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David Todd Podcast: Pirates Off-Season, Kang’s Health, Taillon, Glasnow, Rankings

Yesterday I was on the David Todd show on 970 ESPN for the start of my weekly appearances on the show this season. We...

Jung-ho Kang Looking Good in His Rehab

BRADENTON, Fl. -- Probably the most encouraging thing about today's events at Pirate City would be the progression shown by Jung-ho Kang. The third...

Starling Marte Rated Second Among Left Fielders, Kang Among Best 3B

On MLB Network on Thursday night, they continued their rankings of the top ten players at each position. Two weeks ago, Andrew McCutchen was...

Pirates Notes: Jaso and Bell First Base Video, Kang Update, Improved Hitting From Bell

Today was the first day of mini camp, or what used to be known as mini camp. It's actually called "voluntary workouts", as it isn't...

Winter Mini-Camp: Day One Discussion Thread

The Pittsburgh Pirates are holding their annual winter mini-camp, which will run from today until Wednesday. Some players use this as the beginning of...

16 Boom or Bust Pirates Who Could Make a Difference in 2016

It's kind of become a New Year's Eve tradition for me to write about the boom or bust players who could make a difference for the...

Huntington on Morton, Niese, Hanson, Taillon, Melancon, Nicasio, Goebbert, Cubs

Neal Huntington met with the media today at PirateFest, including our own Sean McCool, and discussed a lot of off-season topics, including today's trade...

Neal Huntington on Off-Season, Glasnow, Bell, Kang, Happ, First Base, Watson

Neal Huntington was on The Fan this morning, discussing the off-season plans. As you'd expect, he didn't really reveal much, and gave the typical...

Starling Marte Wins First Gold Glove

The Rawlings Gold Glove awards were announced on Tuesday night and Starling Marte won his first Gold Glove, taking home the award for NL...

2015 Third Base Recap: A Former Position of Weakness Turning Into a Strength

Last year the Pirates saw a big change at the third base position, with Pedro Alvarez being moved off the spot after a season...

2015 Shortstop Recap: Kang, Mercer, and the Battle Between Offense and Defense

The big debate at shortstop for the Pirates over the last few years has been the balance between offense and defense. It's rare to...

First Pitch: Where Was the Outrage Over Kang?

A little less than a month ago, I wrote about how MLB needed to add a "Kang Rule", similar to The Posey Rule", after...