Pitch: Disregarding Name Value and Guarantees From Major League Players

Today was the day for pitchers and catchers to report to Spring Training. Tomorrow is the first workout day. This officially ends the worst part...

First Pitch: The Pirates Pitching Depth, as Told Through Flow Charts

Last night I uploaded flow charts, illustrating the depth at each position in the starting lineup for the Pittsburgh Pirates. I enjoyed making the...

First Pitch: Eight Flow Charts That Show the Pirates Depth at Each Position

I've talked a lot this off-season about how the Pittsburgh Pirates have a ton of depth for their starting lineup this year. Last year...

First Pitch: Everything You Can Expect From Pirates Spring Training

Spring Training starts this week, which might bring a bit of warmth to all of you in Pennsylvania who are dealing with single digit...

First Pitch: The Pirates, Two World Series Teams, and the 2015 Draft

Earlier today, we wrapped up our four-part draft preview with college pitchers. It's a deep draft for college arms, with more than 20 names...

First Pitch: Things to Do in Bradenton During Spring Training 2015

This week I received a few e-mails with various questions about Spring Training. Not the "who will make the team" or "which minor league...

First Pitch: Thoughts on Worley, Pirates 2015 Payroll, Upcoming Draft Class

I'm going to keep it short tonight, because I've been sick since Friday, we're in that dead zone right before Spring Training where there...

First Pitch: Fixing the Site, How to Navigate the New Design, and Other Updates

A few months ago, I noticed an issue with the site. Any time there would be breaking news, the site would slow to a crawl,...

First Pitch: Analysis on the Trepagnier/Salcedo Trade

The Pittsburgh Pirates made their third trade in as many days tonight, sending Bryton Trepagnier away to Atlanta for Edward Salcedo. Unlike the last...

First Pitch: Six Pirates Relievers Who Hit 98+ MPH; Who Will Win a Bullpen Spot?

It's no secret that Ray Searage and Jim Benedict have done some great things with the pitchers that have come through Pittsburgh the last...

First Pitch: The Pirates Are Really Trying to Avoid Another Martinez/Nix/Morel Situation

A lot of things had to go wrong last year to get Michael Martinez, Jayson Nix, and Brent Morel on the Pittsburgh Pirates' active...