New season, same Barmes

New season, same Barmes

EDIT: Right after this post was published, Barmes went 2 for 3 with two RBI on Sunday afternoon, boosting his batting average to .130. Good…

In 12 Days…

In 12 Days…

Clint Barmes (12) days until Opening Day. Barmes, 34, didn’t make many fans in 2011, but looks to rebound in his second year as a…

Hurdle slots Russell Martin in the two-spot of Pirates’ lineup

Hurdle slots Russell Martin in the two-spot of Pirates’ lineup

We’ll start off with a tidbit of an article from December’s Winter Meetings: Today, Russell Martin will suit up for the Bucs in their Grapefruit…

Pirates Playback 2/18/13

Another edition of Pirates Playback will be aired tonight at 7:00 on ROOT Sports. It’ll be shown again at 7:00 pm on Thursday. The Pirates-Reds match-up…

Pirates Playback 2/11/13

The sixth edition of Pirates Playback will be on ROOT Sports tonight at 7:00 pm. It will be shown again on Thursday night at 10:00…

Pirates Playback 1/21/13

Pirates Playback 1/21/13

Tonight will be the third installment of “Pirates Playback” on ROOT Sports. You can catch this week’s game both tonight and Thursday at 7:00 pm….

MLB Network Discusses Pirates’ Offseason Wish List

The Pirates got some air time on MLB Network on Friday, as Billy Ripken, Mitch Williams, and Ahmed Fareed talked about the Bucs’ offseason wish…

Bill James 2013 Projections: Pirates Hitters

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…

2012 in Review: Infield

Solid play – both offensively and defensively – led to a dependable core of Bucco infielders. The top seven infielders in 2012: Games AVG HR…

Unlikely heroes

Some of the most criticized Pirates came up big in the 6-3 win tonight.  Kevin Correia pitched a beauty, while Alex Presley and Clint Barmes…

Pirates interested in Stephen Drew

While most trade rumors are revolving around Justin Upton, there’s another Diamondback that’s being looked at. According to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi of FOX Sports,…

Why does Clint Barmes swing so much?

Not only do the Pirates have some of the worst production in the league (lowest amount of runs, lowest on-base percentage, second-lowest batting average, etc.),…

Clement Raking at AAA, Return to Pittsburgh on the Horizon?

First baseman Jeff Clement is on fire at Triple-A Indianapolis, hitting .472 with 5 home runs and 13 RBI in his last 10 games. For…