by Chad Carlson | Dec 18, 2015 | News & Features
As Clint Hurdle said last weekend, “we never win the offseason”. And just as it is every offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates have fallen well behind other teams in terms of notable trades and acquisitions. This week, the Bucs made two signings to help compensate for...
by Chad Carlson | Dec 10, 2015 | News & Features
By now, we all have heard – The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded second baseman Neil Walker to the New York Mets in exchange for left handed starting pitcher Jonathon Niese. Walker, having just turned 30 earlier this fall, was the Pirates’ first round pick in 2004 out...
by Chad Carlson | Dec 9, 2015 | News & Features
A few days ago, we posted an article related to the activity (or lack thereof) of the Pittsburgh Pirates so far this offseason. As we are now in the middle of MLB’s Winter Meetings in Nashville, the Bucs haven’t made an acquisition, while other clubs, with the...
by Chad Carlson | Dec 5, 2015 | News & Features
As is the case in every offseason, pressure is on the every team to, in some way, get better than they were last season. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, their season ended in the Wild Card playoff game for the second consecutive season. For a team that won 98 games in...
by Chad Carlson | Apr 20, 2015 | News & Features
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their fans already, and we’re just twelve games into the season. After opening up the 2015 campaign by being swept at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark, the Bucs responded well...
by Chad Carlson | Dec 10, 2014 | News & Features
The Pittsburgh Pirates completed the biggest free agent signing in the team’s history yesterday but inking a deal with Francisco Liriano worth 3 years, $39 million. As we learned throughout the day, the two sides had been close to a deal for nearly a week, and that...