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Reviewing Five Things I Needed in July; Bench Barmes & Barajas in August

July has come and gone and the Pirates continue to be right in the hunt. If the season ended today, the Pirates would make the playoffs as a wild card… Read more »

First Pitch: Remember When Marte Was the Answer?

Remember a few weeks ago when Starling Marte was the answer for the Pirates? People were calling for him to be promoted to the majors to help the offense for… Read more »

First Pitch: Why I Don’t Think the Pirates Are Done After Marte Promotion

After it was announced that Starling Marte would be promoted tomorrow, I started getting the following question on Twitter: Do you think the Pirates will make any more moves now… Read more »

It’s Starling Marte Time: What to Love and What to Fear

Starling Marte will arrive tomorrow. We can put the #FreeStarlingMarte hash tags away. Mission accomplished. I’ve been saying one thing about Marte since his hot streak at the end of… Read more »

First Pitch: Will We See Marte This Year?

Starling Marte isn’t helping his case to get called up to the majors any time soon. The outfielder is currently slumping, with a .190/.298/.429 line in 42 at-bats over his… Read more »

First Pitch: Close To Marte Time; Reds Dealt a Blow

A few notes to wrap up the night. **Starling Marte had a great game tonight. That’s good to see. I pointed out two days ago the mini slump Marte was… Read more »

First Pitch: Why Starling Marte Might Not Be Ready

It was hard to make the argument a few weeks ago that Starling Marte needed more time. Marte was in the middle of a pretty amazing hot streak. On June… Read more »

First Pitch: When Will Starling Marte Be Ready?

Starling Marte had a huge month of June. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ top hitting prospect finished the month with a .325/.385/.558 line in 120 at-bats. His strikeout rate was 23% and… Read more »

First Pitch: Marte Needs Consistency Before A Promotion

I got a lot of questions tonight about when Starling Marte should get the call. The questions probably came because the center fielder went 2-for-5 with a home run, a… Read more »

Stealing Ten Wins

After 67 games, the 2012 Pirates are 35-32. Over a 162 game season that is an 85 win pace. However, based on their current run differential, their expected Pythagorean won-loss… Read more »