The Pirates are reportedly down to considering five players with their second overall pick in the MLB Amateur Draft. Two of these players are Georgia high school SS Tim Beckham and Vanderbilt 3B Pedro Alvarez, both players who have performed this season and both players who are expected to become major league sluggers.
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Alfonso Soriano did everything he could to beat the Pirates on Saturday afternoon, going 5-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs. Nate McLouth, however, continued his quest to prove that April was not a fluke, hitting a two-run home run in the ninth inning to put the Pirates ahead 7-5. That lead would become [...]
The Pirates squandered an opportunity to reach .500 for the first time in a while on Wednesday night. The starting pitching, however, bombed the game and squandered this latest opportunity for that not-so-magical number that seems to remain just out of reach. Paul Maholm, who does not pitch well on the road, was the pitcher [...]
The inclement weather on Sunday prevented the Pirates from playing the Atlanta Braves, meaning that the doubleheader on Monday could have potentially put the team at .500. After winning the first game 5-0 behind a ridiculously lucky Zach Duke, the team dropped the “night-cap” 8-1 behind a not very effective John Van Benschoten. As these [...]
The Pirates continued their surprisingly winning ways Saturday night as Tom Gorzelanny held the Braves to two runs in seven and a third innings en route to a 5-2 win over Atlanta at PNC Park. Gorzelanny continued the string of solid starts from a suddenly good (huh?) starting rotation that has pitched well enough to [...]
Neal Huntington executed a trade with his old organization, the Cleveland Indians, on Thursday, picking up reserve OF Jason Michaels for a player to be named later. Michaels, who is 32-years old, bats from the right side of the plate. His acquisition allows the organization to send Nyjer Morgan, who has only received [...]
