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First Pitch: Technical Difficulties

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I was going to write about Jeff Karstens tonight, or about the ridiculous contract given to Rafael Soriano by the Washington Nationals (two years,...

First Pitch: Projecting 81-84 Wins for the 2013 Pirates Using ZiPS

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Today the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections were released on FanGraphs. The projections included WAR estimates for every player. It's difficult to get a...

First Pitch: A Garrett Jones Trade Might Not Be a Guarantee

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Throughout most of the off-season, it seemed inevitable that the Pittsburgh Pirates would trade Joel Hanrahan. There also seemed to be a strong possibility...

First Pitch: What Are the Alternatives if the Liriano Deal Falls Through?

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Back on December 21st, the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a two-year deal with left-hander Francisco Liriano. The deal has yet to be finalized, and...

First Pitch: Where Would the Farm System Be Without Cole and Taillon?

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Yesterday, Jim Callis wrote that he had the Pittsburgh Pirates as his 8th best farm system. That brought up a discussion on Twitter tonight...

First Pitch: The Five Players That Represent a Microcosm of Neal Huntington’s Abilities

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At the end of the 2012 season I wrote that 2013 was the make or break year for Neal Huntington and the current management...

First Pitch: The Draft Compensation System is Still Broken

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Last year the Collective Bargaining Agreement introduced some changes to the free agent compensation system. The system was overhauled, drastically reducing the amount of...

First Pitch: Killing Your Giancarlo Stanton Dreams

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I've been asked a few times over the last couple of days what it would cost for Giancarlo Stanton. Recently there have been a...

First Pitch: The Impact of Losing the Astros

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Buster Olney has been doing his top ten lists at ESPN, naming his top rotations, infields, outfields, and so on. The Pirates haven't been...

First Pitch: 13 Boom or Bust Players Who Could Make a Difference in 2013

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The 2013 roster is starting to take shape. There are still a few off-season questions that remain unanswered. Will the Pirates trade Garrett Jones?...

First Pitch: Will a Garrett Jones/Gaby Sanchez Platoon Work?

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For the third year in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates are projected to enter the season with a platoon at one of their positions....

First Pitch: The Pirates Payroll and a Realistic View on Salary Dumps

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When the Pirates make a move that cuts salary -- such as what happened in the Joel Hanrahan trade -- you hear the usual...
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