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Can Trevor Williams Avoid Regression With Soft Contact Skills?

PITTSBURGH — Trevor Williams has been something of an enigma in 2018. If you ask an average fan, Williams might be the Pirates best starting...

Neal Huntington Responds To Piggyback Pitching Proposal

PITTSBURGH -- It wasn't the most modest proposal, but my story from Sunday morning about how the Pirates could deploy their multitude of starting...

Live Discussion: Pirates 8, Padres 5

PITTSBURGH — J-Hay is back. The Pirates’ second baseman, who had the fifth metacarpal in his left hand broken when he was hit by...

Pirates Have Pitching Personnel Conducive To Trying Something Revolutionary

PITTSBURGH -- On Friday, Rays manager Kevin Cash announced that his club would do something not often tried in Major League Baseball: Deploy a...

Live Discussion: Pirates vs. Padres, 7:05 p.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Will this be merely another cameo for Nick Kingham? Or will the Pirates keep the young man around even after he makes...

Meadows Debut More About the Moment

PITTSBURGH — As far as big debuts go, Austin Meadows’ just didn’t rate. Meadows, the Pirates top hitting prospect and top draft pick in the...

Live Discussion: Meadows Debut, Pirates vs. Padres, 7:05 p.m.

PITTSBURGH -- Top hitting prospect Austin Meadows is set to make his MLB debut this evening, batting seventh and starting in center field against...

What Kind of Pitcher is Steven Brault?

PITTSBURGH — Steven Brault is a pitcher, of that much, he’s fairly certain. Yes, he’s hitting a very un-pitcher-like .273 this season that not only...

Live Discussion: Pirates 5, Padres 4

PITTSBURGH -- Another series, another last-place opponent for the Pirates (25-17), who face the National League West's basement-dwellers for four games over this extended...

Michael Feliz, Edgar Santana Seem to Fit in New Bullpen Roles

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates removed George Kontos from the eighth inning this week and when manager Clint Hurdle made that announcement, he was careful...

How Pirates’ Various Successes Can Feed Off One Another

PITTSBURGH -- Baseball is a team sport, but not necessarily a synergistic one. A batting lineup can run hot or cold, but that has little...

Injury Updates: Question Marks for Cervelli, Marte

PITTSBURGH — Nearing game-time on Wednesday, the Pirates are still unsure about the status of center fielder Starling Marte and catcher Francisco Cervelli. Both players...

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