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The Arizona Fall League is in full swing and after one week of play MLB.com writer Joe Trezza compiled his list of the top performers from the first week of action. Among his choices was Pirates’ prospect Esmerlyn Valdez representing the Salt River Rafters. Just a week in but Valdez helped himself stand apart from […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are gearing up for another long offseason where they need to evaluate their team and progress going into the 2026 season. After winning just 71 games this past season, the Pirates should look to see how they can improve the team and move off of players that are not. That’s part of […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield, as it stands going into the 2025-26 offseason, is arguably just as bad as the infield from an offensive standpoint. Corner outfield was a significant issue going into the 2025 season, and they didn’t address it until the closing days of the offseason, bringing in 37-year-old Tommy Pham for $4 million. […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have plenty of holes to fill. Just about anything other than starting rotation could be classified as an immediate need. However, one of the biggest needs is more bats for an anemic offense, and the team addresses that in the latest MLB Pipeline MLB mock draft. While the real MLB Draft Lottery […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation thrived in 2025, led by the best pitcher in baseball. Paul Skenes is on pace to become an all-time great. His season was one of the best in franchise history. Skenes led MLB in ERA (1.97) by 21 points and finished in the top five of multiple categories. The 23-year-old […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates infield group of 2025 saw a fair amount of turnover, but overall was a mostly solid group defensively. First Base For the past couple of seasons the Pirates have been lacking a real first baseman, but last December they made the move to acquire Spencer Horwitz, who should be the future of […]
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are watching another postseason from the couch after recording a 71-91 record to finish last in the NL Central. The Athletic insider Jim Bowden ranked all 18 teams that missed the playoffs and placed the Pirates at No. 13, but offered some hope and optimism on how to get back to the […]
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