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Batting Practice Used to be More Common, but Times Have Changed

As a fan, batting practice is probably one of the best times to be in the ballpark. The players are loose, for the most part...

Pirates’ Low Strikeout Rate Probably Doesn’t Explain High Production

PITTSBURGH -- Everywhere we turn in Major League Baseball media coverage these days, we see repeated references to two large-scale phenomena: Optimized launch angle...

Middle of Pirates’ Lineup is Clicking, But Josh Bell is the Exception

PITTSBURGH -- With acknowledgements to Gregory Polanco's recent slump and Adam Frazier's general struggles in replacing the injured Josh Harrison, the heaviest millstone hanging...

Saunders: Corey Dickerson Provides Reason Not to Believe Every Scouting Report

PITTSBURGH — If you read at all about Corey Dickerson after the Pirates acquired him in a February trade for Daniel Hudson, you probably...

Was This Hot Start Critical For The Pirates? Depends On Who You Ask

We could argue that a team like the 2018 Pirates needed to fashion a fast break out of the starting gate to have a...

Pirates Notebook: Corey Dickerson, Josh Smoker, Nathan Trevillian

BRADENTON, Fla. - Corey Dickerson made his Spring Training debut today, about a week after games started. The delay was due to the DFA...

Pirates Notebook: Kingham Has a Shot at the Roster, Updates on Dickerson and Siegrist

BRADENTON, Fla. - Nick Kingham made the start today against the Blue Jays at LECOM Park, going three innings and giving up one run....

Corey Dickerson Will Upgrade the Pirates’ Lineup, But How Will His Defense Be in PNC Park?

BRADENTON, Fla. - Baseball transactions can be confusing, even to people who follow baseball on a daily basis. When a player is designated for...

Neal Huntington Discusses the Dickerson Trade and the Extra Left-Handed Power for 2018

During the two-year power surge in Major League Baseball that has led to record-setting home run totals across the board, the Pittsburgh Pirates have...

Pirates Acquire Corey Dickerson from Rays for Daniel Hudson and Tristan Gray

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Thursday afternoon that they have acquired outfielder Corey Dickerson from the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Daniel Hudson, infield...

Rockies Deploy Three-Run Inning to Beat Pirates 4-2

Earlier this year, Los Angeles Times baseball writer taught a "Sports Reporting" class. One of his many tips was to never writer a game story that...