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The Pittsburgh Pirates have made plenty of roster moves to shape the team before the heart of free agency begins. On Tuesday, the Pirates added six prospects to the 40-man roster and parted ways with five former big leaguers. Pittsburgh selected the contracts of two position players and four pitchers, including power-hitting outfielder Esmerlyn Valdez. […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question is asking about the offseason needs for the Pirates. Yes, we know there […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the other 29 MLB teams are looking at free agents to sign from across the league. The Pirates have notoriously been one of the more frugal teams in free agency, but that may change this year. Bleacher Report writer Tim Kelly believes the Pirates could sign Seattle Mariners infielder Jorge Polanco. […]
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Cam Devanney, who came over to the club from the Kansas City Royals in the Adam Frazier deal, has made the decision to leave the Bucs, signing a deal with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan. Devanney heads to Nippon Professional Baseball after looking pretty underwhelming this past season for the Bucs. In […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates just added a third Cy-Young winner to their history books, as Paul Skenes won the award unanimously in just his second Major League season. What should be a moment of celebration has turned to rumors however, as concerns have been raised on if Skenes wants to remain a Pirate. Skenes found himself […]
The greatest pitcher in Major League Baseball resides on the North Shore in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pirates ace Paul Skenes is officially the winner of the 2025 National League Cy Young Award. As if there was ever a doubt. Skenes received 30 out of 30 first-place votes to defeat fellow finalists Christopher Sanchez (Philadelphia Phillies) and […]
This week, two Major League pitchers were indicted on federal fraud allegations stemming from allegedly rigging pitches in an illegal gambling scheme. Cleveland Guardians’ pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are both facing up to 65-years in prison if convicted on all charges of wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are building their team around former No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes, who has been incredible ever since he stepped foot in the clubhouse. Skenes has been nothing short of the Pirates’ best pitcher and one of the best arms in the entire league. The Athletic’s Stephen J. Nesbitt wrote about how […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked about Ke’Bryan Hayes. The Bucs dealt him away, and he immediately won his second […]
Free-agency is officially underway, and the Pittsburgh Pirates have several positions that need tuning up before the start of Spring Training. Although the team needs to address several issues, there are at least three free-agent players that could fit within the Pirates’ offseason plans. Third Baseman Eugenio Suarez The Pirates traded two-time Gold Glove winner […]
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Pittsburgh Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes has been named one of three National League Cy Young Award finalists. Skenes, 23, put together arguably the most dominant season by a starter in Pirates history. He led MLB in ERA (1.97) and was 24 points better than the next closest […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are marking their calendars as the spring training schedule has been revealed. Here’s a look at the team’s schedule: The team’s first game for Spring Training takes place on Saturday, Feb. 21 on the road against the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, Fla. The team’s first home game comes the next day when […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question is a piggy back off of Jaiman’s piece from yesterday. He is of […]
Former Pittsburgh Pirate Ke’Bryan Hayes was named the 2025 National League Gold Glove Defender at third base, making this the second time in his career that he has received the award. Though Hayes’ game is by no means complete, it certainly seems to me that given his talents, the Pirates should not have traded him […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s Reacts question asked about Bryan Reynolds, who is coming off of one of the worst seasons […]
John Baker, a former big leaguer for seven years who has spent the last five seasons in the Pirates’ front office, specializing in the mental and physical aspects of player development, is no longer with the organization, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on Wednesday. Baker has been part of the Ben Cherington-Travis Williams era since the […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen had some pleasant surprises in 2025, which led to a quick turnaround and a better outlook going into this season than last. Late in 2024, the backend of the bullpen (Holderman and Bednar) completely collapsed, and it was pretty bad to start in 2025. While Holderman was even more of a […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question is about Bryan Reynolds. The man who is supposed to be Pittsburgh’s best […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates have found their next pitching coach. According to multiple reports, the Pirates have hired Houston Astros pitching coach Bill Murphy to become the new leader of the Bucs pitching staff. Astros reporter Chandler Rome was first to report the news. Murphy, 36, spent the last 10 seasons in the Astros organization, winning […]
Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes has been the subject of trade rumors ever since he was named the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. Baseball fans have thought that the Pirates would be unable to keep a star like Skenes, so trade proposals get thrown out every once in a while just […]
On this edition of the Pirates’ prospect update series, we take a look at one of the new faces in Pittsburgh’s farm system, shortstop Sammy Stafura. Stafura was acquired in the Ke’Bryan Hayes trade that saw Pittsburgh’s third baseman swap the black and yellow for red white, as he landed in Cincinnati at the trade […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. This week’s question asked about trading Mitch Keller. It’s no secret that the Pirates need hitting. They had […]
The 2025 World Series begins on Friday, following a THRILLING Game 7 of the ALCS. The Toronto Blue Jays dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4, in Game 1 of the Fall Classic on FOX. Toronto won a thrilling final game to win the American League. Trailing 3-1 to the Seattle Mariners in Game 7, thanks […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates catching unit in 2025 somehow experienced some improvement, but not in a way that polarized the position group, rather it may have become clear just how poor this group is. Joey Bart Joey Bart is the most seasoned major leaguer from this otherwise very young group. Bart came to Pittsburgh from the […]