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The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Brent Strom to be their assistant pitching coach, as reported by Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette. Strom is a highly regarded pitching coach, who has spent time with Houston and Arizona over...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Matt Hague to be their next hitting coach, according to Scott Mitchell of CSN. Hague was the assistant hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024, after three years as...

First Pitch: The Pirates Have Plenty of Rotation Depth to Trade For Offense This Offseason

On Saturday night, Luis Ortiz pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Ortiz went six shutout innings, allowing one hit,...

Ryan Borucki and Colin Holderman Activated, Braxton Ashcraft Returns to the IL

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they've activated relief pitchers Ryan Borucki and Colin Holderman ahead of Sunday's game. Borucki was reinstated from the 60-day...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Returns to the Mound

Braxton Ashcraft made his return to the mound on Friday night. The number six prospect in the system was activated off the injured list ahead...

Pirates Transactions: Andrew McCutchen Returns, Ben Heller to the IL

The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated Andrew McCutchen from the injured list ahead of Friday night's game. They've also placed right-handed pitcher Ben Heller on...

Down the Stretch: Indianapolis Features a Prospect Rich Rotation

Yesterday I released my top 50 tiered rankings for the Pittsburgh Pirates system. Continuing with the top prospect trend, this week I'll be reviewing...

2024 Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Tiered Rankings Version 4.0

Something occurred to me recently. According to my social media memories, 15 years ago around this time I was where most aspiring prospects writers are...

The Best Performing Pitchers in the Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League System

Yesterday I looked at the best performing hitters in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system. This system has been dropped to the bottom-third in...

Williams: Pittsburgh Pirates 2024 MLB Trade Deadline Preview

The MLB Trade Deadline is one week away. We're now in the fifth season of the rebuild under Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington. I...

First Pitch: Pirates Re-Sign Domingo German; Breaking Down the Rotation Depth

The Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Domingo German to a minor league deal yesterday, after the two sides parted ways last week. German opted out of...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Returns With Three Shutout Innings

Braxton Ashcraft returned to the mound for Indianapolis on Saturday night. The right-hander had been on the injured list since June 28th, not long...

First Pitch: Pittsburgh Pirates Top Prospect Rankings

Yesterday was a big day for prospect rankings. Baseball America released their top 100 prospect update, with two Pirates prospects on the list. Meanwhile,...

2024 Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Tiered Rankings Version 3.0

The month of July could bring a lot of changes to the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system. This is the time of year when the...
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