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Pirates Notebook: Burnett Takes Mound As NL Strikeout Leader

NewsMay 18, 2013

A.J. Burnett will start Saturday night with the most strikeouts (72) in the National League and 25,000 bobbleheads with his face in the PNC...

Reid Brignac Traded to the Yankees

AnalysisMay 18, 2013

Jon Heyman tweets that the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Minnesota Twins are two teams who could have interest in infielder Reid Brignac. https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/335436560768049153 Brignac was recently...

Pirates Notebook: Robbie Grossman Finally Comes To Pittsburgh

NewsMay 17, 2013

Outfielder Robbie Grossman will make his PNC Park debut Friday night in the leadoff spot, five years after the Pirates drafted him in the...

Pirates Relief Pitching Prospects Drawing Interest?

NewsMay 14, 2013

Peter Gammons (via Will Flemming on Twitter) said on MLB Network that 10 teams were at Victory Field this weekend, looking at Pittsburgh Pirates...

Early Preview of the 2013 International Signing Class, Pirates Not In On Top Names

International NewsMay 13, 2013

On Baseball America this afternoon, Ben Badler posted his list of Ten International Prospects To Watch. It is a subscribers only article, but don't...

Pirates Notebook: Four Things We Have Learned About Pirates Pitchers

NewsMay 10, 2013

We took a look on Monday at five Pirates hitters and which stats have a large enough 2013 sample size for us to see...

Pirates Notebook: Five Things We Have Learned About Pirates Hitters

NewsMay 6, 2013

It's a three-word term you will hear often early in the season: small sample size. Carlos Gomez leads the NL in batting average? Small sample...

Pirates Notebook: First-Pitch Strikes Key for Rodriguez

NewsApril 20, 2013

Wandy Rodriguez returned from injury Friday for the Pittsburgh Pirates and promptly mowed down the hottest team in baseball. Rodriguez was sharp from the beginning and...

Pirates Notebook: Top of the Lineup Heating Up

NewsApril 18, 2013

Wins are for the most part an antiquated statistic in baseball, but sometimes a win can carry a bit of significance. A.J. Burnett got his...

Pirates Pregame: Rodriguez Will Start Friday Against Braves

NewsApril 17, 2013

Wandy Rodriguez was throwing today during the pregame media session with Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, and apparently things went well. Hurdle said he would have...