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Pirates Prospect Watch: Quinn Priester Throws Seven Shutout Innings

Quinn Priester threw seven shutout innings for Indianapolis on Sunday. The right-hander allowed just one hit, two walks, and struck out three in his...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft is Heating Up in the Altoona Rotation

Braxton Ashcraft looks like he's starting to heat up. The right-hander pitched 5.1 innings for Altoona on Saturday night, allowing one run on five...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Patrick Reilly Throws Five No-Hit Innings

Patrick Reilly threw five no-hit innings for the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday, leading the High-A team to a 5-0 victory. Reilly was drafted in the...

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Pirates talking to Hinske

Dejan reported earlier today that the Pirates have contacted Luis Gonzalez's agent. However, according to Jenifer Langosch, Gonzalez is a backup plan for...

Is there value in losing?

One of the biggest debates among Pirate fans this off-season has centered on whether the team should be aggressive in the free agent market....

Three Winter League Playoffs End

Three winter leagues wrapped up their seasons last night with the completion of their playoff finals.

Pirates add Virgil Vasquez

The Pirates picked up pitcher Virgil Vasquez on waivers today, adding him to the 40-man roster. Vasquez has bounced around between a couple...

Davis Returns for 2009; Winter League Playoffs

RHP Jason Davis has signed a minor league contract with the Pirates for 2009.

Wakfield Versus Pirate Aces

I was looking for something to make myself feel worse. And I found it on my drive home this evening: how about comparing Tim...

Pena In, Perez Out, and a Dominican Twist

Another pitcher inked to a minor league contract:

RHP Eddie Pena

2009 win projection – ZiPS

Dan Szymborski released his ZiPS projections for the Pirates yesterday, and they are not pretty. ZiPS is much less optimistic about the team's chances...

Pirates ink four arbitration-eligible players; Maholm, McLouth remain unsigned

The Pirate signed four of their arbitration eligible players to one-year deals today. Adam LaRoche will receive $7.05 million and John Grabow will...

Minor League Signing News

Two more minor league contracts:

Paul Mildren is a 24-year old left-handed starting pitcher from Australia.

Catching Up With the Winter League Playoffs


In the Venezuelan League playoffs on Saturday, Aragua beat La Guaira 9-3.

Alvarez in Mini-Camp; Hernandez and Belisario in Playoffs

Pirates' mini-camp is wrapping up, and management seems to be pleased with most everyone, with one cautionary exception:
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