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Po-Yu Chen Has Some of the Best Spin in the Pirates System

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There are few pitchers in the Pirates deep lower levels who can match the spin rates of Po-Yu Chen. The right-hander spent the 2022 season...

Bubba Chandler Showed Progress and Potential In His Debut Season

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The hope was that once the Pirates got Bubba Chandler signed, in the system and focused on baseball, he’d start to unlock the immense...

Should Johan Oviedo Be in the Pirates Opening Day Rotation?

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If I were projecting out an Opening Day rotation for the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates, the starting five probably wouldn't include Johan Oviedo. That's not to...

Carmen Mlodzinski Closed Out 2022 On A Strong Note

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There may be no prospect that has been harder to get a handle on than Carmen Mlodzinski. Part of Ben Cherington’s first draft class...

Scott Randall: The Pirates Traded For an Interesting Control Specialist

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They say you can never have enough pitching. After designating Diego Castillo for assignment, the Pittsburgh Pirates worked out a trade on December 23rd with...

With Two Plus Pitches, What Else Does Luis Ortiz Really Need?

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I'm going to ask a question that has been bouncing around in my head for months. I don't have the answer to this question,...

Osvaldo Bido Has Seen A Strikeout Increase Since The Canceled 2020 Season

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The absence of competitive minor league games during the 2020 season wasn't ideal, though a lot of players made the best of their situations...

Jose Hernandez: Pitch Mix Fits Perfectly In Major League Bullpen

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The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of one of their free 40-man roster spots last week, and made a selection in the Rule 5 draft....

Domingo Gonzalez Moves On From Pirates After Finding Role In Bullpen

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The Pittsburgh Pirates were hit hard in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft, losing a total of 11 players while adding...

Scouting Who the Pirates Added and Lost in the 2022 MLB Rule 5 Draft

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The 2022 MLB Rule 5 draft is in the books, and it was a busy one for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates added one player...

Braxton Ashcraft Looking To Make Up For Lost Time Returning From Surgery

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Even going back to the Neal Huntington days, the Pirates have had a thing for multi-sport prep athletes when it comes to their early...

The Mystery of Dauri Moreta’s Sinker

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The Pittsburgh Pirates traded infielder Kevin Newman to Cincinnati last week, bringing back 26-year-old reliever Dauri Moreta as the sole return in the deal. Despite...
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