Pittsburgh Pirates fans may get their wish soon in terms of seeing prized prospect Gregory Polanco in a Pirates uniform. According to a report from SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo, according to sources, Polanco could the call sometime during the Pirates next home stand, which begin June 6 with a three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers. Source close to situation says to expect Polanco callup during Pirates homestand 6/6-6/12. "I dont see them promoting him while on the road" — Chris Cotillo ... Read More
Cutch Shines in National Spotlight, Bucs Win 5-3
Andrew McCutchen showed the nation why he was last years NL MVP going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and a nice sliding catch on defense as the Pirates (26-30) defeated the Dodgers (30-28) 5-3 on Sunday night in front of a National ESPN audience. McCutchen started things off for the Pirates in the first hitting a two-out double off of the left field wall. Ike Davis and Russell Martin followed with walks to load the bases. Dodgers starter Zach Greinke was clearly flustered with the strike ... Read More
Pirates Claim Obispo Off Waivers from Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates today claimed right-handed pitcher Wirfin Obispo off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. Obispo will be optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. Obispo went 2-1 with a 4.66 ERA (19 1/3 IN/10 ER), 12 walks and 21 strikeouts in 19 relief appearances this year with Triple-A Gwinnett. He began the year by not allowing a run in each of his first seven appearances (8 2/3 IN). The ... Read More
Bryan Morris Traded to Marlins
The Pittsburgh Pirates today traded right-handed pitcher Bryan Morris to the Miami Marlins. In exchange for Morris, Pittsburgh will receive Miami’s 39th overall selection (competitive balance A) in this year’s First-Year Player Draft on Thursday. The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington. Morris was 4-0 with a 3.80 ERA in 23 2/3 IN with the Pirates while striking out 14 and walking 12. In three years with the club, Morris is 9-7 with a 3.46 ... Read More
Mental Mistakes Lead to Dodgers Blowout
Brandon Cumpton couldn't recover from key defensive errors in the third inning as the Dodgers took advantage to put up 11 runs (10 earned) off of Cumpton in the third and fourth innings leading to a Dodger 12-2 victory over the Pirates on Saturday night. After allowing two first inning two-out RBI singles to Hanley Ramirez and Matt Kemp, Cumpton retired the next four hitters and seemed to have gotten into a grove. That would be short lived though, as Andre Ethier sent a fly ball to the ... Read More
Harrison Humbled To Be In Pittsburgh
Josh Harrison has been a utility piece for the Pirates over the past couple of years, but he's now making the case to be an everyday player. Harrison has shined this year in right field and the lead-off spot after Travis Snider and Jose Tabata failed to consistently produce in their times at the position. Through 39 games, Harrison has put up a career-high .278/.320/.774 line with four doubles, two triples, three home runs and 10 RBI. His calm demeanor can be attributed to a one day at a ... Read More
Jordy Mercer experiment needs to end
There have been many problems surrounding the start of the 2014 season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, which span everything from pitching to hitting to defense. Manager Clint Hurdle is in a position where he must make changes before it is too late. One of those changes should involve shortstop Jordy Mercer. Mercer became a fan favorite last season and for good reasons. He was producing with the bat and it got Clint Barmes out of the lineup on an everyday basis, which pleased most Pirates ... Read More
Pirates Get Clutch Hitting, Beat Dodgers 6-3
Gerrit Cole provided another quality start and the offense produced timely hitting as the Pirates (24-29) took the first game of a four-game set from the Dodgers (29-26) 6-3. The Pirates used most of their lineup to get the job done as five different players scored and recorded RBI's in the contest via the long-ball and small-ball. Pedro Alvarez started the scoring with a solo home run to right in the second to tie things at one and Russell Martin hit one out in the sixth with the game ... Read More
Pirates Can’t Get to Colon, Lose 5-0
Bartolo Colon continued his effectiveness against the Pirates throwing 7 1/3 strong shutout innings in a Mets 5-0 victory over the Bucs on Wednesday afternoon. Colon struck out nine Pirates while allowing only five hits over 121 pitches as the Mets bullpen has been overused in the past couple days. The only real threat came in the eighth as Colon began to fatigue with the Mets up 3-0. Josh Harrison led the inning off with a deep fly to center that was tracked down by Mets centerfielder ... Read More
Pirates face major 9-game test
Very rarely can you look at a series or two towards the end of May and label it critical to a team's success for the season. But that is exactly the case for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bucs began a critical 10-game road trip in New York on Memorial Day that very well could determine whether or not Clint Hurdle's team will be contenders in 2014. Even though the Pirates have been a bit disappointing so far this season, they really can't complain about their situation as they entered ... Read More