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Starling Marte New Addition to Baseball’s Steroid Problem

Apr 19, 2017

Opinions & Predictions, Pittsburgh Pirates

Steroids have been a part of baseball for decades, making headlines every single year, and with Starling Marte's 80-game suspension, the steroid problem still has yet to be solved. Stemming from legends like...

Ivan Nova Agrees to Deal with Pirates

Chad Stewart

Dec 22, 2016

Breaking News, National League, Pittsburgh Pirates, Transactions

Early Thursday morning, Robert Murray of FanRag Sports reported that right-handed starter Ivan Nova and the Pittsburgh Pirates had agreed to terms on a three-year, $26 million contract. In addition to a $2 mill...

Daniel Hudson Agrees to Deal with Pirates

Jake Hasan

Dec 19, 2016

Breaking News, National League, Pittsburgh Pirates, Transactions

29-year-old right-hander Daniel Hudson has agreed to a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates worth $11 million. Hudson, formerly of the Arizona Diamondbacks, had a tough year in 2016, posting a 5.22 ERA and...

Report: Chances of Andrew McCutchen Trade Increasing

Ryan Waterman

Nov 30, 2016

Headlines, Offseason, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rumors

After three consecutive seasons of early postseason exits followed by a missed postseason in 2016, it appears that the Pittsburgh Pirates are ready to turn the page on one of the more successful periods in fran...

Pittsburgh Pirates Wish List for 2017

Kyle O'Neill

Nov 4, 2016

Features, Offseason, Pittsburgh Pirates

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With high expectations for the Pittsburgh Pirates to finally move past the Wild Card game, they fell short of that feat and more. The Pirates finished five games under .500 and failed to reach the postseason fo...

Let’s Put Mike Trout on a Contender

Austin Green

Aug 9, 2016

Colorado Rockies, Headlines, Houston Astros, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners

Mike Trout has never won a playoff game and only has one MVP to his name. Yet it would be foolish to call Trout anything but the greatest player in baseball, especially since Bryce Harper - Trout's only true ch...

Pittsburgh Sends Caminero to Seattle in Waiver-Wire Deal

Matt Wojciak

Aug 6, 2016

Breaking News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners, Transactions

At 12:43 ET on Saturday afternoon, the Seattle Mariners' public relations Twitter announced that the club had acquired right-handed reliever Arquimedes Caminero from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a pai...

Blue Jays Acquire Francisco Liriano

Ryan Waterman

Aug 1, 2016

Breaking News, Headlines, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Transactions

In what many expect to be the final deal of the day, Robert Murray of FanRag Sports is reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a deal that would send veteran starter Francisco...

Nationals Acquire Mark Melancon, Send Pair of Lefties to Pittsburgh

Matt Wojciak

Jul 30, 2016

Breaking News, Pittsburgh Pirates, Transactions, Washington Nationals

For the second trade deadline in a row, the Washington Nationals have struck a deal to bolster the back end of their bullpen. After acquiring Jonathan Papelbon from the Phillies on July 28 of last season, the c...

Josh Bell to Make Debut This Weekend

Emily Shoffit

Jul 8, 2016

Breaking News, Pittsburgh Pirates

Top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Josh Bell will be ringing in the weekend with his major-league debut, according to Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball. Josh Bell has been called up by pirates — Jon Heyman (@J...