The Joel Hanrahan trade brought four players to Pittsburgh, but only one secured a spot on the 25-man roster to start the 2013 season. Stolmy Pimentel,…
Mark Melancon (35) days until Opening Day. Melancon comes to Pittsburgh as part of the Joel Hanrahan trade, and looks to thrive as one of…
The Red Sox played Northeastern University today in a scrimmage, and former Bucco Joel Hanrahan started on the hill for Boston. He tossed the unofficial first pitch…
With spring training officially underway, it’s time to look forward to the Bucs’ first exhibition game. The opening matchup of the spring comes on Saturday,…
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…
The salary arbitration hearings for Major League Baseball last from February 4th to February 20th, but the Pirates will not have to worry about that this year. The club entered…
Tonight’s episode of Pirates Playback will not be airing until 10:00 pm on ROOT Sports. The AHL All-Star Classic will be on at 7:00. It…
Full Name: Mark David Melancon Age: 27 Born: March 28th, 1985 Position: Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6′ 2″ Weight: 215 lb. Mark Melancon was drafted…
Full Name: Gerald Robert Sands Age: 25 Born: September 28th, 1987 Positions: OF/1B Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6′ 4″ Weight: 225 lb. Jerry Sands…
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…
A few days removed from PirateFest weekend, here are some Bucco links: – Speaking of PirateFest, nearly 17,000 fans flocked to the David L. Lawrence…
The tender/non-tender deadline was Friday at midnight, and the Bucs had decisions to make on several players. They dealt Chris Resop, who was a non-tender…
Last week, we took a look Bill James’ projections for some of the Pirates’ offensive players. Here’s how the Bucs’ pitchers are predicted to perform…

