Andrew McCutchen spoke prior to the Pirates series-opener against the Marlins about the injury he sustained in the final game of the series at Arizona. It was reported on Monday that McCutchen sustained a serious oblique injury that could have kept him from the field for three to four weeks, but that was not the case as the actual injury McCutchen sustained while taking a swing in the seventh inning was "an avulsion fracture involving the costochondral cartilage of the left 11th rib." An ... Read More
Pirates Gameday 8/5: Injury Update, Hurdle discusses galvanization
Good afternoon from PNC Park where this evening the Pirates (59-52) begin an 8-game homestand against the Marlins (54-57). Charlie Morton (5-10, 3.54 ERA) will look for his first victory since July 2 against Brad Hand (2-3, 4.15 ERA). Injury Update Andrew McCutchen has been diagnosed with an "avulsion fracture involving the costochondral cartilage of the left 11th rib." Meaning the cartilage of the rib was torn off. The team currently doesn't plan on putting McCutchen on the 15-day DL because ... Read More
Pirates must sink or swim with Pedro Alvarez
With the Pittsburgh Pirates’ season on the brink after news came out that reigning National League MVP Andrew McCutchen is heading to the disabled list, Pirates’ manager Clint Hurdle has to find a way to get by for the next month and keep the team in the playoff chase. There are many opinions out there on what to do to during the next month, but for Hurdle and his staff, the answer should be a simple one. Ride Pedro Alvarez. Now that isn’t the answer that many Pirates’ fans want to ... Read More
McCutchen expected to go to the 15-day DL.
According to Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Andrew McCutchen will be placed on the 15-day DL after "what might be a significant oblique injury" in yesterday's 10-inning loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. McCutchen left in considerable pain after his sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and had to be helped to the clubhouse by teammates. Reports are that McCutchen could miss upwards of a month with the injury, which would be devastating news to the Pirates, who are 1.5 games out of first ... Read More
Controversial Play Ends Road Trip in Pirates Loss
To cap off a wild ten-game road trip on the west coast, the Pittsburgh Pirates (59-52) lost in rather incredible and frustrating fashion on Sunday, 3-2 in ten innings to the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-63). Furthermore, All-Star outfielder Andrew McCutchen was injured after he hit a sacrifice fly to left field in the eighth inning, which tied the game at the time. He immediately showed discomfort and left the dugout with trainers. That was the beginning of a difficult last few innings for ... Read More
Is Alvarez done at third?
Pedro Alvarez has been struggling at the hot corner all season, producing a league-leading 24 errors, most coming from overthrows to first base. The frustrations have seemed to carry over to the offensive side where Alvarez is struggling with a .235/.402/.724 slash with 15 home runs, 45 RBI and 95 strikeouts. This has led to him being taken out of games or benched all together. With Josh Harrison playing out of his mind at the moment -- .303/.498/.840 slash line with a 7-game XBH streak -- ... Read More
Redemption for McCutchen, no deadline deals, DFA Alvarez? (podcast)
Join our LIVE show, as we discuss the McCutchen hit-by-pitch, the Pirates whiffing at the trade deadline and what to do with Pedro Alvarez. ... Read More
Pirates sign infielder Jayson Nix
According to sources, the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed veteran utility man Jayson Nix, who was released by the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. The 31-year-old Nix has appeared in 18 games this season for the Philadelphia Phillies, and he has a slash line of .154/.214/.231 with two RBI on the season. Nix appeared in eight games at third base this season for the Phillies. The Pirates have optioned Brent Morel to Triple A and DFA'd Dean Anna for assignment. ... Read More
Pirates use late-inning outburst to beat DBacks 9-4
The Pirates scored eight runs over the final two innings to comeback and defeat the Diamondbacks 9-4 on Friday night. Down 4-1 with one out in the eighth, the Pirates (58-51) started the comeback. Josh Harrison tripled and scored on an Andrew McCutchen RBI double. Pedro Alvarez then hit a pinch-hit 2 RBI double to tie things at four. They would be far from done as they put five more runs up in the top of the ninth. Jordy Mercer gave the Pirates the lead with a RBI double. Michael Martinez, ... Read More
Neal Huntington should be given benefit of the doubt despite quiet deadline
The 2014 MLB trade deadline came and went on Thursday and the Pittsburgh Pirates were once again shut out from the party. While big names like Jon Lester, David Price and John Lackey were moved, Pirates’ general manager Neal Huntington didn’t pull the trigger on any move that could help this team down the stretch run. And that’s just fine. While Pirates’ fans everywhere are disappointed and outraged about not landing a big star at the end of the day Huntington should have at least ... Read More