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Pirates Prospect Watch: Charles McAdoo Extends Hitting Streak to Ten Games

Charles McAdoo extended his hitting streak to ten games on Friday, in Greensboro's 14-5 victory. McAdoo went 2-for-5, knocking in three runs and also...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Looked Great in Triple-A Debut

Braxton Ashcraft looked great in his Triple-A debut. The right-hander allowed one run in six innings of work. He allowed three hits, no walks,...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Shawn Ross Homers Thrice For Greensboro

Shawn Ross had a career day for the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The undrafted catcher out of Puerto Rico hit three home runs in a 7-1...

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Pirates sign Hinske

The Pirates have come to an agreement with free agent utility player Eric Hinske.  Dejan reports that the deal is worth $1.5 million, with...

Gimenez Hitting in Playoffs

It's so sad to drive past Victory Field in downtown Indianapolis and see snow on the seats.

The Next Round of Signings

10+ inches of snow in Indianapolis overnight...much better to be thinking about baseball, and recent signings.

The Pirates have claimed starting pitcher Virgil Vasquez off waivers from the Padres, and they signed another starter, Ty Taubenheim

Pirate Prospect #17 – Chase D’Arnaud

I am counting down my personal list of the top 25 Pirate prospects. You can follow the countdown here, or by clicking on the...

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...
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