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Pirates Notebook: The Amazing Has Become Ordinary For Felipe Rivero

PITTSBURGH — Felipe Rivero’s appearance on Friday in the Pirates' 5-2 walk-off win over the St. Louis Cardinals might have been an afterthought. Rivero pitched...

Pirates Notebook: Felipe Rivero and Ivan Nova React to Being All-Star Snubs

PITTSBURGH - Felipe Rivero and Ivan Nova are not going to the All-Star Game. At least, not yet. Neither Rivero or Nova was selected as...

The New Leverage-Focused Approach to the Pirates Bullpen is Working Out So Far

PITTSBURGH - Through two games, the Pirates' new bullpen alignment seems to be working pretty much perfectly. Felipe Rivero came in with two outs in the...

Williams: The Pirates’ Bullpen Problems Aren’t Solved By a New Closer

If you're against the traditional closer role, with the belief that your best reliever should be used in the toughest situations, then Felipe Rivero's...

Felipe Rivero Has Been Sitting 100 MPH, Adding a New Level of Nastiness

NEW YORK - Felipe Rivero's first pitch on Friday night came in at 98.5 MPH. That was one of ten fastballs that he threw...

Barnett: How Felipe Rivero Turned Into One of MLB’s Best Relievers

While the Pirates have had their own share of bullpen issues this year, arguably, no team in the National League has had a worse...

Pirates Notebook: Controlling Running Game and Pitch Efficiency are Keys for Glasnow

PITTSBURGH — If you’re headed to the ballpark or planning on watching the Pirates’ series opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, get in...

Pirates Notebook: Felipe Rivero’s New Approach For Attacking Hitters, Limiting Walks

BRADENTON, Fla. - Felipe Rivero is having a nice spring. After throwing two perfect innings today with three strikeouts, he now has no runs and...

The Pirates Bullpen Could Dominate in 2017 and Beyond

BRADENTON, Fla. - The 2016 MLB playoffs saw some unique bullpen usage, especially with the Cleveland Indians eschewing traditional bullpen roles, and using their...

Pirates Have the Makings of a Solid Bullpen

After going through the best players at each position over the last two weeks, Buster Olney moved on to the bigger categories yesterday. The...

First Pitch: Building the Next Great Pirates Bullpen

The Pirates have been a bit spoiled when it comes to having quality relief pitchers in the back of their bullpen. They had Mark...

First Pitch: Waiting For the Other Shoe to Drop With the Pirates’ Lefty Relievers

It seemed like the Pirates spent most of the winter meetings stuck in limbo, waiting to see how the Andrew McCutchen situation would play...