The Pittsburgh Pirates Blog

Opening Day Observations The Pittsburgh Pirates opened up the 2012 season unlike they had in the past five season, with a loss. The Buccos, 1-0 loss to the Phillies and their ace Roy Halladay on Thursday doesn't sound that bad, but it was very hard for me to find anything encouraging from this game. Here […]

Be honest, the night before the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates opened their season against the Chicago Cubs, you predicted another 90-100 loss season where the Pirates would be 20 games out of first by mid-June. It's OK, I did the same thing. While the Pirates did eventually lose 90 games last season, they were in first […]

Over the weekend, Pirates' GM Neal Huntington confirmed that Pedro Alvarez would be joining the team in Pittsburgh to start the season, instead of being demoted to AAA Indianapolis. The news was somewhat surprising given Alvarez's lack of success -more importantly at the plate- over the past year. After a stellar rookie campaign in 2010 […]

With Pirates' Spring Training in full swing, I had a chance to sit down with GM Neal Huntington for a conversation on a number of topics including the expectations and plans for 3B Pedro Alvarez (hitting just .167 in camp so far), as well as the hot spring of the team's top OF prospect Starling […]

On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates reached an agreement with Andrew McCutchen who is unquestionably the best player on the team. With a 6 year, $51.5 million extension, the Pirates not only locked up the 25 year old center fielder past two free agent years, but also gave hope to a city who has been victimized […]

Superstar center fielder Andrew McCutchen will be remaining on the Pirate ship for the foreseeable future. The Pirates' best player, and one of the best players in all of Major League Baseball signed a six-year, $51 million dollar deal late last night to keep him in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. You have to give Neal […]

After AJ Burnett's freak accident while trying to lay down a bunt, the Pirates suddenly lost their ace before he could throw a single pitch. Out 2-3 months with an orbital fracture, Burnett became the talk of Pittsburgh after the Pirates acquired his rights from the Yankees on February 18th. Pirates' pitching coach, Ray Searage, […]

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