The Pirates are clearly not the same team that had the second-best record in the major leagues during the regular season in 2015.The starting rotation was weakened by the retirement of right-hander A.J. Burnett, the free agent defection of left-hander J.A. Happ to the Toronto Blue Jays and even ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pirates compiled a lackluster 59-65 record in the month of April during Clint Hurdle鈥檚 first five seasons as manager.So Hurdle decided to try to do something about it as he enters his sixth season. He had the Pirates ramp up defensive and fielding drills early in spring ...
What good is opening day if you can鈥檛 skip school to go to it?Opening the season on Sunday is a new thing for the Pirates and, based on the weather forecast, they probably should be playing the Cardinals at Heinz Field. The last I heard they were talking about wind chills in the 20s.There was ...
BRADENTON, Fla. 鈥� Josh Harrison understood Neil Walker what meant to both the Pirates鈥� franchise and to the team鈥檚 fans.So each of the numerous times the versatile Harrison been asked about his favorite position to play since making his major league debut with the Pirates in 2010, he ...
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 ...
