Author: Tim Williams

Chase d'Arnaud has been added to the Team USA roster, replacing shortstop Andrew Romine, according to Baseball America.  Romine, the older brother of New...

With the Pittsburgh Pirates' loss tonight to the St. Louis Cardinals, and the win by the Seattle Mariners, the Pirates' "magic number" for the...

According to MLB Trade Rumors, there have been some changes to the off-season dates for free agency and arbitration decisions: -Players can file for free...

Pedro Alvarez has been named the National League Player of the Week after hitting for a .417/.400/.833 line and two homers in 24 at-bats....

It's hard to ignore the season Jose Bautista is having.  A 52 home run season for any player is special, regardless of whether the...

I can't really say that I've ever been a big fan of Jeff Clement.  At the start of the 2010 season, many were doubting...

According to Jennifer Langosch, the Pittsburgh Pirates will send pitchers Justin Wilson, Aaron Pribanic, and Brian Leach to the Arizona Fall League this off-season,...

The biggest issue with the upcoming roster crunch will be the players who are eligible for the 2010 Rule 5 draft, which takes place...

The Altoona Curve easily had the strongest part of the farm system this season, with over a third of the top 30 prospects going...

Last Thursday (9/16/10) I was on ESPN 1430 in Altoona with Cory Giger, talking Altoona Curve baseball, the day after Altoona tied the Eastern...

The following Pittsburgh Pirates players will be eligible for minor league free agency during the 2010/2011 off-season: Brian Bass Doug Bernier Rodolfo Cardona* Yung Chi Chen* Dana Eveland Hector Gimenez Corey Hamman Derek Hankins Mitch Jones Erik Kratz Jean Machi Kevin Melillo Dustin Molleken Brian Myrow Greg Picart Jeremy Powell Milver Reyes James Skelton* Jonathan Van Every Tyler Yates * = Player will be...

There are several Pittsburgh Pirates prospects who are eligible for the upcoming Rule 5 draft.  The following players are eligible for the Rule 5...