Breaking Down the Pirates 2019 Opening Day Payroll
An in-depth, line-by-line look at the Pittsburgh Pirates 2019 Opening Day payroll. It's a lot better than Spotrac, that's for sure. [...]
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The Fault Behind the Arbitration Excuse
Putting some numbers to Pirates' president Frank Coonelly's claim that 2019 payroll low to account for 2020's potential arbitration class. [...]
Examining Past Extensions to Forecast Taillon ?s Future
With the continued deep freeze in free agency, some players may be getting nervous about their long-term future. Would Taillon consider an extension? [...]
ZiPS And The 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates
The ZiPS projections came out on Monday. The Pirates are strong in one area and blah in another. I'm sure you'll never figure out which is which. [...]
Pirates Only Hope: Internal Improvements
The Pirates don't seem to be willing or able to add significant external improvements, so it will have to come internally. [...]
Estimating the Pirates Surplus Value
Using a blend of Baseball Prospectus and Fangraphs data, Brandon estimates how much surplus value each Pirate provided over their salary in 2018. [...]
Arbitration Uncertainty Clouds Pirates ? Long-Term Payroll Situation
We're still in the middle of this offseason, but here's a look ahead to the potentially large (and expensive) arbitration class heading into 2020 for the Pirates. [...]
A View On The Pirates From Across The Keystone
Ethan Witte of Phillies site, The Good Phight, takes an outsider's view of the Pirates in this article. He lists 3 ways for the Pirates to improve in 2019. [...]
Breaking Down the Pirates 2018 Year-End Payroll
Ethan takes a definitive look at how much the Pirates spent on major league payroll, minor league payroll, bonuses and how it changed over the season. [...]
A (Very) Early Look at the 2019 Pirates’ Roster
What could the 2019 Pirates' 40-Man roster look like using only in-house players? Ethan looks at Rule 5 candidates, options, potential non-tenders. [...]
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