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First Pitch: Pirates Have Plenty of Right-Handed Pitching Prospects

MLB Pipeline has been ranking teams by position strength for prospects. Their latest article looked at right-handed pitchers around baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates rank sixth...

First Pitch: Highlights from Tuesday’s Action

There were some minor news items from Tuesday's practice and some videos posted, as we are now just 16 days away from the start...

First Pitch: Spring Training Randomness

The 2020 MLB schedule was announced last night. While we heard that the Pittsburgh Pirates were opening up in St Louis, we now have...

First Pitch: Not Much Going on Yet in Spring Training 2.0

The first few days of Spring Training really didn't provide any significant news, other than what we heard last night... The Pirates were one of...

First Pitch: Now That All of the Draft Picks are Signed…

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed their final draft picks on Thursday, wrapping up their entire six-player draft class a month before the actual signing deadline....

First Pitch: A Brief History of July 4th and the Pittsburgh Pirates

Usually we would be right in the middle of the regular season right now, but the action on July 4th this year will be...

First Pitch: The Official Start of Spring Training 2.0

Today is the official second start of Spring Training, Spring Training 2.0, or Spring Training II: The Return of Spring Training. Players have been...

First Pitch: Pirates Stack Up Well with Infield Prospects

MLB Pipeline has started a feature that looks at the best prospects around baseball by position, then ranks the teams by strength at each...

First Pitch: Minor League Season Officially Canceled

Minor League Baseball announced the official cancellation of the 2020 season yesterday in a press release from the league president. This should come to the...

First Pitch: Top 50 Prospects in Spring Training 2.0

The Pittsburgh Pirates released their Spring Training and alternate site rosters on Sunday. I briefly mentioned some of the prospects on the alternate site...

First Pitch: Who Makes the Playoffs in a 60-Game Season?

With a 60-game season, there is a thought that almost any team has a chance to make the playoffs if they can go on...

First Pitch: A Wild-A** Guess at a 2021 Pirates’ MiL Depth Chart

Baseball America posted an article a couple days ago about the likely shape of the minor leagues come 2021.  There isn't much hard information,...

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