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First Pitch: Veteran Leadership

First Pitch
My sports highlight yesterday had nothing to do with baseball. The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night, and in the process, the veteran leadership from Russell Westbrook was on display. If you're not an NBA...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Five Standouts From the Spring Breakout Game

Prospect Watch
The Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Philadelphia Phillies in the second annual Spring Breakout game on Friday, putting the prospects of each organization against each other on MLB Network. While the game had the televised feel of...

Early Look at the 2012 Payroll

Analysis
Earlier this week the 2011 40-man roster and payroll page was updated, giving the estimated payroll for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, based off...

Spots Opening Up In The Bullpen

Analysis
At the start of the off-season, the bullpen looked pretty crowded.  The Pittsburgh Pirates had locks in Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Chris Resop, and...

Olsen no longer a rotation candidate

Analysis
Scott Olsen has been removed from game action, and is no longer a candidate to begin the season in the Pirates rotation. Olsen...

Has Charlie Morton Won the 5th Starter Job?

Analysis
Coming in to the Spring, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a battle for the 5th starter role between Charlie Morton, Scott Olsen, and Brad Lincoln....

Trouble From Scott Olsen?

Analysis
Colin Dunlap shared the following quote from left handed pitcher Scott Olsen, who the Pittsburgh Pirates signed this off-season: “They didn’t bring me in here...

Huntington on Doumit, Olsen, Rodriguez

Analysis
Rob Biertempfel has some updates from General Manager Neal Huntington: -Trade talks for Ryan Doumit have died down, according to Huntington.  He did mention that...

25-Man Roster Notes: Veras, Beimel, Olsen, Ascanio, Hart

Analysis
A few notes on the 25-man roster... -We heard on Wednesday that Joe Beimel will make the roster, which is a move that was expected....

2011 Spring Training Battles: Bullpen

Analysis
Yesterday I reviewed the battle for the fifth starter spot, noting that I saw it as a battle between Charlie Morton and Scott Olsen....

2011 Spring Training Battles: 5th Starter Spot

Analysis
It seems strange to start an article about the 5th starter battle with this statement, but here goes: far too much is made about...

The 2011 Bullpen

Analysis
A year ago at this time, the 2010 bullpen was largely incomplete, consisting only of Joel Hanrahan, Evan Meek, Javier Lopez, and a few...

Highlights From Frank Coonelly’s MLB.com Chat

Analysis
Frank Coonelly held his monthly chat on MLB.com this afternoon.  You can read the transcript here.  Some of the highlights of the chat: -Coonelly mentions...

What Do the Pirates Have in Their 2011 Rotation?

Analysis
Yesterday I looked at the average production around the majors from each spot in the rotation.  To recap, the numbers from each spot: League Average #1:...
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