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Pirates Hire Pitching Coach Brent Strom

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The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Brent Strom to be their assistant pitching coach, as reported by Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette. Strom is a highly regarded pitching coach, who has spent time with Houston and Arizona over...

Pirates Hire Matt Hague As Their New Hitting Coach

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Matt Hague to be their next hitting coach, according to Scott Mitchell of CSN. Hague was the assistant hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024, after three years as...

Nutting Promises Changes to Pirates’ Business Model in Addition to Personnel

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PITTSBURGH — One of the hallmarks of Neal Huntington’s tenure as Pittsburgh Pirates general manager was the persistent notion that the club could be...

Saunders: What You’ve Missed By Tuning Out Pirates’ September

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PITTSBURGH — September has been a busy month in Pittsburgh sports. Pitt got creamed by Penn State. The Steelers are inventing new ways to...

Saunders: Archer is the Name, But Kela Trade Provides More Insight Into Pirates’ Strategy

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates made two big trades on Tuesday, acquiring Texas Rangers closer Keone Kela and Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer. The...

Pirates GM Neal Huntington on Trade Deadline Moves

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PITTSBURGH -- Pirates general manager Neal Huntington spoke with the Pittsburgh media following his trade deadline acquisitions of right-handed starter Chris Archer from the...

Saunders: Everything, Including Nothing, Should be on the Table for the Pirates

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On the eve of the trade deadline, the odds that the Pirates will make a big move seem to be pretty small. There have been...

Saunders: Are Pitchers Better Off Without the Pirates?

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PITTSBURGH — Everyone loves a good break-up song. A decent guitar riff combined with an I’ll-show-you-how-much-better-I-can-be attitude is a dynamite combination for a hit song. A...

Saunders: Pirates Need to be Honest with Themselves and Fans

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About every other month or so for the last three years, a member of the Pittsburgh media has asked Pirates general manager Neal Huntington...

Saunders: Sean Rodriguez is Clint Hurdle’s Blind Spot

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People are imperfect, even people who rise to significant levels of personal accomplishment. Regardless of how good, how talented, how insightful or how experienced a...

Saunders: Five Things the Pirates Should’ve Already Tried

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PITTSBURGH — As the Pirates have floundered through the month of June, setting precipitously on the ledge between kind-of in contention and completely out...

There Is Evidence that Felipe Vazquez Might be Tipping His Pitches

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After Felipe Vazquez blew his fourth save in five tries on Thursday, Vazquez suggested to reporters that he might be tipping his pitches or...

Gregory Polanco Looks to Keep Things Simple to Get His Swing on Track

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When the Pirates decided to keep Austin Meadows on the Major League roster after Starling Marte returned from his oblique injury, the idea was...

Pirates Have Pitcher and Competitor in Musgrove

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PITTSBURGH — It was pretty obvious what kind of pitcher they were getting when the Pirates acquired Joe Musgrove as part of the Gerrit...
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