The Pittsburgh Pirates have upgraded the back end of their bullpen by signing left-handed fireballer Aroldis Chapman. Chapman has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Pirates. Chapman’s new contract will be worth $10.5 million of guaranteed money, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The club has not confirmed the deal, […]
Read MoreTwo Diamondbacks, Two Padres, Three Cubs Earn NL Gold Gloves The Rawlings Gold Glove winners were announced Sunday night. In the National League, three Chicago Cubs, two Arizona Diamondbacks, and two San Diego Padres were among the winners, as was a rookie. In addition, the Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates had one player […]
Read MoreWith mere minutes until the trade deadline was set to expire, the Texas Rangers acquired catcher Austin Hedges in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday afternoon. News of the deal was first reported by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. They’ll send international bonus space to the Pirates in return, Joel Sherman of the New […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — Week 16 Individual Rankings We are near the end of Week 16 of the season. Here are the top ten individual relievers in each league. But these rankings take it to a different level than the other reliever rankings you’ve seen. We will separate our rankings by closers, setup […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — All-Star Break Individual Rankings After the All-Star Break ends, we will begin Week 15 of the season. We’ve been ranking each team’s relief unit since June 12. Now we’ll rank the top ten individual relievers in each league. But we will take it to a different level than the […]
Read MoreJack Suwinski is emerging as one of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top stars. He currently leads the team in home runs as well as on base and slugging percentages. He is also establishing himself as a top outfielder with a cannon of an arm and has shown he can chase down fly balls in the power […]
Read MoreDiamondbacks Report: Two of Three from Athletics, Pirates Next The Arizona Diamondbacks (25–19), second place in the NL West and 2 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (28–17) after taking two of three from the Oakland Athletics (10–35), continue their nine-game road trip Friday in Pittsburgh. There they will face the surprising Pittsburgh Pirates […]
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