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First Pitch: The Pirates Need to Stop Optimizing Their Lineup to Optimize Their Lineup

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On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates played their 41st game of the season. The lineup that manager Derek Shelton submitted was the 40th different batting order. It makes you wonder if the offensive struggles might be due...

First Pitch: Evaluating a Plate Appearance Like a Game of Chess

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I've been playing a lot of chess over the last two years. Last year, I decided to commit to getting better at the sport, if you want to call it that. It's not a physical competition,...

First Pitch: 100 Days of Being Homeless in a Honda For Science and Routine

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On Tuesday this week, I woke up in an emergency room parking lot. The sun was not up yet around 6 AM as I got...

First Pitch: Does Pirates Prospects Need to Exist?

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Last year, I asked a simple question behind the scenes: Does Pirates Prospects need to exist? We've reached a point in time on the internet...

First Pitch: Do the Pirates Have Enough Talent to Contend in 2024?

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This week saw the return of prospects rankings to Pirates Prospects. That was once a core feature of this site, which has been removed...

First Pitch: Evaluating The Build of the Pittsburgh Pirates

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At the outset of Ben Cherington's tenure as the General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he insisted the Pirates were entering a "build" and...

First Pitch: Pirates Prospects (Tim’s Version)

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Pirates Prospects is entering its 16th season covering the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nine years ago this week, the site made the switch to a subscription site....

First Pitch: The Pirates Look Like Sleeper Contenders

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In a week and a half, the Pittsburgh Pirates will open their regular season against the Miami Marlins. Their roster is still taking shape,...

First Pitch: Free Agency

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I feel like one of those veteran free agents who waits until March to make a decision on his life for that year. In this...

First Pitch: What is SPEED?

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SPEED. It's a word that is commonly associated with being fast. We don't talk about the SPEED of a first baseman, just like we don't...

First Pitch: What is POWER?

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POWER. It's a concept that is as elusive as electricity. We know when it has been captured. We know that it comes in many forms. The...

First Pitch: Producing and Editing Pirates Prospects

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I almost shut this site down quietly at the end of 2021. My reason at the time for keeping it running came with the realization...

First Pitch: What Do You Want To See On Pirates Prospects in 2023?

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Pirates Prospects celebrated its 14th anniversary on Monday. I celebrated in the best way possible -- getting proper rest, then finalizing and filing my Baseball...

First Pitch: The Pirates Have Added Veteran Leaders Who Can Play

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Andrew McCutchen is 36-years-old. Carlos Santana turns 37 in April. Austin Hedges is a 30-year-old catcher. Rich Hill will turn 43 before the season begins. This isn't an...
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