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One thing consistently bothered Paul Skenes during his fantastic 2024 rookie season. The Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander consistently talked about his... PITTSBURGH — The way the Los Angeles Dodgers have operated this offseason has been hard to ignore, especially for an organization like the ...
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Perrotto: Pirates Will Have Interesting Spring Training ‘Problem’
Jan 15, 2025 · The Pittsburgh Pirates seem to have too much starting pitching, at least on the surface. The Pirates’ rotation to begin next season projects to include reigning National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes, Jared Jones, Mitch Keller, Johan Oviedo and left-hander Bailey Falter.Triple-A Indianapolis’ rotation should include four of the Pirates’ top 10 prospects in Bubba Chandler, Thomas ...
Perrotto: Three Free-Agent Relievers Pirates Should Consider
Jan 13, 2025 · The Pittsburgh Pirates showed their commitment to David Bednar last week. The two sides agreed to a $5.9-million contract for 2025 that avoided a potential salary arbitration hearing. While Pirates general manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek Shelton have stopped short of anointing Bednar as the closer when the upcoming season begins, money always talks […]
Perrotto: Spencer Horwitz Hopes to Stop Pirates’ Revolving Door
3 days ago · Spencer Horwitz has been the Pittsburgh Pirates’ biggest acquisition of the offseason. That doesn’t excite fans of a team with 28 losing seasons in the last 32 years. During a contentious question-and-answer session at Pirates Fest, those fans made their feelings known over the weekend. At least, they didn’t take it out on Horwitz, who […]
Pirates All 40: Paul Skenes Looks to Build on Historic Rookie Season
Jan 17, 2025 · Skenes won the National League Rookie of the Year last season when his starts became events at PNC Park. He also finished third in the NL Cy Young Award voting and was named MLB Rookie of the Year by Baseball America. MLB Network ranked Skenes as the fourth-best starting pitcher in the game earlier in the week behind Philadelphia Zach Wheeler and left-handers Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers ...
Pirates Preview: One More Series Before All-Star Break
Jul 12, 2024 · The Pittsburgh Pirates squeaked out a 1-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the rubber match on Thursday thanks to a dominant start from Paul Skenes. Skenes pitched seven innings, didn’t allow a hit, walked one and struck out 11 batters. His battery mate, Yasmani Grandal, was responsible for driving in the Bucs’ lone run.
How Pirates’ Offseason Compares to Rest of National League Central
Dec 28, 2024 · The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t alone in shying away from signing free agents so far this winter. The other four teams in the National League Central all have yet to make noise on the free agent market. It’s been a relatively quiet winter in the division so far. The Chicago Cubs are my winners of the […]
Pirates All 40: Mike Burrows Makes Long-Awaited Debut
Dec 20, 2024 · The Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Mike Burrows in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Entry Draft. Six years, five seasons — his 2020 campaign got wiped out due to the COVID-19 induced cancellation of the MiLB season — and one reconstructed elbow ligament later, Burrows made his long-awaited big league debut at the tail end of the 2024 season, toeing the mound for 3.1 innings in relief ...