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Who Else Could Join the Pirates in September?

The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled Kris Johnson, Travis Snider, and Kyle Farnsworth this morning on the first day that rosters expanded. The active roster is...

First Pitch: Morneau For Two Players Who Barely Made It Out Of A-Ball

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Justin Morneau today for Alex Presley and a PTBNL, who is reportedly Duke Welker. For our analysis on the first...

Prospect Watch: Austin Meadows Homers in First Game With Jamestown

Top Pitcher: Robby Rowland, Top Hitter: Willy Garcia, HR: Austin Meadows

Duke Welker is Reportedly the PTBNL in the Justin Morneau Trade

Tom Singer reports that MLB.com sources say Duke Welker is the player to be named later in the Justin Morneau trade. The Pirates sent...

Taking a Look at the Pirates’ Bullpen Depth

Jason Grilli left tonight's game with right forearm discomfort. He will be re-evaluated tomorrow, at which point we will hopefully learn more about his...

Jeanmar Gomez Activated From the DL; Duke Welker Optioned

The Pirates have activated Jeanmar Gomez from the disabled list and have optioned Duke Welker to Triple-A. We knew Gomez was going to be...

Pirates Beat Angels in 10-9 Thriller: What We Learned

It would be difficult to describe all the important events of the Pirates' 10-9 extra-innings victory to sweep the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....

First Pitch: 12 Pirates Pitchers Who Throw 98+ MPH

This week's podcast went up today, and on the show we talked about whether Gregory Polanco or Jameson Taillon should come up in September....

Alex Presley Optioned to Triple-A, Duke Welker Recalled

The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned outfielder Alex Presley to Triple-A and have recalled right-handed reliever Duke Welker, according to Travis Sawchik. https://twitter.com/Sawchik_Trib/status/347725330062139392 The move was probably...

Prospect Trends: Hanson’s Getting It in Gear While Pimentel’s Going the Other Way

The farm system as a whole has been in something of a slump for a week or so, but a couple of former prospects...

Prospect Notebook: Cole Making Progress, But Still Needs Those Strikeouts

At the start of the year, the expectation from most Pirates fans was for Gerrit Cole to go to Triple-A as a formality, just...

Pirates Relief Pitching Prospects Drawing Interest?

Peter Gammons (via Will Flemming on Twitter) said on MLB Network that 10 teams were at Victory Field this weekend, looking at Pittsburgh Pirates...