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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...

Words are Nice, but New Pirates’ Front Office Must Follow with Actions

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“We’re in the Endgame now.” For those who may not remember, or have no idea what I’m referencing, these words were uttered by Dr. Strange...

Nutting Promises Changes to Pirates’ Business Model in Addition to Personnel

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PITTSBURGH — One of the hallmarks of Neal Huntington’s tenure as Pittsburgh Pirates general manager was the persistent notion that the club could be...

Pirates Name Travis Williams Team President; More on the Huntington Move

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The Pittsburgh Pirates put out two press releases this morning, announcing the hiring of Travis Williams as the new team president, as well as...

Pirates’ Prospects and the Peter Principle

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For anyone who has ever worked in any kind of professional setting, we all have seen it—an employee who is in way over their...

Where Do Revenue Sharing Funds Go?

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As one of the slowest times on the sports calendar, the Major League Baseball All-Star break brings about a lull that often leads to...

Examining Optional Assignments and the Pirates

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

How Much Payroll Can the Pirates Trade Away?

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Well, as Ron Burgundy might say, “That escalated quickly.” This wasn’t a topic I anticipated visiting quite this early, but after the entire pitching staff’s...

Gajtka: Pirates Awaiting Breakthrough, But Still Back From The Dead

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The Pirates are probably not making the playoffs this year. You could probably determine that on your own, even after a welcomed series win in...

Pirates GM Neal Huntington on Trade Deadline Moves

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PITTSBURGH -- Pirates general manager Neal Huntington spoke with the Pittsburgh media following his trade deadline acquisitions of right-handed starter Chris Archer from the...

Pirates Acting With More Urgency Than Usual? Recent Moves Say ‘Yes’

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PITTSBURGH -- After rising as high as nine games over .500 in mid-May, the Pirates have sagged as June approaches, but you can't accuse...

Pirates’ Low Strikeout Rate Probably Doesn’t Explain High Production

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PITTSBURGH -- Everywhere we turn in Major League Baseball media coverage these days, we see repeated references to two large-scale phenomena: Optimized launch angle...

Neal Huntington Responds To Piggyback Pitching Proposal

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PITTSBURGH -- It wasn't the most modest proposal, but my story from Sunday morning about how the Pirates could deploy their multitude of starting...
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