BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� It would be hard for Gerrit Cole to top his 2015 performance.However, don鈥檛 tell that to the Pirates ace right-hander.Cole is looking for even better things in 2016 after finishing fourth in the National League Cy Young voting last year in just his second full major league ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� There was a time when the mere utterance of the word would make Pirates鈥� fans cringe.Prospects.Year after miserable year after losing year, the fans would read and hear about help being on the way from within the Pirates鈥� farm system. Yet the help either never came or ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Juan Nicasio may begin the season in the Pirates鈥� starting rotation or the right-hander might work out of the bullpen as a middle reliever.Nicasio will learn his fate relatively soon because spring training is winding down. The Pirates break camp April 1 and then open the ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Michael Morse鈥檚 situation with the Pirates is somewhat murky. His desire to stay with Pittsburgh is not.鈥淚 really like here,鈥� the first baseman/outfielder said recently at the Pirates鈥� spring training camp. 鈥淚 felt very welcome from the moment I arrived. I like the ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Andrew McCutchen seemingly has about a sweet of a gig as any 29-year-old could want.He is the star center fielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team he has helped transform from laughingstock into contender with three straight postseason appearances. He is the team鈥檚 most ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Wilfredo Boscan is confident he will not eventually be the answer to this trivia question: What player was called up to the major leagues three times in his career but never appeared into a game?That is what happened to the right-handed pitcher last season. He spent three ...