Andrew Barlow — In just over two months, a Pittsburgh Pirate will be taking the mound at PNC Park to deliver a new season's first pitch to the Chicago Cubs.  It will, almost surely, not be A.J. Burnett.  The veteran leader, rebel, and right-handed strikeout machine is 37, has 15 years of Major League time on his résumé and rejuvenated his post-Yankee career as a Pirate beginning in 2012. After a freak spring training bunt-to-the-face injury, Burnett's debut was delayed before he went 16-10 ... Read More

The Pirates have announced that they have agreed to terms with the following six players on one-year contracts for the 2014 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration. Below are the one-year contract amounts for the remaining six players that avoided arbitration. Pedro Alvarez - $4.25 million Vin Mazzaro - $950 thousand Mark Melancon - $2.595 million Gaby Sanchez - $2.3 million Travis Snider - $1.2 million Neil Walker - $5.75 million Follow @TBerardi_OVA (Photo Credit: USA ... Read More

The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates gave something to fans they had been waiting over 20 years for — hope. The long, painful streak of losing seasons finally came to end, and yes, there was even playoff baseball in October at PNC Park. Just a few years ago, this seemed next to impossible. During most, if not all of the 20 years of losing, there was a sense that things would never get better. One-hundred loss seasons, poor drafting (Brian Bullington over Zach Greinke?) and the perennial off-season ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced their 2014 Player Development staff. The announcement was made by Director of Minor League Operations, Larry Broadway. Dean Treanor will return to manage Triple-A Indianapolis for a fourth straight season after leading the Indians to an 80-60 record last year and a trip to the International League playoffs. Carlos Garcia will return to Double-A Altoona after posting a 63-79 record in his first season with the Curve in 2013. Tom Prince will manage ... Read More

If you walk up to any Pittsburgh sports fan and mention the name Sid Bream, you may get an earful of words that would make a small child cry. Yes, Bream broke Pirates fans hearts in 1992 when he beat the tag of Mike LaValliere to send the Braves to the World Series and the Pirates into a 21-year tailspin that only ended last October with a memorable victory over the Reds. After that victory last October, the relevance of what Bream did vanished in the eyes of some fans, but to most, he is ... Read More

The Pirates will have a new logo when the 2014 begins, but it will be a sight that fans have seen for years. The gold "P" that has been stitched on the Pirates cap's  for years has replaced the Jolly Roger Pirate as the Bucs primary logo of the team. Transition to this logo was seen last season when the Pirates black alternate jerseys used the "P" on the chest. The Jolly Roger had been used by the organization since the late 1930's and had been transformed many times until its final change in ... Read More