The Pittsburgh Pirates Blog

What a difference a year makes. At this time last year, the Pirates were projected to be just as bad as they were in 2010 when the team posted an abysmal 57-105 record. After all, the three "big" free agent signings going into last season were Lyle Overbay, Matt Diaz, and Kevin Correia. The focus […]

ESPN.com's Jayson Stark has reported that SEVERAL teams have asked about trading for Garrett Jones. I know the question you are asking yourself right now is why? But a better question is why have the Pirates decided that Garrett Jones is untradeable? He's Garrett Jones, he hits pretty good against right-handers (career .275/.354/.483) but he's […]

In the past few days, the Pirates have been linked to Edwin Jackson and AJ Burnett as possible targets to improve their starting rotation. On Monday, the Pirates released information that they had offered Jackson a 3 year, $30 million contract before he decided to sign with the Washington Nationals for 1 year, $11 million. […]

Check out Guy Junker and Ken Laird's interview with Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle on Pedro Alvarez, starting positions and bullpen spots that are open, what to look for in Spring Training and more. http://filesource.abacast.com/tribtotal/HURDLE-202.mp3

You can criticize the Pittsburgh Pirates for a lot of things; A LOT of things. The way they have seemingly mishandled developing Pedro Alvarez, failing to bring in mid-level free agents (looking at you Edwin Jackson), or failing to keep star players in Pittsburgh longer than a few years. However, there is one thing that […]

When I started this blog on January 7th, 2011, I had no idea it would take off this quickly and the best part was that I was having fun! Since January, this blog has reached nearly 6000 views and has been the key to my association with Trib Live Radio and Ohio Valley Athletics. Now, […]

Mr. Selig, Under your new CBA, you and the MLBPA have agreed on terms that appear to be unfit for most markets in baseball's highest competitive league. While teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, and Phillies have been allowed to spend astronomical amounts of money on free agent players at an unimpeded rate, it appears […]

Earlier this week, WEEI Boston reported the Boston Red Sox were interested in Joel Hanrahan as a potential closer to replace Jonathan Papelbon who recently signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. If I'm the Pirates, I name my price and go for it. Now, before you show up on my lawn with torches and pitchforks, consider […]