In the third installment of the “depth chart series” (previously exploring the starting rotation and catcher depth), we take a look at what options the Pittsburgh Pirates will have at first base this season when camp breaks. Basically there are [...]
The Pittsburgh Pirates front office has done a pretty good job of not doing a whole lot during the offseason, so it makes it quite easy to project what the Pirates’ starting lineup will look like coming out of 2014 [...]
In case you haven’t heard, the Los Angeles Dodgers have inked lefty ace Clayton Kershaw to a massive seven-year, $215 million contract extension. If you want to read more details on the extension and why it was a good idea [...]
Jeff Locke will likely start the season at AAA Indianapolis, and he shouldn’t be all too happy about that considering his abuse of opposing lineups during the 2013 season. Locke finished the season with a record of 10-7 and a [...]
At this point, in mid-January, it appears that fans of the Pittsburgh Pirates have been lied to by the Pirates’ front office. The Pirates told the fans that once there was a competitive team on the field, that they would [...]
If you asked former Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield, Jason Bay would have already had a $7 million contract signed, sealed and delivered. The only problem with that is it’s about $6.25 million too much to acquire a player [...]
On Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced to the world that they plan to no longer feature the trademark, cartooned buccaneer/pirate figure as part of their logo offering moving forward, a move the Pirates have reasoned to “revitalize” the brand. It’s [...]
Do not sleep on the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014 or for the next couple of years because the Bucs’ program is stacked. The Pirates’ farm system was recently rated the best in baseball by Baseball America. The publication’s prospect handbook [...]
The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that OF Chris Dickerson has been signed to a minor league contract. Dickerson has also been given an invitation to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee. He comes to the Pirates by way of the [...]