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First Pitch: Is the Trade Deadline Overrated?

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There's one thing I've never understood about the trade deadline. A team contends for the majority of the season. They hold their own against...

First Pitch: You Can Never Have Too Much Depth

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If you want to point to one reason why the Pittsburgh Pirates have been so successful this year, the most obvious reason would be...

First Pitch: The Best $36.5 M Spent in Baseball Today

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There's not a lot that $36.5 M will buy in baseball these days. **Ten free agents this off-season received contracts that will pay them $36...

First Pitch: Huntington’s Underrated Trades, and the 2013 Deadline Challenge

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It's kind of fitting how the current trade deadline is shaping up. Back when the Pittsburgh Pirates were rebuilding, teams were hoarding prospects. No...

First Pitch: Jason Grilli Is a Luxury, and the Bullpen Will Be Fine

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I feel like I'm traveling back in time with tonight's article. About seven months ago the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Jason Grilli. Joel Hanrahan was...

First Pitch: Why the Pirates Don’t Need to Worry About Disrupting Chemistry

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With the trade deadline coming up in about ten days, we've heard a few comments about how the Pirates shouldn't fix the team, in...

First Pitch: MLB Should Move the Trade Deadline Back a Month

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I'm not sure how the trade deadline got to be on July 31st. I know that it has been July 31st since 1986, and...

First Pitch: Remember All of Those High Beta Players From the Off-Season?

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Over the winter there was a lot of talk about how the Pittsburgh Pirates were adding a lot of high beta players. The term...

First Pitch: The Trade Market is Looking Pretty Weak So Far

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Tonight we heard once again that the Pirates were looking at Alex Rios. Jon Heyman reported the interest this time, also saying they could...

First Pitch: The Pirates Are Built For Short and Long Term Success

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This is the third straight deadline where the Pittsburgh Pirates have been buyers instead of sellers. It's the third straight deadline where we've seen...

First Pitch: Giving Some Perspective to Trade Rumors

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It's hard to imagine, but the MLB Trade Deadline is two weeks away. We're starting to get some actual rumors connecting teams to players....

First Pitch: Which Prospects Should Be Available In Trades?

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Last night I wrote about how Gregory Polanco should be untouchable. Today I broke down the trade values of Alex Rios and Nate Schierholtz,...
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