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First Pitch: How About Those Future Aces?
I’ve spent the last two nights watching two of the top pitching prospects in the system show why they’re two of the top pitching prospects in the system. I’d write… Read more
First Pitch: Pirates Could Make a Lot of Noise in the Next Month
At the start of the season, there was a lot of talk about the difficult April schedule that the Pirates faced. Pittsburgh was going up against a lot of difficult… Read more
First Pitch: Headley Seems Like the Perfect Fit
On Monday, Kevin Creagh released the updated trade values for prospects. That was followed by the return of one of the most popular features on the site: the trade values… Read more
First Pitch: How Much Does Half a Season Matter?
It can be easy to get caught up in the moment with prospect rankings in-season. That’s part of the reason why I usually wait a month at the end of… Read more
First Pitch: Updated Trade Values
One of the more popular features on the site has been the “Trade Values” series. When a player is connected to the Pittsburgh Pirates through a rumor, we take a… Read more
First Pitch: How Much Pitching Depth Do the Pirates Actually Have?
When I first saw the rumor that the Pittsburgh Pirates are said to have interest in Arizona Diamondbacks’ left-hander Joe Saunders, my first thought was “why do they need pitching?”… Read more
First Pitch: Were the Pirates Slow to Promote Gerrit Cole?
Clint Hurdle said something I thought was interesting on Gerrit Cole’s promotion: “He was probably in a league, where you know what? How many [counter] punches were thrown back? I’m… Read more
First Pitch: That Pitching Depth Disappears Quickly
It was only a few weeks ago that people were calling for the Pirates to trade from their pitching depth and add a bat to the lineup. That was when… Read more
First Pitch: Correia Has Been Lucky, But Unlucky in a Way
I’ve talked a lot this year about how Kevin Correia has been lucky. After tonight’s start, the right-hander has a .248 BABIP and a 74.8% strand rate. Both are lucky,… Read more
First Pitch: The Thing the Pirates Organization Does Best
The Pirates get a lot of criticism for being too conservative with their pitching prospects. The complaints range from pitch counts, to single game inning totals, to single season inning… Read more