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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...

Pirates Playoff Odds After Trading for Marlon Byrd, John Buck

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It would take a Hindenburg-esque crash for the Pirates to miss the MLB postseason (98-percent chance Bucs make it), but it is unlikely they...

Pirates Playoff Odds: NL Central Could Be St. Louis-Pittsburgh Dead Heat

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 98-percent chance to make the playoffs and a 36-percent chance to win the National League Central division, according to...

Pirates Notebook: Neil Walker Has Been a Hit in August

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While the Pirates' overall offense is slowly accelerating this month (11th in the NL in runs, 6th in OPS), Neil Walker has shifted gears...

Pirates Playoff Odds: Bucs Get Chance to Attack vs. Cardinals, D-Backs

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This upcoming week is the most important so far in determining the Pirates' overall playoff chances and division-winning chances. The Bucs get three games against...

Pirates Playoff Odds Remain Above 98 Percent into August

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The Pirates won four out of five games from the St. Louis Cardinals and two out of three from the Colorado Rockies last week....

Pirates Playoff Odds at 98 Percent, Best in Baseball

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have a nearly 98 percent chance to reach the MLB postseason, averaging projections from Baseball Prospectus and Clay Davenport, and are...

Pirates Playoff Odds Fall to 86 Percent After Two Series Losses

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Even though a 2-4 week is not a precursor to COLLAPSE 3.0: THE COLLAPSENING, every loss affects the Pirates' chances of making the playoffs. With...

Pirates Playoff Odds Over 90 Percent with MLB’s Best Record

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The Pittsburgh Pirates not only have the best record in Major League Baseball, but also the best chance to make the MLB Playoffs. Every week...

Pirates Playoff Odds: Sweep Catapults Bucs Over 75 Percent

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Five weeks ago, the Pirates' chances of reaching the playoffs were at 40 percent. Since then, Pittsburgh has gone 22-13 and improved their average...
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