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The Pirates have the potential for one of the best bullpens in the game. David Bednar has been one of the best relievers over the last few years, while Aroldis Chapman has one of the best...
The strength of this Pittsburgh Pirates team is clearly on the pitching side. The top prospects in the system are pitchers. The depth of the system is mostly pitching. The sleepers in the system are even...

Card of the Day: 1969 Topps Al Oliver and Richie Hebner

Today's Card of the Day shows off some solid prospecting by the people at Topps. In the 1969 set, they picked two rookies from...

First Pitch: Why Doesn’t Al Oliver Get the Hall of Fame Respect of Other Great Players?

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the ten finalists being considered for the Hall of Fame on the Modern Baseball Era Ballot, which...

Pittsburgh Pirates Farm System 1967: Building a Champion

Two weeks ago, I wrote an article covering the Pirates minor league system from 1962, going back fifty years to see where the Pirates...

This Date in Pirates History: December 8

There have been so many trades on this date in Pittsburgh Pirates history that I decided, instead of concentrating on one specific one and...