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Sometimes, the start of a new Major League Baseball season is so exciting that we forget it’s just that: a start. No sport more strongly signifies the phrase, “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.” Especially not marathons, which can be run in the time it takes to play about 0.6% of a full MLB season. […]

Flame-thrower Paul Skenes is currently the third-best prospect in all of baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect as well. The 2023 first-overall pick is expected to get called up to the big leagues at some point in 2024 as he continues to dominate hitters in Triple-A, but Skenes has zero clue when that could […]

The Red Sox face the Pirates in Pittsburgh! Our MLB odds series has our Red Sox Pirates prediction, odds, and pick for Saturday. The Red Sox have been solid to start the year at 10-10, but are just 2-3 in their last five games. They are also in one of the toughest divisions in the […]

The Red Sox face the Pirates in Pittsburgh! Our MLB odds series has our Red Sox Pirates prediction, odds, and pick for Friday. The Red Sox have been solid to start the year at 10-9 and are in one of the toughest divisions in the MLB. Statistically, the Red Sox offense needs to get going […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are recovering from a crushing 9-1 defeat to the New York Mets. However, relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman had an outburst with the umpire in Pittsburgh’s 6-3 Monday night loss that caused him to get ejected. As a result, Chapman is subject to a two-game suspension and a fine for his actions, per […]

While the Pittsburgh Pirates have looked solid to start the 2024 campaign, fans have been patiently awaiting for the arrival of top prospect Paul Skenes. However, those fans will need to wait a little longer before the Pirates feel comfortable bringing Skenes to the big league. General manager Ben Cherington wants the right-hander to get […]

Jared Jones has been a revelation for the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff early on in the 2024 season. His latest start set records and showed the Pirates once again that Jones is here to stay. Taking on the New York Mets, Jones pitched five innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just one hit and no walks […]

It is the final game of a three-game series as the Pittsburgh Pirates face the New York Mets. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Mets prediction, pick, and how-to watch. In the game one of the series, there was no scoring until the sixth inning. There, Andrew McCutchen singled to […]

It is game two of a three-game series as the Pittsburgh Pirates face the New York Mets. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Mets prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Pirates enter the series sitting at 11-5 on the year and just took two of four from the Phillies over […]

Ever since the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Paul Skenes with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, it has been a countdown to him making his MLB debut, and with him tearing up Triple-A to start the season, Jeff Passan was asked when we could see the prized prospect get the call to the […]

Andrew McCutchen, who was once the cream of the crop in centerfield, is nearing the end of his career. McCutchen, who signed a one-year, $5 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates, his first MLB home, this past offseason, is already 37 years old. But it looks like he has plenty of gas left in the […]

Everything seems to be coming together for the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is admittedly reckless to tempt the baseball gods by celebrating a 10-4 start in the middle of April, but fans have waited a while for good fortune to return to PNC Park. And more might actually be on the way. Paul Skenes, the top […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will continue their four-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Pirates-Phillies prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Pirates have had a great start to the 2024 season. Now, they hope to keep the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies face off in the second of a four-game set on Friday evening. The series starts Thursday with a pitching matchup between Jared Jones and Ranger Suarez. The Friday game will feature Bailey Falter and Cristopher Sanchez. The two teams split the season series in 2023, winning three games each. […]

It’s time for the Battle of Pennsylvania as the Pittsburgh Pirates face the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday for the first of a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Pirates-Phillies prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Pirates are coming off an up-and-down […]

It is interleague baseball on a Tuesday as the Detroit Tigers visit the Pittsburgh Pirates.   It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Tigers and Pirates will be finishing up a quick two-game series with this game. They will play on Monday at 6:40 […]

The Detroit Tigers hit the road to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Tigers-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Tigers are coming off a series loss against the Oakland Athletics, which […]

The Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates kicked off a three-game series on Friday after both teams won their first two series of the season. The Orioles took two of three off the Angels and Royals, while the Pirates swept the Marlins and then took two of three from the Nationals. It is time to continue […]

The Baltimore Orioles hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Orioles-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Orioles have started the season 4-2 by taking two […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates will finish their three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Thursday at Nationals Park. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Pirates-Nationals prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Pirates will play the final game of their three-game series and the final game of their road […]

Joey Bart will get a fresh start in Pennsylvania. On Monday, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Bart from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for right-handed pitcher Austin Strickland, per USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. The trade comes following the Giants’ recent decision to DFA the catcher. Bart’s tenure in San Francisco hasn’t really gone according to […]

The first team to five wins this season wasn’t the defending champion Texas Rangers. It wasn’t Shohei Ohtani’s Los Angeles Dodgers, Aaron Judge’s New York Yankees, or Ronald Acuna Jr.’s Atlanta Braves. It wasn’t even the uber-talented Baltimore Orioles. Nope, just as we all expected, the Pittsburgh Pirates were the first team in MLB to […]

Out of the top three prospects in baseball (prospect rankings via MLB.com), only one is currently at the MLB level. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder and MLB No. 2 overall prospect Jackson Chourio broke camp with the big league club. However, No. 1 overall prospect Jackson Holliday and No. 3 overall prospect Paul Skenes are playing for […]

The New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates have represented the haves and the have nots of baseball for many seasons. However, while the Pirates don’t seem to be in the Yankees class, they had a pitcher that interested the Bronx Bombers and they acquired him in a trade on the second day of the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins play game two of their four-game opening series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Marlins prediction, pick, and how to watch. It is a battle of two of the younger teams in the National League. The Pirates had signs of being solid last year. […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates hit the road as they face the Miami Marlins. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Marlins prediction, pick, and how to watch. It is a battle of two of the younger teams in the National League. The Pirates had signs of being solid last year. They were […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t expected to make much noise in 2024, but they continue to make low-cost moves that could be of help to their quest to deliver a better product on the field. On Friday night, after much speculation, reports came out that the Pirates have come to an agreement with former New York […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have added a veteran outfielder to their roster. The Bucs are in agreement on a one-year, $4 million with Michael A. Taylor, as reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN. Taylor has been around the big leagues for a while. He came up with the Washington Nationals way back in 2014 and played […]

Few prospects have burst onto the MLB scene the way Paul Skenes has. The first overall pick in the 2023 draft is lighting up his first spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates and is quickly becoming a fan favorite across the league. Not long ago though, the 21-year-old was a baseball fan looking up to […]

If you’re the Pittsburgh Pirates, the start of Spring Training at least signals that all things are new again and that records won’t count toward the regular season, good or bad. But if you’ve watched the Pirates enough, you know that it’s usually only a matter of time before things turn bad and the regular […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping Eric Lauer reaches the heights with the Milwaukee Brewers a couple seasons ago. The lefty pitcher signed a minor-league deal with Pittsburgh on Thursday, affording the team another experienced starter as the 2024 season fast approaches. “Free-agent left-hander Eric Lauer headed to Pirates on minor-league deal, sources tell The Athletic,” […]

MLB No. 1 overall prospect Jackson Holliday recently faced MLB No. 3 overall prospect Paul Skenes in a spring training at-bat. Skenes, a future Pittsburgh Pirates star, got the Baltimore Orioles top prospect to ground out. Holliday and Skenes joined MLB Network on Thursday to discuss a number of topics, including the at-bat. “I only […]

Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said that they met with top prospect Paul Skenes and let him know that he will start the season in the Minor Leagues, but he is going to stay in Major League Camp for at least the foreseeable future, according to Hannah Mears of SportsNet. Ben Cherington elaborated on […]

Paul Skenes has an extremely bright future ahead of him. The 21-year-old was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft. Skenes is currently ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB.com, trailing only Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers and Jackson Holliday of the Baltimore Orioles. […]

Paul Skenes and Jackson Holliday went head-to-head on Thursday for the first time. The Baltimore Orioles selected Holliday first overall in the 2022 MLB Draft, while Skenes was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2023. Holliday is currently ranked as MLB’s top prospect, while Skenes is third overall. So who won the Skenes-Holliday […]

The early portion of 2024 spring training has already seen a number of intriguing storylines, such as Shohei Ohtani hitting a home run in his Los Angeles Dodgers debut. The next big storyline will be two of MLB’s top prospects and each of the No. 1 picks from the past two drafts squaring off on […]

After a fantastic 2023 MLB season, the Pittsburgh Pirates are keeping Mitch Keller around for the long haul. The team agreed to a five-year, $77 million contract extension with the 27-year-old on Thursday, according to ESPN insider Jeff Passan. “Right-hander Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a five-year contract extension,” Passan […]

Gerrit Cole began his MLB career with the Pittsburgh Pirates as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft. While he may now be with the New York Yankees, Cole still has love for his time with the Pirates. Cole spent the first five years of his career in Pittsburgh. As he watches from […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and pitcher Mitch Keller are working to figure out a way to keep the player in the Steel City. Keller says he’s looking forward to contract extension talks with the franchise. “Yeah, absolutely,” Keller said, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Going through arbitration and stuff, they’re obviously talking. Hopefully it’ll pick up, and […]