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Paul Skenes’ revealing admission says plenty about his frustrating Pirates season
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (509+ words) For most of Paul Skenes’ major league career, adversity has been something other pitchers dealt with. Skenes arrived in Pittsburgh in 2024 and immediately looked like one of the best pitchers in baseball. He won Rookie of the Year, followed it…...
Pirates can’t afford to ignore the obvious Paul Skenes decision anymore
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (377+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates have spent the past several weeks insisting that Paul Skenes is healthy. At this point, that almost doesn’t matter. Whether Skenes is dealing with an undisclosed injury, ordinary fatigue or simply the accumulated workload of three major-league…...
Paul Skenes’ concerning struggles may come down to one subtle change
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (659+ words) These days, Paul Skenes is the hot topic of conversation around the Pittsburgh Pirates. Not only does everyone want to figure out what's wrong with the ace, but folks are clamoring for him to take more accountability. Skenes is such…...
Paul Skenes discourse has crossed a line it never needed to approach
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (405+ words) Paul Skenes has given Pittsburgh Pirates fans plenty to worry about lately. His fastball velocity has dropped. His command hasn’t looked nearly as sharp. He was pulled from his latest start after only five innings and 65 pitches despite allowing just…...
Pirates are wasting Luke Weaver in the most frustrating way possible
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (405+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Luke Weaver at the trade deadline for one obvious reason: to help close out games that mattered. So far, they haven't given him any. Weaver has thrown exactly 11 pitches since becoming a Pirate, all of them…...
Endy Rodríguez’s latest injury raises an increasingly uncomfortable Pirates question
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (363+ words) Endy Rodríguez has spent much of the 2026 season showing the Pittsburgh Pirates exactly why they remained patient through years of injuries. Unfortunately, he’s also reminding them why they can’t completely trust him as a long-term answer. Rodríguez is headed back to…...
Braxton Ashcraft may be Pirates’ best hope of stabilizing disastrous second half
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (403+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates have spent most of the second half searching for something — anything — capable of stopping their season from spiraling completely out of control. Braxton Ashcraft might be their best answer. Ashcraft delivered the finest start of his young…...
Pirates offensive struggles are exposing an unfair Esmerlyn Valdez reality
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (371+ words) It was bound to happen sooner or later. Surprise Rookie of the Year candidate Esmerlyn Valdez has gone cold. Since the All-Star break, the Pirates outfielder is hitting.157/.368/.371 with four home runs in 23 games. The slump is less an indictment…...
Carmen Mlodzinski finally got his Pirates wish and fell flat on his face
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (409+ words) Carmen Mlodzinski spent much of this season looking like a pitcher caught between the role the Pittsburgh Pirates needed him to fill and the one he clearly preferred. Now there's no ambiguity. Mlodzinski is back in the starting rotation. And…...
Pirates bullpen is quietly becoming a massive post-deadline bright spot
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (274+ words) The Pirates completely rebuilt the bullpen at the trade deadline, and although the team has slipped in the standings since then, the relief corps has been a bright spot. Newcomers like Lake Bachar and 2026 Pirates mainstays such as Mason Montgomery…...