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Pirates Notebook: McCutchen, Walker Power Bucs to Strong First Half Finish

NewsJuly 8, 2012

PITTSBURGH, PA -- When Andrew McCutchen steps to the plate, more often than not, he does something special. In the final game before the...

Pirates Interested in Justin Upton

NewsJuly 8, 2012

Yesterday we heard from Ken Rosenthal at Fox Sports that the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested in Carlos Quentin and Shane Victorino. Today, Jon Paul...

Rosenthal: Victorino Could Be a Fit For Pirates; Bucs Very High On Quentin

NewsJuly 7, 2012

In Ken Rosenthal's latest Full Count, he has two updates on the Pittsburgh Pirates as we approach the trade deadline. The first update (starting...

Pirates Notebook: McCutchen Won’t Repeat Second Half Slump

NewsJuly 7, 2012

Andrew McCutchen had learned a lot from his second half struggles last year with the Pirates. After hitting .291 heading into the All-Star break,...

Pirates Notebook: Bedard Not Same Pitcher Since Injury

NewsJuly 6, 2012

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Erik Bedard started the season out very strong in his first season as a Pirate. The lefty sported a 2.48 ERA...

Neal Huntington: The Most Likely GM to Make a Trade?

NewsJuly 6, 2012

Jonah Keri at Grantland did a study on the current active General Managers in the game, and how many trades each has made on...

Pirates Notebook: Karstens Looking Like the 2011 Version

NewsJuly 5, 2012

PITTSBURGH, PA -- Jeff Karstens has been very sharp over his last two outings with Pittsburgh, showing a glimpse of what we saw from...

Pirates Likely Suitors For Chase Headley

NewsJuly 5, 2012

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the market for third baseman Chase Headley is heating up, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are one of...

Kevin Correia No Longer On the Block?

NewsJuly 5, 2012

Jon Paul Morosi had the following tweet about Kevin Correia today. https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/220874828389957632 The message doesn't really say that the Pirates aren't shopping Correia anymore. It just...