The first batch of 2012 Annuals is currently on its way to Tim's doorstep, and should start shipping by the weekend. The section of the book that I enjoyed working on the most was easily the...
BRADENTON -- Going from Double-A Altoona, to Triple-A Indianapolis, to Pittsburgh during the 2011 season -- all within a month -- was an unforgettable experience for left-hander Jeff Locke. After spending four months with the Curve,...
BRADENTON -- Last season was a struggle at the plate for catcher Michael McKenry. Over 58 games with the Pirates in 2011, McKenry, nicknamed "The Fort", hit .222 with 17 runs, 12 doubles, two homers and...
-- Today's scheduled bullpen sessions:
Group 1: Jeff Karstens, A.J. Burnett, Kevin Correia, Charlie Morton
Group 2: Justin Wilson, Bryan Morris, Rudy Owens, Jared Hughes
Group 3: Logan Kensing, Kyle McPherson, Gerrit Cole, Daniel Moskos
Group 4: Jeff Locke, Duke...
Four former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date including a catcher for two World Series teams and one of the most unlikely all-stars ever.
Roy Spencer (1900) catcher for the Pirates from 1925-27. He was the...
Here is a visual look at how the Pirates’ starting pitchers compared to the rest of the league in strikeout and walk rates last season. This graph shows every pitcher that threw at least 100 innings...
Baseball America released their top 100 prospects today, and four Pittsburgh Pirates made the list. The release of Baseball America's list means that pretty much all of the major prospect lists have been released. We've already...
From a combination of my "This Date" article posted today about pitcher Jouett Meekin and my article about Tim Wakefield and what pitchers won the most games after the they left the Pirates, I decided to...
Baseball America has released their top 100 prospects list, and four Pittsburgh Pirates made the cut. The Pirates had Gerrit Cole, Jameson Taillon, Josh Bell, and Starling Marte represented on the list this year.
Cole was the...
BRADENTON -- This offseason infielder Casey McGehee said his first goal was to step as far away from baseball as he could. After the Milwaukee Brewers were eliminated from the playoffs, McGehee turned off the post season games...
BRADENTON -- Since getting traded to the Atlanta Braves in July of 2009, Nate McLouth hasn't played like the All-Star center fielder and Gold Glove winner that Pittsburgh saw during the 2008 season.
But this year, McLouth is making...
Only two former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date and each of them played their best days elsewhere. No trades of any kind either so this won't be much but I will make it up...
