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First Pitch: Murphy’s Law and James McDonald in the Rotation

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Pittsburgh Pirates fans have a tendency to expect the worst. It's not really any fault of their own. In the last 20 years, pretty...

First Pitch: Why Advanced Stats Are Better Than Traditional Stats

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If you've read this site for any amount of time, you've probably noticed that we use the WAR stat. A lot. The trade values...

First Pitch: Would You Rather Have Polanco/Hanson or Chase Headley?

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Jim Bowden had an article at ESPN talking about how the San Diego Padres should trade Chase Headley right now. In the article he...

First Pitch: The Starting Pitching Depth

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With yesterday's news that the Pirates were adding Jonathan Sanchez, and today's news that they're still on track to sign Francisco Liriano, the starting...

First Pitch: Francisco Liriano vs Jonathan Sanchez

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When the news came out that the Pittsburgh Pirates were close to an agreement with left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, my initial reaction was that...

First Pitch: Looking at the Grades From Huntington’s Drafts

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Every year I always purchase a copy of the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. I only cover the Pirates' farm system, and while that does...

First Pitch: Will the Pirates Make Any More Moves?

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Today the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to deals with Neil Walker and James McDonald, avoiding arbitration with each player. Outside of the pending Francisco Liriano...

First Pitch: MLB Has Two Major Problems, Only Cares About One

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There are two big problems for Major League Baseball that have come up over the last few days. The big story in all the...

First Pitch: Looking at the Bigger Picture

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Earlier today, Grant Brisbee of SB Nation wrote about "the perfectly whelming offseason of the Pirates". As the title indicates, the article talks about...

First Pitch: How Can the Pirates Catch the Cardinals?

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Earlier today, John Sickels released his farm system rankings and had the Pittsburgh Pirates fifth overall. He also had the St. Louis Cardinals first...

First Pitch: The FanGraphs Reports, and Luis Urena as a Sleeper

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Over the last month, Kiley McDaniel has been posting some great reports over at FanGraphs. I've been retweeting them on Twitter, but keep forgetting...

First Pitch: Some Poor Roster Management by the Pirates

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In minor news today, the Pirates lost Zach Stewart through waivers to the Chicago White Sox. It was the second time this off-season that...
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