Report: Pirates willing to move Tabata, Mazzaro, and Snider Today Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune Review reported that the Pirates were willing to listen to trade offers for Jose Tabata, Travis Snider, and Vin Mazzaro. Tabata is still young at 25, a capable defender at LF and RF, and does not have major platoon […]

Mark Melancon was undeniably the Pirates best relief pitcher in 2013. The All-Star posted an incredible overall season stat line, and filled in admirably as the closer when Jason Grilli went down with an injury. Melancon’s 2013 season totals But he seemed to falter during the last two months of the season, posting a 4.22 […]

Videos of Gerrit Cole Pitching Against Twins In Friday’s “B” game against the Twins, Gerrit Cole gave up two runs and struck out four in three innings. Cole allowed a opposite field 2-run HR to left handed batter Jermaine Mitchell on a fastball that was up in the strike zone. Cole vs. MLB #1 prospect […]

What Happens During Minor League Practice at Pirate City? Located in Bradenton, Florida, Pirate City is the training complex for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It’s here where the Pirates prepare for their Grapefruit League season. Once the big club is done training, the Pirates minor league teams use the facilities to get ready for their own […]

2014 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: Outfield Article By: Jim Falbo | @BuccoSharkTank For my first series of articles I will do a brief position by position analysis of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Barring trade or injury, the 2014 Pirates will carry the same four outfielders on Opening Day that they carried in 2013. Starling Marte will man […]