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First Pitch: What Does a Starter Do Between Starts?

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Today the Pirates called up Brandon Cumpton to make a spot start, due to the fact that Jeanmar Gomez and Jeff Locke both threw...

First Pitch: The Short and Long Term Impact of Wandy Rodriguez’s Injury

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Wandy Rodriguez has received a few setbacks in the past week. He had some tightness in his forearm, and was shut down. Today he...

First Pitch: This Year Actually is Different, For Real This Time, Seriously

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It's time for the annual "The Pirates are for real this year" post. Two years ago the Pirates were in first place in mid-July....

First Pitch: The 2013 Draft Could Have the Most Upside

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The evaluation of a draft can change over time. You first evaluate a draft at its completion, or after all of the players have...

First Pitch: The New Draft Slotting Rules Seem to Be Working

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I've never been a fan of the new draft rules. I liked the old system where teams could spend whatever they wanted. I think...

First Pitch: It’s Not Time to Free Andrew Lambo…Yet

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Andrew Lambo went 3-for-3 with a double and a walk tonight. In his 17 games with Indianapolis he has a .317/.397/.698 line in 63...

First Pitch: Why Does the Pirates Farm System Seem Different This Year?

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I was on ESPN 970 this afternoon with David Todd, discussing our top ten prospects, and a few other topics in the minor league...

First Pitch: Pirates Seeing Some Increased Power in the Minors This Year

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The Pirates had five homers on the night in Seattle, showing some power at the major league level. It wasn't just in the majors...

First Pitch: Keeping James McDonald Around Would Be the Right Move

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James McDonald is set to return this week. There has already been a lot of discussion about whether McDonald should be on the 25-man...

First Pitch: The Reason Gerrit Cole Could Be Optioned When Starters Return

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Two weeks ago we started talking about the upcoming decision involving Gerrit Cole. Eventually the Pirates could be in a situation where they have...

First Pitch: 12 Pirates Pitchers Who Throw 98+ MPH

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This week's podcast went up today, and on the show we talked about whether Gregory Polanco or Jameson Taillon should come up in September....

First Pitch: The Ten Most Unbelievable Things About The 2013 Season

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It seems like every week I find myself tweeting something along the lines of "Imagine if you were told before the season that (insert...
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