Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors & News

Meet ‘The Value Menu’: the Pirates starting staff is the best bargain in baseball

Bucco Blog | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — SOUTH HILLS COMMAND CENTER – So when Neal Huntington pulled up to baseball’s symbolic drive thru and ordered off of the discount pitcher menu this offseason, who knew he would be getting this return?   We’re inching close to June and throughout the first two months of the season I think you can argue the [...]

Pirates Insider: Liriano shuts down Cubs

Beaver County Times — Jason Grilli has been flawless as the Pirates’ closer but he’s not indestructible.

Pirates outfielder Snider certainly proving to be (big) hit

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe first time he walked into PNC Park, Pirates outfielder Travis Snider did the usual new-arrival tour. He checked out the clubhouse, video room and ...

Pirates 1, Cubs 0

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Travis Sawchik, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe last time Francisco Liriano pitched this well, Cubs starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija was a 1,000-yard wide receiver for Notre Dame. Fished out of baseball’s ...

Pirates notebook: Morton could be back in early June

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Travis Sawchik, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review• What if the Pirates could add a pitcher with a 96-mph fastball and a four-pitch mix to their rotation? If all goes according to ...

Should the Pirates be buyers of impact talent? Taillon for Lee, would you do it?

Bucco Blog | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — SOUTH HILLS COMMAND CENTER – Major League teams and parospect hounds have valued prospects more and more over the last two decades, particularly as the price of free agents have skyrocketed. Never has it been more imperative, especially for mid- and small-market teams. to build around cheap, productive, homegrown talent.   But have teams begun [...]

Pirates 5, Cubs 4

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewOnce Matt Garza got out of the way, the Pirates were in good shape Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs. Garza held the Pirates hitless into ...

Pirates notebook: Penguins jerseys in fashion for road trip

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewAs a nod to Pittsburgh’s quest for a fourth Stanley Cup, Pirates players and coaches will wear Penguins jerseys this weekend on their road trip ...

Improved depth could drive Pirates’ fortunes deep into season

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Travis Sawchik, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewJust beyond the season’s quarter pole, the Pirates are on pace to win 96 games. The club is off to its best start since 1992, ...

Pirates Insider: Snider's grand slam lifts Pirates

Beaver County Times — Familiarity did not breed contempt for Travis Snider on Tuesday night. Instead, it bred an opportuni

Monday morning mop-up duty: Jeff Locke laughs in the face of FIP

Bucco Blog | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — SOUTH HILLS COMMAND CENTER – The advanced numbers and the sabermetric community contend Pirates lefty Jeff Locke cannot sustain the performance he has authored to date.  After seven shutout innings against the Astros on Sunday, Locke has lowered his ERA to 2.73.   Locke continues to strike out too few batters and walk too many. [...]

Pirates Insider: Alvarez lined it up for Locke

Beaver County Times — This was not the typical, majestic Pedro Alvarez home run. In fact, the home run the Pirates third b

Pirates 1, Astros 0

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe home run Pedro Alvarez hit Sunday afternoon was not the longest, loudest or most majestic of his career. But given the context of when ...

Astros 4, Pirates 2, 11 innings

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Travis Sawchik, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSo often this season, the Pirates’ bullpen bailed out a starting pitcher unable to pitch deep into a game. The bullpen posted scoreless innings, allowing ...

Pirates notebook: McCutchen scratched for soreness in right knee

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — By Travis Sawchik, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewPirates star Andrew McCutchen was scratched from Sunday’s lineup due to soreness in his right knee. There was no immediate update on his condition. The ...

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