Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington was hired after the 2019 season and went right to work making trades. He had the unenviable task of turning around a team that had just finished 69-93 and had a depleted farm system.
Contreras was traded to the Angels on Thursday after being designated for assignment. The days of celebrating a “Roansy Day” have gone by the waste side and all but evaporated in baseball.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates won just one of five games on Saturday, with their struggles playing out in whack-a-mole fashion. When their pitchers excelled, they couldn’t get runners on base; when they put up runs, their pitchers did too.
A look at Saturday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (19-21) won a slugfest over Toledo, 16-10. The teams combined for 31 hits, 18 coming from the Indians.
CHICAGO -- Joey Bart wholeheartedly believes this play at the plate should have resulted in the second out of the ninth inning rather than a 1-0 Pirates loss at the hands of the Cubs at Wrigley Field Saturday afternoon: "There wasn't a doubt in my mind.
Is there a more exciting pitcher in baseball? After his last start against the Cubs, Paul Skenes and Buccos fans would certainly say otherwise. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Paul Skenes is already etching his name into the record books in just his second start.
The Pittsburgh Pirates may not be at the top of the standings, but there is a new energy about the ballclub this May. The arrival of top pitching prospect Paul Skenes, punctuated by his six-inning, no-hit, 11-strikeout performance Friday in Chicago, has injected hope into a fan base that hasn’t seen postseason baseball in nearly a full decade.
Rookie starting pitchers have been on full display between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs during their four-game series. The trend continued on
Pirates’ pitching prospect Alessandro Ercolani rose through the ranks of baseball on the Italian Peninsula at a meteoric pace, outclassing competition a decade or more his elder even at the age of 16.
The contrasts were clear on Friday afternoon when the Pirates took on the Cubs.
Pittsburgh Pirates star prospect, starting pitcher Paul Skenes, made his MLB debut last weekend against the Chicago Cubs. It was an electric debut, as he struck out seven batters in four innings.
One of the top international prospects, there is a lot of promise for Jun-Seok Shim in Major League Baseball. On this edition of the Pirates Prospect Update, we take a look at pitcher Jun-Seok Shim, and his dream of playing professional baseball in the United States.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates went 0-3 on Friday, with the Altoona Curve suffering the worst news of all as right-hander Bubba Chandler, MLB Pipeline’s No.
Andrew McCutchen leads the Pittsburgh Pirates (21-25) into Saturday’s matchup with the Chicago Cubs (25-21) on a two-game homer streak. His Pirates are underdogs for the contest, however, with oddsmakers naming the Cubs as -200 moneyline favorites.
Paul Skenes fanned 11 across six no-hit innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the host Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Friday afternoon. Skenes (1-0) earned his first career win while making his second major league start.
A look at Friday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (18-21) lost to Toledo, 8-3. Andres Alvarez had an RBI single in the second and Canaan Smith-Njigba hit a two-run triple in the third for the Indians' scoring.
Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Chicago Cubs for the second time in seven days. As good as he was in his first career start, today he took it to another level at Wrigley Field.
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie starter Paul Skenes has been as-advertised in his first two MLB starts.
A veteran left-hander exercised an out clause in his minor league deal with thee Pirates and has been granted his release.
What to do with struggling first baseman Rowdy Tellez is an interesting dilemma for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The big left-handed batting first baseman was signed to a one-year, $3.2 million contract last December.
It’s an unfortunate early birthday present for the pitcher, who will turn 28-years-old on Saturday.
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