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The Pirates Are Slowly Stabilizing Their Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been busy this offseason. By no means have they made a "splash" that would make the rest of the league take...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Where The 40-Man Sits After The Winter Meetings

The Pittsburgh Pirates were plenty busy during the MLB Winter Meetings, adding through free agency and the Rule 5 draft. Over the course of the...

Looking at ZiPS Projections to See Where the Pirates Should Add in 2023

Last week, Dan Szymborski released his 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections at FanGraphs. This is one of my favorite projection systems, and every year I...

The Mental Toll of Defensive Shifts

Carlos Santana knows a different game of baseball than almost anyone else in the game. Last year, Santana was shifted 98.3% of the time. When...

Pirates Prospects Daily: With First Base Improved, What’s The Next Biggest Hole?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a point of emphasis in improving one of their biggest holes from 2022, first base. Through trades, waiver claims...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Ben Cherington Identified and Addressed the Weakest Position

Regardless of how the rest of the offseason plays out, you can't say that Ben Cherington and the Pirates front office didn't recognize one...

Pirates Prospects Daily: The Pirates Continue to Focus on First Base

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been addressing their first base position in the early part of this offseason. Earlier this month, the Pirates added Ji-Man Choi...

Pirates Tender Contracts to All Arbitration Eligible Players

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have tendered contracts to all six arbitration eligible players, while also confirming the earlier news that Miguel Andujar...

P2Daily: Pittsburgh Pirates Non-Tender Deadline Preview

With the non-tender deadline approaching for arbitration players, the Pittsburgh Pirates have even more decisions to make. Just a couple of days after protecting...

Pirates Business: Who Do The Pirates Need to Protect From the Rule 5 Draft?

Early in the MLB offseason, one deadline begets another. Several deadlines passed this past week, but two more are right around the corner—the deadline for...

P2Daily: Pirates Finding Other Ways To Net Positive Value Out Of Draft Picks

Of all the drafts in professional sports, baseball’s is probably the biggest crapshoot. Sometimes even getting consistent contributions from the higher round picks isn’t...

Pirates Acquire Ji-Man Choi from Rays for Jack Hartman

According to reports out of Korea and confirmed by Marc Tompkins who covers the Tampa Bay Rays, the Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired veteran first...