Tag: Playoffs

Pirates Hire Pitching Coach Brent Strom

TransactionsNovember 15, 2024

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

TransactionsNovember 13, 2024

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...

Brewers Jump Past the Pirates in the Latest Playoff Odds

AnalysisApril 14, 2014

The Pittsburgh Pirates had a tough week, getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend to drop to 2-4. That also saw a...

Playoff Race Update: Home Field in the Wild Card Game Decided Next Weekend

AnalysisSeptember 22, 2013

The Pittsburgh Pirates had a chance to clinch the playoffs today, but instead got hammered by the Cincinnati Reds. However, the Nationals split a...

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

AnalysisAugust 13, 2013

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

AnalysisAugust 5, 2013

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: Strong Homestand Bumps Up Chances

AnalysisJune 18, 2013

This week's odds report was delayed by one day because my laptop was driving the StruggleBus yesterday. It couldn't boot up. But one reformatted...

Pirates Playoff Odds: Downturn After Losing Road Trip

AnalysisJune 10, 2013

After a 2-4 road trip, things look just a little bleaker for the Pirates. Every Monday, l break down the playoff odds from Baseball Prospectus,...

Pirates Playoff Odds: Hovering Above 50 Percent

AnalysisJune 3, 2013

Let's escape from the forest and look at the trees. We are still four months away from the MLB Playoffs, but want to make...

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