The Mesa Solar Sox won 8-7 today against Phoenix. Three Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers made appearances tonight. Nathan Baker took over in the sixth inning, coming on with two outs. Baker gave up a double, followed by...
Most of the hype coming out of the Arizona Fall League for Pittsburgh Pirates prospects has been dominated by Robbie Grossman. The outfield prospect is either leading, or is in the top five of every offensive...
Continuing on with the series of posts related to trade targets from the potential non-tendered player pool, my search has led me to look at starting pitching. Chris Volstad from the Miami Marlins could be a target to acquire.
On this date in 1856 one of the winningest pitchers to ever put on a Pittsburgh uniform was born. Jim McCormick only played one season in Pittsburgh, for the 1887 Alleghenys, but only three pitchers who...
Looking at some Pirates' players and friends in Winter League play.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Aguilas Cibaenas 8, Leones del Escogido 1
Los Aguilas put up 5 runs in the 3rd inning and 3 more in the 4th. A 3-run homer...
Free agency in Major League Baseball officially started on Sunday. Tonight at 12:01 AM players were able to negotiate with other teams for the first time. In leagues such as the NFL or the NHL you...
The Mesa Solar Sox lost 11-8 to Phoenix today. Robbie Grossman started in right field, batting leadoff. He went 1-for-5 with an RBI. Brock Holt started at second base, going 1-for-3 with a walk and an...
In my projection of the 40-man roster I've included estimates for each of the arbitration eligible players, in order to try and get the estimated 2012 payroll. My method for estimating salaries is simple. I'll look...
We covered Gary Redus yesterday, today just happens to be the birthday of the man he platooned with in Pittsburgh for a time. Born on this date in 1966 was Orlando Merced, first baseman/outfielder for the...
The Mesa Solar Sox lost 7-5 to Surprise today. Robbie Grossman went 3-for-5 at the plate with an RBI and his fifth stolen base of the season. Grossman now has a .385/.486/.637 line in 91 at-bats...
After the Caribbean leagues took their usual Sunday off, they're back in action, with a few Pirates' players and friends:
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Leones del Escogido 3, Gigantes del Cibao 2
Starling Marte started this game in center field for...
