Today was a day for much rejoicing as the Pirates locked up their superstar center fielder, Andrew McCutchen, to an extension that would allow him to stay in Pittsburgh through 2018. It was both a great and necessary move by the club. McCutchen surely looks like he will be around for a while and will
11 chances to see Pirates this spring
Without going back and actually looking, I am going to just go ahead and say that the Pirates will be on television way more this Spring Training than any other prior year. Root Sports Pitsburgh wil cover 4 games, all live. 6 other games (2 live, 4 delayed) will appear on MLB Network. MLB Network
Ryan Braun ruling correct
I know, I never in a million years would have thought I would be defending Ryan Braun. But I’m doing it. Don’t get confused, if you are reading this, odds are that I hate Ryan Braun even more than you do. The guy just gets under my skin in a way that I never imagined
Pirates president Frank Coonelly charged with DUI
Dejan Kovacevic reported today that Pirates president Frank Coonelly has been charged with four counts related to drunk driving in Ross Township on December 22nd. Coonelly’s blood-alcohol was .16, twice the legal limit for Pennsylvania. “My actions that evening were irresponsible and wrong,” Coonelly said in a statement. He arrived this morning in Bradenton, Fla.,
Getting to know the non-roster invitees – Catchers
With today being the first official day of workouts for pitchers and catchers, I figured it was a good time to go over the players in camp who are not on the 40-man roster. Earlier today, I went over the pitchers. Here are the non-roster invitee catchers. Ramon Cabrera Cabrera is coming off a breakout
Getting to know the non-roster invitees – Pitchers
With today being the first official workout by pitchers and catchers in big league camp I figured it would be a good time to highlight the players not on the 40-man roster who will be attending camp in the hopes to play their way onto the team. Gerrit Cole The Pirates have made it a