Russell Martin Stays Hot as Pittsburgh Pirates Crush Tampa Bay Rays
The Pittsburgh Pirates improved to 7-2 on Saturday as they scored 10 runs in their dominant win over the Tampa Bay Rays. The pitching for the Pirates continued to be great in the early part of games, but it also […]
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Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bullpen Continues to Impress in Spring Training
The magical 2013 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates was a product of a very deep organization getting the most out of every player who was given a chance. The Pirates used 12 starting pitchers last season, and they withstood injuries […]
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When Does Josh Harrison Become Part of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ SS Discussion?
During the offseason, it was speculated that this would be the year in which Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Clint Barmes passed the starting torch over to Jordy Mercer. Things are going according to plan for the most part with one major […]
Does Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jeff Locke Injury Open Doors for Stolmy Pimentel, Casey Sadler?
Reports have surfaced that Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jeff Locke will be scratched from his scheduled start against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, March 5 due to “tightness” somewhere on his right side. Locke had been figured into the equation to compete against newly […]
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Matt Hague Making First Base Battle Easier
Matt Hague entered Spring Training as having an outside shot of making the Pittsburgh Pirates‘ roster as the backup first-baseman and potential platoon partner for Gaby Sanchez with Andrew Lambo and Chris McGuiness for the spot. After five games are […]
Does Stolmy Pimentel Have A Shot to Crack Pittsburgh Pirates’ Starting Rotation?
Stolmy Pimentel, a 24-year-old right-hander, got the start on the bump for the Pittsburgh Pirates this past weekend against the Philadelphia Phillies, tossing two shutout innings and surrendering only a single hit while striking out one in the Pirates’ 4-1 […]
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Wandy Rodriguez Impresses in 1st Game Since Injury
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays matched up on Saturday in a meaningless battle of small market teams in Spring Training. While the score is, indeed, meaningless, some factors are important. For instance, in Saturday’s game, Pirates lefty Wandy […]
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Internal Options for Possible Third Base Platoon
Earlier this month, I wrote an article suggesting that the Pittsburgh Pirates should consider a platoon situation at third base with Pedro Alvarez when the opposing starting pitcher is a lefty. This is mainly due to Alvarez’ awful performance against […]
