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Pirates Prospect Watch: Andres Alvarez Delivers Huge Triple on Three Hit Day

Andres Alvarez had a three hit day at the bottom of the Indianapolis lineup. His triple in the seventh inning was the most significant...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Joshua Palacios Homers in Three Hit Game

Joshua Palacios had three hits, including a key home run, helping Indianapolis to a victory on Friday night. The Pirates' Triple-A squad was down 2-0...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Alika Williams Has a Four Hit Night

Alika Williams had four hits on Thursday night for Indianapolis. Since being sent down for Nick Yorke, Williams is 8-for-14 at the Triple-A level. He's...

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This Date in Pirates History: February 18

Seven former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date and we start with the man who pitched for the last two World Series teams...

The first catch of the year

With pitchers and catchers officially reporting to Bradenton today, I thought I would share a post I wrote several years ago while still at...

First Pitch: Buy Low, Sell High

In looking at A.J. Burnett's trade value a few weeks ago, I pointed out that the remaining $33 M salary left him with a...

Trade History Between Pirates and Yankees

It seems like recently the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates have been trade partners often but that wasn't always the case between the...

Pirates to open gates an hour early for season ticket holders

The Pirates today announced the gates at PNC Park will now open 30 minutes earlier for all season ticket holders prior to Monday through...

What Did the Pirates Give Up in the Burnett Deal?

The A.J. Burnett trade has finally come to an end, with the Pittsburgh Pirates getting the right handed starter for $13 M over two...

Pirates Acquire Burnett from Yankees, pending approval

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates and the New York Yankees have agreed upon a deal sending right-hander A.J. Burnett to Pittsburgh, pending a physical and...

Burnett’s Impact On The Rotation

Today the Pirates completed their trade with the Yankees for A.J. Burnett.  Under the terms of the deal, the Yankees will be paying $20M of...

Our Long National Nightmare Is Over (Reportedly)

Well, after days of breathless anticipation, countless efforts by the Yankees’ media shills to invent a “mystery team” to ratchet up the pressure on...

Pirates and Yankees in Agreement on Burnett

I feel like I've typed this before, but we may be at the end of the A.J. Burnett saga. Buster Olney reports on Twitter...

This Date in Pirates History: February 17

On this date in 1912 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Vin Campbell to the Boston Braves for outfielder Mike Donlin. Both players were great...

First Pitch: Don’t Count Karstens Out

I was reading some of the A.J. Burnett articles from the New York media yesterday, when I stumbled across an interesting proclamation. The author...