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What has stood out about Quinn Priester in the early games in Triple-A this year is his high whiff rate. The 2019 first rounder has two starts with double-digit whiff totals, seeing an increase over his...
The Pirates sent down 2020 seventh overall pick Nick Gonzales this spring, relegating him to a depth option for the second base position. He seemed to take that personally, recording hits in nearly every game since,...

Pirates Business: Breaking Down the 2023 Opening Day Payroll

It’s that time of year again—for the fourth season on this site I’ll be presenting my Opening Day payroll calculation. With pre-arbitration salaries now reported,...

Pirates Place Austin Hedges on Injured List; Add Tyler Heineman to 40-Man Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that catcher Austin Hedges has been placed on the 7-day concussion Injured List. The Pirates selected the contract of catcher...

Pirates Business: Minor League Splits

The season is almost upon us and come this time next week, I’ll be breaking down the opening day payroll for the Pittsburgh Pirates....

Pirates Business: Options Remaining For the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates

This week, as players are starting to get sent down to minor league camp, we're breaking down how many options are remaining for members...

Pirates Trim Eight Players from Spring Training Roster, Including Endy Rodriguez and Mike Burrows

The Pittsburgh Pirates made eight cuts to the Spring Training roster following a pair of games on Tuesday. They optioned five 40-man roster players,...

Pirates Roundtable: Which Spring Training Roster Battle Are You Watching?

The Pirates have anything from a set roster. They've added a lot of free agents this offseason, but those free agents will only help to...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Hitting Prospects In Major League Camp

After the Pittsburgh Pirates announced the rest of their Non-Roster Invitees to Spring Training, when you include the 40-man roster, there are nearly 30...

Pirates Business: Official Year-End Payrolls Announced

It took about a month longer than it has in the recent past, but The Associated Press finally gave us their yearly gift and...

Pirates Business: The Domestic Reserve List

Prior to the 2021 season, Major League Baseball finalized a plan to streamline the minors, dropping 42 affiliated teams and settling at 120—four affiliates...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Outfield Picture Still Offers More Questions Than Answers

It might feel odd saying this, especially with the Pirates having (at the moment) a former All-Star center fielder, and a player who finished...

Williams: The Pirates Have Improved Their Depth at the Major League Level

There has been a lot of talk the last few years about the depth that the Pittsburgh Pirates have collected in their minor league...

Pirates Business: Where the Pirates Stand at This Point in the Offseason

For the holiday season, it was requested of me to keep this “light and simple”. Well, I’ve never been very good at light and simple,...