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Pirates Prospect Update: Jack Brannigan promotion, Seth Hernandez milestone, Murf Gray
37+ min ago (339+ words) Jack Brannigan is moving one step closer to Pittsburgh (hopefully for real this time). The Pirates promoted the 25-year-old infielder from Double-A Altoona to Triple-A Indianapolis, giving one of their more versatile upper-level prospects a chance to prove himself against…...
Pirates bullpen mess makes Hunter Stratton patience even harder
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (284+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates" bullpen has reached the point where even waiting a few days for a logical move feels like too much. For a bullpen that has spent far too much of the season turning manageable games into messes, that…...
Pirates News: All-Star Futures Game, Dominic Fletcher opt-out, Tommy Pham
16+ hour, 10+ min ago (436+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates will have two representatives in this year's MLB All-Star Futures Game, with right-hander Seth Hernandez and outfielder Edward Florentino selected to participate July 12 at Citizens Bank Park. Florentino, ranked No. 32 on MLB Pipeline's list, gives Pittsburgh another…...
Pirates offense has a lefty problem the Phillies made even louder
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (495+ words) Just over a month after the Philadelphia Phillies came into PNC Park and shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates on back-to-back nights behind Cristopher S'nchez and Zack Wheeler, S'nchez did it to them again. This time, the setting changed. The result…...
Pirates have 1 top prospect and at least 2 other players to trade for relief help at deadline
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (329+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates have spent years preaching patience with prospects. But at this year's trade deadline, patience should no longer be the priority. If Pittsburgh is serious about turning a promising season into a real postseason push, Ben Cherington has…...
Bryan Reynolds is forcing MLB to notice what Pirates fans already knew
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (227+ words) Bryan Reynolds" All-Star case shouldn't be complicated. It shouldn't require a popularity campaign, a loud personality or a major-market spotlight. It should simply require looking at what he has done. And what Reynolds has done for the Pittsburgh Pirates this…...
Pirates can turn RISP frustration into a badly needed wake up call
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (336+ words) Monday night's win over the Philadelphia Phillies gave the Pittsburgh Pirates something they badly needed: proof that the offense doesn't have to keep wasting its own chances. Cincinnati's bullpen combined for eight walks in 4 2/3 innings. Three different times, the Pirates…...
Pirates made Phillies announcers eat every word of strange agenda after blown lead
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (964+ words) The Philadelphia Phillies blew a 5-0 lead Monday at Citizens Bank Park, and their radio broadcast spent the rest of the game making sure Pittsburgh Pirates fans had a receipt for every strange shot, every dismissive comment and every bad read…...
Pirates may find their bullpen answer in an overlooked Marlins arm
2+ day, 11+ min ago (572+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates needed to fix their bullpen yesterday, and two weeks ago, and a month ago. The unit has been a season-long bugaboo, and while it's not the only issue facing the club, it is the biggest. The top…...
It's time to have a real conversation about Pirates fleecing Reds with Tyler Callihan trade
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (435+ words) When the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Tyler Callihan from the Cincinnati Reds in March for Kyle Nicolas, it looked like a minor depth swap. Three months later, Callihan helped lift the Pirates to a 9-4 victory over his former team at PNC…...