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Pirates Notebook: Locke Looks to Stick Around After Making Roster

NewsApril 7, 2013

A weekend start at Dodger Stadium presents Jeff Locke a familiar setting for a new kind of outing. He pitched here in September 2011 for...

Pirates Notebook: Updates on Morton, Liriano, Karstens

NewsApril 6, 2013

Greetings from Dodger Stadium, where it should be another beautiful Los Angeles night. Here's a link to Friday's recap if you missed it. Pirates manager...

Pirates Notebook: Jonathan Sanchez Making Pirates Debut

NewsApril 5, 2013

Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez will be making his first regular season start for the Pirates on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. "Jonathan has made as good...

Pirates Notebook: Notes from the First Series

NewsApril 5, 2013

Three games into the 2013 season the Pirates are 1-2 and for the most part have not been able to consistently put the ball...

Pirates Notebook: Opening Day Start a First for A.J. Burnett

NewsMarch 31, 2013

It can be hard to find many "firsts" for a player that is entering his 15th season in the big leagues, but when A.J....

Pirates Notebook: Garrett Jones as a Number Two Hitter?

NewsMarch 27, 2013

Garrett Jones hit in the number two spot today. Tomorrow he will do the same thing. When people have been thinking about possible lineups...

Is Gaby Sanchez Available?

NewsMarch 23, 2013

Ever since the New York Yankees lost Mark Teixeira, there have been plenty of rumors connecting the Pirates to the Yankees. Most of those...

Pirates Sign Two Pitching Prospects From Mexico

International NewsMarch 18, 2013

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed two young pitchers from Mexico, agreeing to contracts with Jherson Esqueda and Gerardo Navarro on Friday. According to the...

Pirates Notebook: Karstens Has Enough Time to be Ready For the Season

NewsMarch 13, 2013

Jeff Karstens threw two innings at Pirate City this afternoon, going up against the Triple-A squad. After the start, Karstens mentioned how he's 1-2...