With the All-Star Break right around the corner, Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington met with the media to discuss his usual variety of topics. Huntington discussed the All-Star Game and the likelihood that the Pirates will have multiple people selected. Starters will be announced Sunday night and the rest of the team Monday. “I don’t think we’ve viewed a guy being on a team because he had to be on the team," Huntington said. "We typically had someone that was playing well and deserving. ... Read More
Pirates pregame 7/4: Hurdle responds to ESPN survey; Marte’s defense
The Pittsburgh Pirates look to get back on the winning track with its Fourth of July afternoon game against the Cleveland Indians. The Indians won last night's game by a 5-2 final score. Jeff Locke [4-4 4.55 ERA] will pitch for the Pirates against Cody Anderson [1-0 0.57 ERA]. Locke is 5-1 with a 2.84 ERA in eight career Interleague starts and is 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA in those appearances this season. In his last start he took a loss against the Atlanta Braves. Locke allowed one run on five ... Read More
Pirates pregame 7/3: Jauss reconnects with Francona, Mills
The Pittsburgh Pirates will conclude the first half of its season with a 10-game homestand against the Cleveland Indians. Both teams come in with road sweeps with the Pirates taking three against the Detroit Tigers and the Indians emerging victorious four consecutive times versus the Tampa Bay Rays. The Pirates have won seven consecutive Interleague contests. Charlie Morton will pitch for the Pirates against Trevor Bauer. Morton is 3-6 with a 4.43 ERA in 11 career Interleague starts. ... Read More
Clayton Richard declines opt out clause; to remain with Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates still have roster decisions to make, but pitcher Clayton Richard made his intentions clear Wednesday; he wants to stay with the team. When the Pirates signed Richard to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training, he had an opt out clause Tuesday and opted not to use it. This spring, Richard has a 1-1 record with a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 innings. Richard has been considered to be a 'reclamation project' by many however under pitching coach Ray Searage and ... Read More
Worley continues to make starting case; Pirates lose
Vance Worley's six-inning start had some peaks and valleys in the Pirates 7-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves Thursday. Worley threw six innings allowing seven hits, five runs and striking out three batters. The vast majority of the damage came in the first inning in which the Braves scored five runs. The highlight was a Chris Johnson two-run homer, his first of the spring. Jace Peterson, Christian Bethancourt and Kelly Johnson also registered RBI in the frame. The Braves opened the game with four ... Read More
Pirates sign Clayton Richard
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed left-handed pitcher Clayton Richard to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League spring training. Since making it to the Majors in 2008, Richard has posted a career record of 46-47 with a 4.33 ERA in 147 appearances (129 starts) with 480 strikeouts and 263 walks in 773.1 innings. Last year, he went a combined 1-2 with a 5.91 ERA (21.1ip/14er) in four starts last year between Double-A Mobile and Triple-A Reno in the Diamondbacks minor ... Read More