When you hear the Pittsburgh Pirates, you will think of Paul Skenes. This will be the case for the foreseeable future. The LSU product and former No. 1 pick emerged as a big leaguer in a short amount of time and looked like one of the best pitchers in baseball. Skenes leads a pitching staff… read more

Players talk to the media every day. It’s part of the gig. Some soundbites you get are amazing and you can digest it and take it for what it is at face value. Sometimes, you get a quote that really stands out and you really begin to think about it more. One quote that has… read more

Baseball is so close that we can almost taste it. The Tokyo Series is upon us and Opening Day is not far away. There is so much to be excited about and to look forward to and the fun part is making predictions! We are starting an award series and the first on deck is… read more

Over the weekend, the Colorado Rockies made a rather surprising move, placing reliever Justin Lawrence on waivers last Saturday, as first reported by MLB Insider Jon Heyman. On Monday, MLB.com’s Thomas Harding reported that Lawrence had been claimed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates haven’t formally announced the claim and will need to make a 40-man… read more

One of the most electrifying pitchers emerged into the scene as a rookie and became one of the biggest faces in baseball. Pittsburgh Pirates first overall pick Paul Skenes was stellar and won the NL Rookie of the Year because of it. Not only did he make Pirates history, he also made baseball history on… read more

Welcome to the early 2025 prediction series! This is not for the division winners, but just a bold prediction for every team in each division for the 2025 season. There is still more time in the winter, but for now let’s take a swan dive into these predictions. Now we take a look into the… read more

What a winter it’s been so far for the MLB. The free agency period has been exciting and the movement has been thrilling. We’ve seen teams as expected make big splashes such as the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, and even the Giants. The Red Sox have made big trades and the Diamondbacks shocked the world with… read more

The Pirates made a splash (or probably just a ripple) at the annual MLB Winter Meetings on Tuesday when they acquired infielder Spencer Horwitz from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for three pitchers–one promising young Major League starter and two prospects. The promising young Major Leaguer is Luis Ortiz, who had a bit of a… read more

As expected, Chris Sale, the Atlanta Braves veteran pitcher, was named the 2024 National League Cy Young Award winner on Wednesday. Sale, whose previous three seasons were either lost or compromised due to injuries and surgery, had an 18-3 record in 29 starts a season ago. He finished with a 2.38 ERA (best in MLB)… read more

Starting pitchers won both Rookie of the Year trophies to kick off Awards Week in Major League Baseball. Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Luis Gil of the New York Yankees took the honors. PAUL SKENES The Pittsburgh Pirates could not have made a better choice to start the 2023 MLB Draft than Paul… read more