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First Pitch: Veteran Leadership

First Pitch
My sports highlight yesterday had nothing to do with baseball. The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night, and in the process, the veteran leadership from Russell Westbrook was on display. If you're not an NBA...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Five Standouts From the Spring Breakout Game

Prospect Watch
The Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Philadelphia Phillies in the second annual Spring Breakout game on Friday, putting the prospects of each organization against each other on MLB Network. While the game had the televised feel of...

Williams: Ben Cherington’s Pittsburgh Pirates Trade History

Columns
Another trade deadline has passed, and for the fourth season in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates were sellers at the deadline under General Manager...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Ben Cherington Pieced Together One Of League’s Best Bullpen

P2Daily
Building the perfect bullpen is one of the hardest things for a general manager to do. Relievers are hard to predict, even once you...

Williams: The Pirates of the Middlegame

Columns
I've been playing a lot of chess in the last year. They very first decision you're faced with in a chess game is your beginning...

Williams: Do the Pirates Have the Makings of a Shutdown Bullpen?

Columns
We watch sports because they give us the chance to witness something unexpected. The quickest way this happens in baseball is with a home run....

Pirates Business: Minor League Splits

Pirates Business
The season is almost upon us and come this time next week, I’ll be breaking down the opening day payroll for the Pittsburgh Pirates....

Pirates Business: Options Remaining For the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates Business
This week, as players are starting to get sent down to minor league camp, we're breaking down how many options are remaining for members...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Split Squad Games Show Potential Bullpen Depth

P2Daily
Although maybe not ideal because they are harder to keep track of, but split squad games are a good chance to get as many...

Williams: Will the Worst Even Happen?

Columns
Pitching wins championships. I don't think I need to tell Pirates fans about this. We saw the impact of good pitching in the Wild Card...

Where Does the Pirates Bullpen Stand At This Point in the Offseason?

Analysis
The Pittsburgh Pirates have been active in adding to their bullpen this offseason. At the end of last month, they tendered contracts to Robert Stephenson...

Looking at ZiPS Projections to See Where the Pirates Should Add in 2023

Analysis
Last week, Dan Szymborski released his 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections at FanGraphs. This is one of my favorite projection systems, and every year I...

The Mystery of Dauri Moreta’s Sinker

Scouting Notes
The Pittsburgh Pirates traded infielder Kevin Newman to Cincinnati last week, bringing back 26-year-old reliever Dauri Moreta as the sole return in the deal. Despite...

Pirates Business: Examining the Potential Triple-A Reserve List

Pirates Business
In an offseason as slow as Major League Baseball’s, there’s nothing like a transaction deadline. This past Tuesday was the date to file reserve lists...
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