Pirates Business

Previewing the Upcoming Pirates 40-Man Roster Churn

Pirates BusinessNovember 6, 2022

FINALLY!!! With the Houston Astros win last night, the World Series is officially over, meaning the offseason can finally kick off into full gear. That means...

A Look at Upcoming Minor League Free Agents

Pirates BusinessOctober 28, 2022

It takes until after the World Series ends for the offseason to really kick into high gear. Major league players become free agents immediately after...

Initial Estimate for the Pittsburgh Pirates 2023 Opening Day Payroll

Pirates BusinessOctober 21, 2022

As I indicated last week, after MLB Trade Rumors released their arbitration estimates for 2023, it is now officially time to release my initial...

Breaking Down the Prospect Promotion Incentive

Pirates BusinessOctober 17, 2022

Now that the 2022 MLB Regular Season has concluded, Jeff Reed and I decided to look back at the Collective Bargaining Agreement and how...

Breaking Down the Pirates’ 2022 Year-End Payroll

Pirates BusinessOctober 14, 2022

With another year behind us, it’s another year of Pirates payroll in the books. As always, I don’t care what the final number actually is....

Pittsburgh Pirates Service Time Accrued in 2022

Pirates BusinessOctober 7, 2022

With the season officially in the rearview mirror, it’s now my favorite time on the baseball calendar—the offseason. That means one of the first...

Pittsburgh Pirates Options Used in 2022

Pirates BusinessSeptember 30, 2022

For two years running, I have broken down options used and service time accrued after the season. Obviously, we still have about a week...

Weekly Pirates Prospects Payroll Update

Pirates BusinessSeptember 23, 2022

It turns out this was yet another good week to have life collide with having no bigger topics I wanted to cover, as I...

How Could the Pirates Get to a $100M Payroll in 2023?

Pirates BusinessSeptember 16, 2022

After laying a baseline for the 2023 payroll last week, as promised, I am going to look at how the team could spend their...

An Early Look at the Pirates Estimated 2023 Payroll

Pirates BusinessSeptember 9, 2022

Last week I saw calls—more like demands—for the Pittsburgh Pirates to get their payroll back to $100 million next season. While the sentiment is nice—they...