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Walker Next In Line?

With word that Neal Huntington is hard at work on his checklist by signing Andrew McCutchen to his long term deal, attention should turn...

Oddly Comforted By A $10M Gap

Yesterday's news cycle brought word that Andrew McCutchen and the Pirates are approximately $10M apart on terms of a contract.  That is a boatload...

Nutting on Local TV Revenue Escalation

OK, I swear this is the last post/article I do on local TV revenue and its potential effect on the smaller TV markets in...

3 Things Still On Huntington’s To-Do List

Back in October, there was doom and gloom about the 2011 offseason from not only fans, but also writers that follow the Pirates closely. ...

Greg Smith — Chance of Signing Bell was less than 50%

Over at Fangraphs, David Laurila had a great piece where he interviewed Greg Smith, now Pirates Assistant GM/then Scouting Director for the Pirates.  The...

Updated Value of a Win & How It Relates to Andrew McCutchen

A recent piece on Fangraphs re-establishes the value of the cost per win on the free agent market. How does this affect the decision by the Pirates this past off-season and going forward with Andrew McCutchen?

Burnett’s Impact On The Rotation

Today the Pirates completed their trade with the Yankees for A.J. Burnett.  Under the terms of the deal, the Yankees will be paying $20M of...

TV Contracts — The Next Frontier of Revenue

Over on the main site, I did an article in December about what the potential value of Pittsburgh's local TV contract could be, since it...

Future Pirate Player?

The Indians designated LHP Kelvin De La Cruz for assignment to make room for the recently-signed Casey Kotchman. He's 23.  He's 6 foot 5 inches...

A Recent History of the 82nd Win – 1988

After being as close to a perpetual contender as any team in the National League East, the Pirates went through what was to my...

Off The Reservation

This was probably the most logical evolution of the Pirates Prospects site.  It has morphed into a cottage news media outlet (all from the...

Winter League Final Wrap: Perth Repeats In Australia

The Perth Heat have won the Australian Baseball League's Claxton Shield for the second time, taking the best-of-three series with the Melbourne Aces. The Heat...

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