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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...

An Early Look at an Estimated 2020 Payroll

Once any realistic hopes are gone for playoff contention, there’s not much left to look forward to in sports, especially if a team falls...

Examining Optional Assignments and the Pirates

There are plenty of roster intricacies in the Major League Baseball Rulebook that can be difficult to understand in theory and application: Designated for...

Injury Impact to the Pirates’ Payroll

It’s no secret—injuries have significantly derailed the Pirates’ season. Many weren’t overly hopeful about the team’s chances this year, but many predicted at least...

Injury Updates: Gregory Polanco, Elias Diaz and Jordan Lyles

Todd Tomczyk, who is the Pittsburgh Pirates Director of Sports Medicine, addressed the local media prior to Thursday's home game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He...

Nik Turley Sent Outright to Indianapolis; Update on Edgar Santana

The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed left-handed pitcher Nik Turley from the Minnesota Twins in November of 2017, but a suspension and injury kept him from...

Edgar Santana Will Have Tommy John Surgery

Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Edgar Santana will have Tommy John surgery, Todd Tomczyk announced to reporters today, including Adam Berry of MLB.com. The surgery will...

Michael Feliz, Edgar Santana Seem to Fit in New Bullpen Roles

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates removed George Kontos from the eighth inning this week and when manager Clint Hurdle made that announcement, he was careful...

‘A Time And A Place’: Pirates Contemplate Bullpen As Kontos Trends Down

PITTSBURGH -- Felipe Vásquez bailed out the Pirates on Saturday night, even though he wasn't literally credited with a save. In taking over for a...

The 2013-14 International Signing Class Has Already Started to Pay Off for the Pirates

We plan to have an article dedicated to the international side each Sunday throughout the season. So until the Dominican Summer League begins play...

Morning Report: News and Notes from Around the System

Here are some new and notes from around the system for your Tuesday morning. *The Pittsburgh Pirates signed 17-year-old Dominican catcher Darwin Baez on Sunday....

Williams: The Pirates are Taking Steps Towards Having a Strong Future Bullpen

The Pirates made two additions in the Rule 5 draft today that could help their bullpen in the short-term and long-term. We still don't...

Winter Leagues: Edgar Santana Returns to the Mound

Not much action today because some big names (Marte, Kang, Espinal, Pablo Reyes) saw their games rained out on Wednesday. In the Dominican on Wednesday,...
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