Pirates fans let out a collective groan this afternoon as 35-year-old Brandon Inge was activated from his rehab assignment. Inge, a past-his-prime utility man, hit…
#Pirates send RHP Irwin back to Indy, recall OF Alex Presley — Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) April 15, 2013 Phil Irwin, who made his MLB debut in…
One of the biggest challenges the Pirates faced last season was their lack of offense. Although they put up decent power numbers, the club finished 23rd…
Two common questions heard throughout the Major League Baseball season: “How do minor league options work?” “How many options does (insert player name here) have remaining?”…
The Pirates currently possess a plethora of corner outfielders and first basemen, as they have now stockpiled eight capable players at those positions. The players…
According to Keith Law, the Pirates have acquired Jeanmar Gomez from Cleveland in exchange for Quincy Latimore. Gomez, a 24 year old right-handed pitcher from Venezuela, is…
Over the past few weeks, numerous rumors floated around Major League Baseball regarding a possible Joel Hanrahan trade. Those rumors slowly became a reality on Saturday…
Tonight we asked… and the answer to tonight’s #FTFTrivia is… Alex Presley On April 20th of this year against the Cardinals, Alex Presley led off…
Bill James’ first batch of projections for the 2013 season were recently released and can be found on the player pages at FanGraphs. Here’s a…
Late last night/early this morning, Kristy Robinson of Pirates Prospects broke the news that Jeff Locke would be joining the big league club. It was…
Alex Presley has been a disappointment so far in 2012, as he’s hit for just a .230 batting average and .270 on-base percentage. It’s been…
After re-acquring Drew Sutton and inserting him into action, manager Clint Hurdle was unsure of how to configure his lineup. Instead of putting Jose Tabata or Alex…
In Tuesday night’s 7-2 win over the Minnesota Twins, the Pirates stole three bases, including a double steal in the fifth inning that involved Josh…

