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Pirates Hire Pitching Coach Brent Strom

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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...

Pirates Hire Matt Hague As Their New Hitting Coach

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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...

Williams: Losing Juan Nicasio on Waivers Wouldn’t Matter, But This is What Does Matter

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The date was November 30, 2012. The Pirates were coming off a losing season. It was their 20th losing season in a row, and it...

Pirates Trade Tony Watson to the Dodgers For Two Minor Leaguers

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Today is the MLB trade deadline, which you might not have noticed based on the lack of Pirates rumors. The Pirates are in an...

Trade Deadline Plans For the Pirates Will Likely Be Influenced by This Week’s Results

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PITTSBURGH - The Pirates took an important series against the Cardinals this weekend, taking two of three against the team directly above them in...

Pirates Notebook: Move Back to Right Field Hasn’t Fixed all of Polanco’s Defensive Issues

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PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco may have jump-started his bat on Saturday, but his defense in the outfield this season continues to leave something to...

The New Leverage-Focused Approach to the Pirates Bullpen is Working Out So Far

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PITTSBURGH - Through two games, the Pirates' new bullpen alignment seems to be working pretty much perfectly. Felipe Rivero came in with two outs in the...

The Silver Lining to Tonight’s Pirates Loss: Jameson Taillon Looks Like the Real Deal

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BOSTON - If there's one silver lining that can be taken away from the Pirates' loss tonight, it's that Jameson Taillon may be the...

Notes on Gerrit Cole, Alen Hanson, Juan Nicasio, Yeudy Garcia, New Cuban Pitcher

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BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates played to an 11-11 tie with the Blue Jays today at LECOM, with the most encouraging thing being Gerrit...

Pirates Avoid Arbitration with Jordy Mercer, Gerrit Cole and Juan Nicasio; Watson Remains Unsigned

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After agreeing to terms with Drew Hutchison and Jared Hughes last night on a one-year deal, the Pittsburgh Pirates came into Friday morning with four...

First Pitch: Building the Next Great Pirates Bullpen

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The Pirates have been a bit spoiled when it comes to having quality relief pitchers in the back of their bullpen. They had Mark...

Upcoming Pirates Off-Season Transactions: The Non-Tender Deadline

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This Friday is the non-tender deadline in baseball, making it one of the final league-wide transaction deadlines that could impact free agency. Teams must...

First Pitch: Closer By Committee Approach Would Work Best For the Pirates in 2017

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After the Mark Melancon trade, I wrote an article about how the Pirates were free to take a new approach with their bullpen now...

2016 Bullpen Recap: Tony Watson Was a Microcosm of the Pirates’ Struggles

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The bullpen was a huge strength for the Pirates during the 2015 season. They finished second in the NL in fWAR, first in ERA,...
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