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Pirates Prospect Watch: Greensboro Forces a Deciding Game Three

Prospect Watch
Greensboro won 3-1 on Thursday, forcing a deciding game three on Friday in the semi-finals of the South Atlantic League playoffs. The Grasshoppers took an early 1-0 lead after a throwing error with two outs in the...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Nick Yorke’s Four Hits, Thomas Harrington’s Statcast

Prospect Watch
One of the things I liked about the Nick Yorke trade was that Yorke made an adjustment to his swing that seemed to already be working in Triple-A with the Red Sox. He's been hitting .375/.442/.544...

Pirates Add Four to the 40-Man Roster, DFA Ike Davis

Transactions
Today is the deadline to add players to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the 2014 Rule 5 draft. Yesterday I...

Notes: Cervelli Trade History, Future of Ike Davis, d’Arnaud Signs With Phillies

News
Last night I mentioned that the Pittsburgh Pirates had previously expressed interest in Francisco Cervelli multiple times. They finally acquired him from the Yankees yesterday...

Ike Davis Getting Work in the Outfield

News
Jon Heyman had an interesting and unexpected update today on Ike Davis. The Pittsburgh Pirates' first baseman has been working in the outfield to...

First Pitch: Re-Creating Russell Martin in the Aggregate

First Pitch
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about how Chris Stewart would be the best option for the Pittsburgh Pirates at catcher if...

First Pitch: No Clear Answers For the Pirates at First Base

First Pitch
A few weeks ago I wrote about the first base platoon, asking which players should stick around for the platoon in 2015. The Pittsburgh...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Arbitration Estimates

Analysis
Matt Swartz at MLBTR has been producing some very accurate arbitration estimates over the last three seasons. His estimates for the Pittsburgh Pirates just came...

First Pitch: Who Should Stay, Who Should Go From the Three-Headed First Base Platoon?

First Pitch
The Pittsburgh Pirates are going to have some interesting decisions to make at first base this off-season. And by "interesting decisions", I mean they've...

2014 Recaps: Getting Expensive Replacement Level Production From First Base

Season Recaps
For the past few years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been relying on a platoon at first base, trying to get All-Star production for a...

First Pitch: Tony Sanchez and All of the Question Marks For the First Base Position

First Pitch
Tonight, Tony Sanchez played his first game at first base in Indianapolis. Ryan Palencer wrote about the details behind the move. I don't want...

First Pitch: Should Pedro Alvarez Be Starting Over Ike Davis at First Base?

First Pitch
Pedro Alvarez has been making the transition to first base in the last few weeks, after a season full of throwing problems at the third...

First Pitch: Pirates Will Have Some Interesting Financial Decisions This Off-Season

First Pitch
The Pittsburgh Pirates will have an interesting playoff race over the next month and a half. They're currently 4.5 games back in the NL...

First Pitch: Evaluating the Ike Davis Trade

First Pitch
Normally when it comes to trades, you get an evaluation immediately. In the case of Ike Davis, we had to wait for the player...
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