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Yearly Archives: 2019

Winter Leagues: Ike Schlabach Finishes Up Strong in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, Ike Schlabach made his last appearance of the winter and tossed two shutout innings to pick up his sixth save. He...

First Pitch: Steven Brault Wasn’t the Only Two-Way Player the Pirates Were Considering

The Pirates lost Jerrick Suiter last week in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. That means Suiter is gone, as teams...

Winter Leagues: Chris Sharpe Drives in a Pair to Help Lead Team to Victory

In the Dominican on Wednesday night, Pedro Vasquez pitched two innings and got roughed up a little. He allowed two runs on five hits,...

First Pitch: Andrew McCutchen Selected for MLB All-Decade Team

On MLB.com, they posted their All-Decade team yesterday. The voting was done by "73 experts voters", including MLB Network analysts and MLB.com reporters, analysts and...

Winter Leagues: Updates on the New Players

Two days of action here for Pittsburgh Pirates playing in winter ball, plus winter ball updates on new minor league signings. On Monday in the...

Pirates Announce Four Minor League Signings

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have signed four players to minor league deals with Spring Training invites. The group includes the previously reported...

Williams: Luke Maile and the Crazy Idea of a Four-Man Catching Staff

It would be nice if the Pirates added a catcher who was a better option than Jacob Stallings or Luke Maile. It would also be...

First Pitch: Important Update If You’re Having Issues With Your Site Account

I was working on an article with some thoughts about the catching situation, combined with an off-the-wall idea I had about the future of...

Pirates Hire Oscar Marin as Pitching Coach; Justin Meccage Named Bullpen Coach

Jason Mackey from the Post Gazette is reporting that the Pittsburgh Pirates are set to hire Oscar Marin as their new pitching coach to...

Pirates Reportedly Sign Catcher Luke Maile to MLB Deal

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed catcher Luke Maile to an MLB deal, according to Jon Heyman. Maile was previously with the Blue Jays, and...

Injury Updates from the Pirates on Gregory Polanco, Jason Martin, Jameson Taillon and More

The Pittsburgh Pirates gave injury updates to the local media today on nine players via Todd Tomczyk, their Director of Sports Medicine. Adam Berry from...

First Pitch: What’s Really Happening in the MLB/MiLB Dispute?

This is only tangentially Pirates-related, but I continue to find the current, acrimonious bargaining between major league and minor league baseball interesting.  In case...

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