Three Thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Fixing The Cutch</strong>Andrew McCutchen鈥檚 2016 is not making a very good progression.The Pirates center fielder has gone from getting off to a slow start to being in an extended slump to having a subpar season.McCutchen ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pirates had a long day in the nation鈥檚 capital last Sunday but Starling Marte made sure it was worthwhile.The left fielder鈥檚 two-out solo home run in the 18th inning off former Pirates left-hander Oliver Perez gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 victory over the Nationals at ...
With the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline happening on Aug. 1, many fans are wondering if the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to be buyers or sellers.After the Pirates dramatic, 3-2 walk-off win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, Pittsburgh is 48-45 and is in third place in the ...
As of Tuesday night, the Pirates were still very much alive in terms of earning their fourth-straight invitation to the postseason. However, things have not gone nearly to plan for a franchise that has turned 20 years of losing into expectations of a world title in the span of three years.At ...
The Pirates had two scouts watching the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend and it is safe to assume they were not there to enjoy the ambience of an empty domed stadium in the middle of a typically scorching summer in St. Petersburg, Fla.Instead, they were surely there to see right-handers Chris ...
PITTSBURGH -- Some quick takes on the Pirates:n General manager Neal Huntington is usually ultra-guarded in his public comments, but he had no problem expressing his buyers remorse on Jon Niese.Huntington basically said if he had the Neil Walker trade to do over, he'd take a couple of marginal ...
