Former Inconsistent Top Prospect Shining Early On
Many moons ago, Jordan Lyles was a top prospect. While the shine is off of him, he's at least shown well in his first two starts for the Pirates. [...]
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Simulating The Pirates 2019 Season
Using Out Of The Park Baseball, we simulate five iterations of the 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates. You'll be surprised what is common in each. [...]
Position Battles In Spring Training May See Brault As A Casualty
There are spring training battles at SS, 3B, and the 5th SP for the Pirates. Steven Brault hasn't shown a lot yet and may be a roster casualty as a result. [...]
Keone Kela Is Good And Important
Keone Kela has decided to go media silent this year. That's his call and he's under no obligation to speak with the media or, tangentially, us. [...]
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. [...]
Some Totally Legal Discussions On MLB 2019 Over/Unders
Caesars Palace released their 2019 MLB Over/Unders and the Pirates are at 83. A look at that number and others throughout MLB. [...]
Friday Pirate Pitcher GIF Party
Sometimes visuals are better than numbers. So sit back and enjoy this collection of GIFs of the best pitches on the Pirates staff in 2018. [...]
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Tulo?
The Pirates have a glaring need at shortstop. There's great defense-first options out there. But there's also a once-great, now-broken shortstop, too. [...]
DRC+ Might Be Great, But The Rollout Has Been Frustrating
Baseball Prospectus unveiled a new metric called DRC+ this week, which may be a quantum leap forward in analytics. But the rollout has been frustrating. [...]
Bullpenning The Catcher Position
There are specialists in the bullpen and in the field. What about a defensive catcher specialist for late innings? [...]
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