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Monthly Archives: February, 2015

The Pittsburgh Pirates won in extra innings on Opening Day, beating the Miami Marlins by a 6-5 score after a Jared Triolo RBI single in the top of the 12th inning. The Pirates played comeback the entire...
Normally, I do a pre-season analysis, where I fill in my own depth chart and playing time estimates for the upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates season, along with ZiPS projected WAR totals. This year, I'm looking at the...

Draft Prospect Watch: Fulmer and Kirby Throw Shutout Ball, Aiken Headed to IMG Academy

We recap the action from the top college pitchers that started on Friday night, plus there are some interesting links at the bottom, two...

Jose Tabata Changed His Swing After Talking With Marlon Byrd

Yesterday, Jose Tabata put one on the roof of the batting cages over the left-field fence at Pirate City. Today, he added two more....

How Ray Searage is Trying to Fix Antonio Bastardo’s Control Issues

Tony Watson has established himself as one of the best left-handed relievers in the game. Out of 142 qualified relievers last year, he ranked...

Q&A: Will PNC Park Burn Down When Neil Walker Eventually Leaves?

Last week we started a Q&A article that will run every Friday. Right after the first article went up, we got a lot more...

Pirates International Bonus Pool Set; Already Scouting a Top Pitcher in Mexico

Baseball America announced the amateur draft bonus pools last night, which had the Pittsburgh Pirates receiving the 11th highest bonus pool. The international bonus...

Discussing Spring Training Battles With David Todd

I was on with David Todd yesterday on ESPN 970, discussing a lot of Spring Training topics. We briefly discussed why an Andrew McCutchen...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Minor League Spring Training Schedule

Spring Training starts a little bit later for minor leaguers this year. Major League camp will go over to McKechnie Field on Monday for...

First Pitch: An Extension For Andrew McCutchen Shouldn’t Be a Priority in 2015

There was a time in recent Pittsburgh Pirates history when Pirates fans discussed trading Andrew McCutchen for prospects. It was prior to the 2012...

Pirates Have 11th Highest Draft Bonus Pool in 2015

According to Baseball America, the Pittsburgh Pirates will have a draft bonus pool of $7,392,200 in 2015, which ranks as the 11th highest in...

How Josh Bell’s Move to First Base Could Solve His Late-Season Drop in Power

The Pittsburgh Pirates will enter the 2015 season with Pedro Alvarez as their starting first baseman. Corey Hart will get some time as a...

The Change That Will Help Tyler Glasnow Reach His Upside

The 2011 draft made headlines for the Pittsburgh Pirates for two main reasons. They selected Gerrit Cole first overall, and gave him a record-setting...

Draft Prospect Watch: Could Another Tucker Interest Pirates This Year?

Today we take look at a prep outfielder making some noise at a point in the season when most high school teams have yet...

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