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Which Pirates Prospects Could Make an Impact in the Majors in 2015?

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a team that builds their core through the farm system. The starting lineup includes seven players who came up through...

Pirates Talk With David Todd: Hanson, Ramirez, Taillon, Kingham, Richard, Worley

I was on 970 ESPN in Pittsburgh this afternoon for my weekly segment with David Todd. The podcast can be heard below. Here is...

Pirates Send John Holdzkom and Two Others to the Minors

The Pittsburgh Pirates have cut the following players from Major League camp, sending each player to the minors. John Holdzkom - Optioned to Triple-A Rob Scahill...

The Roster Situations That Could Impact the Makeup of the Pirates Bullpen

There are less than two weeks remaining in Spring Training, and the one area where the Pittsburgh Pirates had actual position battles is heating...

Will One of These Pirates Minor League Pitchers Be the Next John Holdzkom?

By now you probably know that John Holdzkom rose from independent ball last year and made it to the majors. It was one of the...

Neal Huntington on Taillon’s Rehab, Diaz vs Sanchez, the Versatile Bench, Bullpen Battle

Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington met with the media today at McKechnie Field to discuss today's cuts and other Spring Training topics. For...

Has John Holdzkom Totally Shed His Command Issues?

The 2014-15 off-season was a different one for John Holdzkom. A year ago, he was "biding his time in Australia", and then trying to...

The Pirates Will Have to Make Some Tough Roster Choices Now That They’re Contenders

To put it nicely, the 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen was a disaster. That's not exactly nice, but it's probably the nicest way to describe...

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...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Top Prospects: #13 – John Holdzkom

The Pirates Prospects 2015 Prospect Guide is now on sale. The book features prospect reports on everyone in the system, the 2015 top 50 prospects,...

Buster Olney Ranks the Pirates With One of the Top Lineups, Bullpens, and Rotations

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been getting some favorable ratings in Buster Olney's rankings of all the MLB teams this week. So far, Olney has...

The Pirates Have Almost No Position Battles Lined Up For Spring Training

This morning I uploaded the Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Spring Training tracker. We have that resource on the site every year, allowing you to keep...