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John Madden, the late NFL coach and television analyst, used to take about any opportunity available to profess his love... The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds is ranked as baseball’s 10th-best left fielder by MLB Network. The network revealed its …
How Pirates’ Offseason Compares to Rest of National League Central
Dec 28, 2024 · The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t alone in shying away from signing free agents so far this winter. The other four teams in the National League Central all have yet to make noise on the free agent market. It’s been a relatively quiet winter in the division so far. The Chicago Cubs are my winners of the […]
Perrotto: Pirates Will Have Interesting Spring Training ‘Problem’
Jan 15, 2025 · The Pittsburgh Pirates seem to have too much starting pitching, at least on the surface. The Pirates’ rotation to begin next season projects to include reigning National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller, Johan Oviedo and left-hander Bailey Falter.Triple-A Indianapolis’ rotation should include four of the Pirates’ top 10 prospects in Bubba Chandler, Thomas ...
Pirates Preview: One More Series Before All-Star Break
Jul 12, 2024 · The Pittsburgh Pirates squeaked out a 1-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber match on Thursday thanks to a dominant start from Paul Skenes. Skenes pitched seven innings, didn’t allow a hit, walked one and struck out 11 batters. His battery mate, Yasmani Grandal, was responsible for driving in the Bucs’ lone run.
Perrotto: You’ve Got to Love Old-School Paul Skenes
Jan 20, 2025 · One thing consistently bothered Paul Skenes during his fantastic 2024 rookie season. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander consistently talked about his need to be more pitch efficient and work deeper into games. He wanted to be the staff workhorse, the pitcher who provides – to use his word – “volume” of innings pitched. Skenes pitched 133 […]
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Perrotto: You’ve Got to Love Old-School Paul Skenes. One thing consistently bothered Paul Skenes during his fantastic 2024 rookie season. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander consistently talked about his need to be more pitch efficient...
Pirates Minor League Report: Deadline Acquisitions Come Up Big
Sep 2, 2024 · Chalk Sunday up as a feather in the cap of Pirates’ general manager Ben Cherington. Nick Yorke and Billy Cook, who Cherington picked up at the trade deadline this year, helped power a five run comeback for Triple-A Indianapolis. They both homered (along with Edward Olivares and Dylan Shockley) as the Indians roared all the […]
4 Pirates Land in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects
Jan 25, 2025 · MLB Pipeline released its preseason top 100 prospects list and there are four Pittsburgh Pirates on the list. 15. RHP Bubba Chandler The consensus Pirates’ top prospect, Chandler checks in as No. 15 on Pipeline’s top 100 list and is the fourth-best right-handed pitching prospect. He’s behind top overall prospect Roki Sasaki (Dodgers), Jackson Jobe […]
Pirates All 40: Mike Burrows Makes Long-Awaited Debut
Dec 20, 2024 · The Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Mike Burrows in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Entry Draft. Six years, five seasons — his 2020 campaign got wiped out due to the COVID-19 induced cancellation of the MiLB season — and one reconstructed elbow ligament later, Burrows made his long-awaited big league debut at the tail end of the 2024 season, toeing the mound for 3.1 innings in relief ...