20 Jul

Healthy Returning Bucs Answering a Dire Need, by Josh Taylor

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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 – 12:52 am

When the Pirates’ lineup card was posted in the PNC Park clubhouse Tuesday afternoon, it could’ve been seen as a clean bill of health, much less a list of that night’s starters. It was also a message to both the team and anybody following it: the Pirates are back at full strength, or at least […]

25 May

Pirates have new offensive weapon in Polanco, by Josh Taylor

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Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 – 2:28 am

Hey, remember back in Spring Training when we wondered who would hit third in the Pirates’ batting order when they decided to move the former no. 3 hitter up to second? Clint Hurdle has apparently found the answer in Gregory Polanco. And now that he’s locked into a five-year, $35 million contract extension that begins […]