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Williams: Defining Our Own 20-80 Scale to Evaluate Baseball Players

This is Part One of a multi-part series, explaining the Prospect Grading methodology and theories that will be used on Pirates Prospects going forward....

Williams: What We’re Building at Pirates Prospects

“You can’t be great at something unless you’re willing to be bad at it.” - Ryan Reynolds I'm a mad scientist. I'll run my arm across...

Williams: This All Certainly Feels Familiar, in a New Kind of Way

I've been here before. It's August 1st and it feels like there's nothing to do for the rest of the year. The Pirates have drafted and...

Card of the Day: 1981 Topps Pirates Future Stars

For many years, Topps included multi-player rookie cards in their sets. At times they were grouped by league or position, while other years included...

First Pitch: Advice from a Pitching Coach During this Unexpected Time Off

Last year at Bristol, the Pittsburgh Pirates saw their best pitching results since the team because their affiliate in 2014. The most impressive part...

First Pitch: Best of 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Photos

Thought I'd share some of my favorite photos from our site photographer David Hague over the 2019 season. He would have been getting some...

First Pitch: When Your Favorite Baseball Player is Obscure

Most people here know that my favorite Pittsburgh Pirates player is a somewhat obscure one, unless you really follow team history. Dots Miller played...

Williams: Luke Maile and the Crazy Idea of a Four-Man Catching Staff

It would be nice if the Pirates added a catcher who was a better option than Jacob Stallings or Luke Maile. It would also be...

A Look at the Unique Artwork of Tim Carroll

Tim Carroll has one of the most unique jobs you will ever seen. He cuts up junk baseball cards from the 1980's-90's to make...

Williams: Omar Moreno and the Irreparable Damage Resulting From Bob Nutting’s Bad Decisions

Have you ever chopped the head off a snake? When I was a kid, I mowed for an older lady that lived down the street....

First Pitch: Why Doesn’t Al Oliver Get the Hall of Fame Respect of Other Great Players?

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the ten finalists being considered for the Hall of Fame on the Modern Baseball Era Ballot, which...

Williams: It’s Well Past Time For Bob Nutting to Explain What is Happening With the Pirates Right Now

I have so many questions. When I first heard the Frank Coonelly news, one of my immediate thoughts was about the impact to Neal Huntington....

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