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Six Minor Leaguers Who Could Help Pirates Offense

The Pittsburgh Pirates offense is hurting, and it’s time to look to the triple-A Indianapolis Indians for help. After a promising 8-2 start, the Pirates are 14-16 after Monday’s 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Oakland Athletics.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Q&A submissions: May

Submit your questions here! As the Pirates drop games in miserable unwatchable fashion to AAA quality rosters, it’s once again time for our monthly Q&A.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 3 minutes ago

Pirates Takeaways: ‘I Don’t Think too Many People in Here are Happy’

OAKLAND — The 1993 film “Groundhog Day” is a classic, so it’s probably safe to assume that many Pittsburgh Pirates fans are also fans of that film. The main character, Bill Murray, is a based newscaster, which is an added bonus.

Aroldis Chapman News / Yardbarker / 4 minutes ago

Aroldis Chapman can still help Pirates

A seven-time All-Star and two-time World Series winner, Chapman is a player who could help teach the young pitchers how to win.

One player from every MLB team that deserves more love

The '1979 ‘We Are Family’ Pittsburgh Pirates' quiz

MLB News / Bleacher Nation / 1 hour ago

Pirates vs. Athletics Probable Starting Pitchers – May 1

The Pittsburgh Pirates (14-17) play on Wednesday at 3:37 PM ET against the Oakland Athletics (14-17), who enter the matchup with a three-game winning streak.

Paul Skenes News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 1 minute ago

Pirates Prospect Watch: Six Shutout Frames For Paul Skenes

Pirates’ minor league affiliates managed three wins on Tuesday night, headlined by 2023 first overall pick Paul Skenes pitching a quality start for the first time this season as his innings continue to climb.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / DK Pittsburgh Sports / 9 minutes ago

Pirates back in last place after 15 consecutive outs to close latest loss

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Another loss, another awful offensive output, and the final night of April gets spent in last place. The Pirates continued their stretch of wretched results Tuesday night, falling to the Athletics, 5-2, at Oakland Coliseum and falling into the National League Central Division cellar for the first time this season.

MLB News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 7 hours ago

More Offensive Struggles, 2 JJ Bleday Homers Doom Pirates in 2nd Straight Loss to A’s

OAKLAND — The Pittsburgh Pirates had more than double the hits and exactly double the runs Tuesday night compared to the night before. They still lost, 5-2, guaranteeing a series loss to the A’s in Oakland. The Pirates drew first blood right away, taking a 1-0 lead on a Connor Joe home run in the first inning.

Paul Skenes News / Bucs Dugout / 11 hours ago

Paul Skenes’ Pirates debut might be around the corner

Skenes owns a 0.53 ERA in 17 innings with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. Indianapolis has this guy who throws 101 mph as a former No. 1 overall pick in the draft.

JT Brubaker News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 8 hours ago

Pirates Complete JT Brubaker Trade by Acquiring Infield Prospect From Yankees

The Pittsburgh Pirates have completed the trade that sent right-handed pitcher JT Brubaker to the New York Yankees. The player to be named later heading back to the Pirates is infield prospect Keiner Delgado, who was ranked as the Yankees’ No.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 4 hours ago

A Tale of Two Pirates: Comparing 2024 to Last Year’s Hot Start

With April rounding to a close, it’s the perfect time to compare this year’s Pirates team—which raced out to a 9-2 start and the most wins in the National League through much of the first three weeks—with last year’s club, which enjoyed a similar hot start before falling back to earth.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 5 hours ago

How Much Blame Should be on Pirates Hitting Coach Andy Haines?

To put it bluntly, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense has been abysmal over the past couple of weeks. Since scoring nine runs on Apr. 14 against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pirates have scored a total of 29 runs over their last 14 games.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Field Level Media / 4 hours ago

Improving A's look for second straight win vs. Pirates

Veteran pitchers will go head-to-head for the third time in their careers when Alex Wood and the Oakland Athletics host Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night in the second contest of a three-game series.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 4 hours ago

3 Takeaways: Pirates Drop Opener in Oakland, Team Still not Hitting

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored one run in their 5-1 loss Monday, and that came on a wild pitch in the first inning. After the first, the team managed just one hit, which didn’t take place until the ninth inning when game was all but sealed.

Connor Joe News / Bucs Dugout / 2 hours ago

The Pirates need more Connor Joe

Who thought we’d be clamoring to see Connor Joe on a daily basis? With all of the supposed quality players in the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup day in and day out, the team sure has a hard time putting up runs as of late.

Jack Brannigan News / Pittsburgh Baseball Now / 11 minutes ago

Top 10 Pirates Prospects Update: Some Good Pitching, Brannigan Leads Hitters

This is one in a weekly update on the top 10 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. Welcome back to another installment of updates for the top 10 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Last Word On Sports / 3 hours ago

High-Priced Reliever is Underperforming for Pirates

After being given a $10.5 million contract by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Aroldis Chapman has been a disappointment recently. After a good start to the season, Chapman now has an ERA of 6.00, a WHIP of 1.889, and a FIP of 5.05 at the close of Sunday’s action.

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Field Level Media / 5 hours ago

Pirates aim to ride strong pitching into opener vs. A's

Two teams that took much different modes of transportation to the same site meet up in Oakland, Calif., on Monday night when the Athletics entertain the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.

Rowdy Tellez News / DK Pittsburgh Sports / 2 minutes ago

Tellez's encouraging at-bats can't solve Pirates' offensive issues

SAN FRANCISCO -- For two weeks, Rowdy Tellez has been in search of something to boost his confidence. Perhaps a few quality swings, a hard-hit ball put

Pittsburgh Pirates News / Yardbarker / 9 minutes ago

Watch: Pirates prospect Paul Skenes' remarkable streak ends

Many fans wonder how long it will take before the Pirates call up the generational prospect.

Pirates GM Ben Cherington talks Skenes' development

Pirates rookie joins select group of pitchers

Jared Jones broke batter’s ankles with filthy pitch

The 25 best MLB players age 25 or under

The 'National League MVPs' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 23

Watch: Brewers pitcher had brutal first career pitch in Majors

Brewers pitcher Tobias Myers made his Major League debut on Tuesday night and he found out very quickly that pitching in the big league is very different from the minor leagues.

Brewers place left-hander on injured list with elbow inflammation

Which pitchers have the most career strikeouts for every MLB franchise?

The 'National League MVPs' quiz

Jared Jones News / Larry Brown Sports / April 23