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Monthly Archives: December, 2015

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...
All of the articles on Pirates Prospects this year will be my voice, with the exception of one: Roundtable. I wanted to find a way to give the fans a voice, but in a more structured...

Hayes and Ramirez Listed Among Prospects Who Could Have Big 2016 Seasons

Jim Callis wrapped up his prospect coverage for the year with  list of ten prospects who are poised to surge in 2016. He included...

Winter Leagues: Polo Shutdown, Osuna Injury Update

In the Dominican league playoffs on Tuesday night, Mel Rojas Jr. struck out as a pinch-hitter in his team's 4-3 win in 13 innings....

First Pitch: Five of My Favorite Pirates Articles This Year

Today is the final First Pitch of the year, and I'm keeping it simple. I'm working on tomorrow's year-end article, which will go up...

Q&A on the Pirates Prospects and the 2016 Prospect Guide

The 2016 Prospect Guide was released about two weeks ago, and by now most of you who bought the book have had a chance...

First Pitch: This Year’s Slow Free Agent Market

Buster Olney wrote an article on Monday that I wanted to share, talking about the slow free agent market. I thought the article was...

Winter Leagues: Osuna Leaves With Injury, Heredia and Munoz Continue to Struggle

In possible bad news out of Venezuela, Jose Osuna left Monday's game with a right arm injury he suffered while playing left field in...

When Can We Expect to See Jameson Taillon and Nick Kingham in the Majors?

The Pittsburgh Pirates were hit pretty hard by Tommy John surgeries in 2015. What made matters worse was that most of the injuries came...

Tim Neverett Takes Position With Red Sox

Almost seven years to the day the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Tim Neverett to be their play-by-play man, he has moved on to the same...

Winter Leagues: Playoffs Begin in the Dominican

In Venezuela on Sunday, Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with three singles, a run scored and an RBI during his team's 6-0 win. He is...

Breaking Down the Pirates’ Remaining Off-Season Needs and Potential Moves

In the week leading up to Christmas, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a few moves that were mostly on the small-scale. Several of these moves...

Winter Leagues: Elias Diaz Hopes to Continue Playing this Winter

Not much going on in winter ball, but we couldn't go four days without an update, plus there is some very minor news to...

Pirates Hire Longtime Scout Wayne Mathis

The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired scout Wayne Mathis to take over amateur scouting for the draft in the southern parts of Texas and Louisiana...

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