The off-season focus is generally on player moves, designed to give each team a better chance to compete in future years. This off-season we not only have the player moves to focus on, but we also...
Perhaps no position reflected the ups and downs of the 2011 season more than the starting rotation. Coming in to the 2011 season, the rotation was looked upon as the biggest weakness of the team. The...
Last year Pirates Prospects debuted the Prospect Guide, featuring the most in-depth look in to the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system that you could find anywhere. The 2011 Prospect Guide featured a profile on every player in...
On this date in 1971 the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in game seven of the World Series by a 2-1 score to capture their 4th World Series title. Steve Blass threw...
There wasn't any bigger disappointment in the Pittsburgh Pirates season in 2011 than what happened with Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez, drafted in the first round of the 2008 draft, has been the center piece of this current...
Checking in with Pirates' players and friends in the Winter Leagues
MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE
Venados de Mazatlan 7, Algodoneros de Guasave 5
Guasave took an early lead with a 4-run bottom of the 1st inning, which included a 3-run...
The Arizona Fall League wrapped up their second week of action. Here is how the Pirates prospects have done so far:
-Robbie Grossman: .354/.426/.604, 3 HR, 48 at-bats
Grossman homered this week, and started every game. He leads...
On this date in 1909 the Pirates won their first World Series Championship, defeating the Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park by a score of 8-0 in game seven of the series. Babe Adams started the game...
The one thing the Pittsburgh Pirates learned from the 1903 World Series was that you can never have enough pitching. They had three healthy reliable starters going into October but by the time the World Series...
Catching up with the Pirates' players and friends in the winter leagues:
MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE
Algodoneros de Guasave 7, Venados de Mazatlan 4
A 6-run 3rd inning gave Guasave a lead they would not give up on Friday, despite...
The Mesa Solar Sox beat the Surprise Saguaros 14-3 today. Robbie Grossman, playing right field and batting leadoff, went 2-for-5 with a walk and a solo home run. The home run, which came leading off the...
Rain and poor field conditions forced the International Baseball Federation to cancel the World Cup Tournament's Bronze Medal game this afternoon in Panama. Team USA and Team Canada were tied with 4-3 records after Round Two. ...
