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First Pitch: The Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame

The Pittsburgh Pirates are opening their own team Hall of Fame this season and Steve Blass was announced as part of the inaugural class....

First Pitch: The Departures from the 2019 Pitching Staff

I saw last night that Alex McRae signed with the Chicago White Sox. I didn't even know that he was a free agent. He...

First Pitch: 1/21/20

Some notes and links for today: **My latest article for Baseball America went up last week, looking at Travis MacGregor's rehab work through Tommy John,...

First Pitch: 1/20/20

We did a three-part series this weekend, looking at the big things we wish we knew about prospects ten years ago. If you missed...

First Pitch: Pirates and Mets Reportedly Discussing Starling Marte Again, Again

I was originally going to write about what I've learned on this site over the last ten years, following up on the responses from...

First Pitch: Some Things I Learned Along the Way

In yesterday's Q&A hosted by Wilbur Miller, he got a question that asked about what he would have liked to know sooner when scouting...

First Pitch: A Big Development Test For the Pirates’ New Front Office

The Pirates drafted a lot of college hitters under Neal Huntington. Very few of them reached the majors, and in those cases, the Pirates...

First Pitch: Prospect Rankings by Positions and Spring Training Notes

I had to step in last minute to post this article, so I didn't really have any ideas for it. There were some minor...

First Pitch: Building Up Innings at Greensboro

We've talked a lot here about the large number of interesting, and in some cases high-upside, pitchers who could be in the Greensboro rotation...

First Pitch: Notes on the Top Pirates Prospects of the Decade, Austin Hendrick, and a Q&A

Today's notes: **John Dreker did a top ten prospects of the decade list yesterday, combining some of the best players who we've covered on this...

First Pitch: Looking Ahead to the Rest of the Pirates’ Offseason

The Pirates agreed to deals with all of their arbitration eligible players over the weekend. Their roster is far from set, and the current...

First Pitch: A Podcast and a Look Into Adam Frazier’s Defense

A few quick notes this morning: **I did a podcast over at Baseball America with Kyle Glaser. We talked about a lot of the top...

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