The Pirates made a splash (or probably just a ripple) at the annual MLB Winter Meetings on Tuesday when they acquired infielder Spencer Horwitz from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for three pitchers–one promising young Major League starter and two prospects. The promising young Major Leaguer is Luis Ortiz, who had a bit of a… read more

As expected, Chris Sale, the Atlanta Braves veteran pitcher, was named the 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday. Sale, whose previous three seasons were either lost or compromised due to injuries and surgery, had an 18-3 record in 29 starts a season ago. He finished with a 2.38 ERA (best in MLB)… read more

During the MLB offseason, I was on Twitter talking about the Pirates and their reputation as a small-market franchise that doesn’t know how to win and has an owner–Bob Nutting–with no real desire to try to win. I contended that, yes, it had been 45 years since Pittsburgh last appeared in and won a World… read more

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, was the 11th anniversary of the Pirates’ exciting and demon exorcising 6-2 victory over the Reds in the 2013 National League Wild Card Game at PNC Park. Countless dignitaries–including the pitcher who recorded the final out in that game, former Pirates closer Jason Grilli–weighed in on the anniversary and shared their… read more

Oh what could have been: The Pirates taking on the Bronx Bombers at the legendary Yankees Stadium on a rainy Saturday afternoon in the penultimate game of the 2024 regular season. Picture this: Pittsburgh, with rookie phenom Paul Skenes on the mound for his final start of a sensational first year, is looking to wrap… read more

The final hotdog of the 2024 campaign was sold at PNC Park on Thursday afternoon, as the Pirates closed out the home portion of their schedule with a 5-2 loss to the National League Central Division champion Brewers. Mitch Keller, who was having a pretty darn good year until, like a lot of Buccos, mediocrity… read more

Despite being all out of everything with just days to go in the 2024 regular season, the Pirates managed to make news in the most negative way on Tuesday when it was announced that veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez was DFA’d (Designated For Assignment). In baseball lingo, that means Tellez, 29, was released. He’s no… read more

I haven’t written much about the Pirates, lately. I wanted to, don’t get me wrong, but it’s September in Pittsburgh, and priorities change once summer bleeds into fall. Bleeds…I suppose that’s an accurate way to describe the Pirates’ plight since the end of July aka the much-anticipated trade deadline. Pittsburgh made a few solid moves… read more

The Pirates won by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep of the Marlins at PNC Park. The three-game set, which began on Monday night, had a little something interesting in every contest. The first matchup was a Paul Skenes Night, as the rookie pitching phenom went six strong innings… read more

I suppose it was just a question of if, not when, the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates would be no-hit in a game. After all, the Bucs went into Wednesday’s series finale vs. the Cubs at Wrigley Field with an offense that ranked in the 20s in just about every meaningful category. And the last of a… read more