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Williams: What Type of Lasting Impact Can a One-Year Rental Have?

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What kind of impact can one year of veteran presence have on a young, rebuilding franchise? The Pittsburgh Pirates just signed Carlos Santana to a...

WTM: Way Too Early Top Prospects for the Pirates’ Full-Season Affiliates

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The off-season seems to last forever, but I'm pretty sure it'll end someday and there'll be major league and minor league baseball again.  Maybe...

The Mental Toll of Defensive Shifts

Analysis
Carlos Santana knows a different game of baseball than almost anyone else in the game. Last year, Santana was shifted 98.3% of the time. When...

The Pirates’ Infield Defense Just Got an Important, Yet Subtle, Upgrade

Analysis
It's not difficult to find areas where the Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the worst teams in baseball in 2022. As such, there will...

Williams: The Pirates Lack Essential Experience Needed to Contend

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When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Kevin Newman last week, they traded away a unique piece of experience. Newman was the last player on this...

WTM: Pirates Breakout Candidates for Bradenton in 2023

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The Bradenton Marauders have become a bit more of a proving ground than Low Class A teams used to be.  The elimination of the...

Williams: It’s Time For the Pirates to Start Opening the Window

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Do you think the Pirates will make any serious additions this offseason? I'm not talking about cheaper, stopgap rentals. I'm not talking about one-year reclamation...

WTM: Possible Rotations for Greensboro and Bradenton in 2023

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In the past, I haven't generally put much thought into rotations at the lower levels of the Pirates' system.  Most of the pitching decisions...

Pittsburgh Pirates System FIP Leaders: A Second Look At Pitching Performances

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When used properly, advanced analytics can really tell you the ‘why’ as to what happened for a particular player over the course of a...

WTM: A Tale of Two Pitching Staffs — Bradenton 2021 and 2022

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It's funny how, especially with pitchers, you can see two players, both of whom are clearly talented, but one you're just certain is a...

WTM: The 2023 Pirates Could Have a Major League Rotation. No, Really…

Analysis
The one segment of the 2023 Pirates that should be very interesting, and could be actually good, right from the start of the season...

WTM: Projecting the Pirates’ Possible Position Players at the End of 2023

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The Pirates' lineup went through some far-reaching changes during the course of the 2022 season.  This was their opening day lineup, which gave a...
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