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• Ex-MLB Executive Drops Jaw-Dropping Paul Skenes Comparison for Cincinnati Reds’ Rising Pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Paul Skenes is one of the best in the sport, but the Cincinnati Reds have a player who should be in the same conversation....2025
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• Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates game thread

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals try to raise the Jolly Roger on the road The Nationals set sail into PNC Park where they find five and eleven Pirates. Today will be the toughest tale of the four game series as they face stud pitcher Paul Skenes. For the Nationals we still see Alex Call leading off in place of the absence of injured C.J. Abrams. Dylan Crews is back i...2025
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Amed Rosario celebrates after scoring against the Miami Marlins during the fourth inning. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals (6-9) are heading to Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-11) What a roller coaster for the Washington Nationals in the past week. After two back-to-back series wins against the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers, the tide look...2025
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• Pirates vs. Nationals odds, prediction, player props: Free 2025 MLB picks for Monday, April 14 from top model

SportsLine's computer model has revealed its free MLB picks and player props for the Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates with Paul Skenes on the mound...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 3

Allan Henry-Imagn Images Brewers go 3-3 on West Coast with disappointing weekend in Arizona Last Week’s Results Tuesday: Brewers 7, Rockies 1 Wednesday: Brewers 17, Rockies 2 Thursday: Rockies 7, Brewers 2 Friday: Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 0 Saturday: Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 4 Sunday: Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 2 Division Standings Chicago Cubs: 11-7 Milwaukee Brewers: 8-8 (2 GB) C...2025
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• Hunter Greene dominant again as Reds sweep the Pirates
Hunter Greene was dominant once again, throwing seven shutout innings as the Cincinnati Reds completed a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The post Hunter Greene dominant again as Reds sweep the Pirates appeared first on Redleg Nation....2025
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 3
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 3

Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images With another strong week, the Brewers now sit in a tie for first in the division Welcome to the third week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado...2025
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins

Brad Mills-Imagn Images A National League East showdown between the red-hot Washington Nationals (5-7) and the Miami Marlins (6-6). The past week of Washington Nationals baseball has been a treat for fans in the nation’s capital. After series wins against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the almighty Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington is putting together encouraging wins and will try to build on ...2025
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• Why it doesn’t matter if the Brewers overpaid for Quinn Priester

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images If Milwaukee can get quality starts out of the right hander, yesterday’s trade is a win no matter what On Monday morning, the Brewers announced the acquisition of 24-year-old starting pitcher Quinn Priester in exchange for a competitive balance pick in this year’s draft, outfield prospect Yophery Rodriguez, and a player to be named later...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: April 9th

File photo/News& Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1980 - Two days after opening the season, the Durham Bulls home uniforms are stolen. Braves minor league director Hank Aaron sends the team a set of used Braves uniforms. MLB History 1912 - The Boston Red Sox defeat Harvard University in an exhibition game that is the first game ever played at Fenway ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 9

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to David Robertson and others, plus sad passings and more stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lo...2025
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• Brewers trade top prospect Yophery Rodriguez for former first-round pick Quinn Priester

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Milwaukee hopes to shore up the starting rotation with their acquisition of the right-hander On Sunday night, the Brewers optioned pitcher Grant Wolfram back to Triple-A Nashville, who had been brought up that morning to serve as an extra arm in the wake of the Nestor Cortes injury, without adding a 26th man to the roster. We now know w...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 2

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Brewers bounce back after a rough start to the season Last Week’s Results Monday: Royals 11, Brewers 1 Tuesday: Brewers 5, Royals 0 Wednesday: Brewers 3, Royals 2 Thursday: Brewers 1, Reds 0 Friday: Brewers 3, Reds 2 Saturday: Reds 11, Brewers 7 Sunday: Brewers 8, Reds 2 Division Standings Chicago Cubs: 7-5 Milwaukee Brewers: 5-5 (1 GB) ...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers lead Braves to walk-off victory

Photo by Tom DiPace /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Upton here, Upton here. Braves Franchise History 1975: The Astros purchase Joe Niekro from the Atlanta Braves. 1979: Bob Horner suffers an ankle injury and will miss the next 32 games. The Braves fall to the Astros 2-1. 1993: Cubs pitcher Jose Guzman takes a perfect game into the eighth inning against the Braves. Otis Nixon breaks ...2025
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• This Day in MLB History: Freddie Freeman signs with the Dodgers

Photo by John McCoy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The official end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta MLB History 1900: Ban Johnson announces that an American League team will be placed in Chicago to ensure the stability of the league. In an agreement with National League officials, the AL club will be placed on the south side of the city and will be called the Chicago White Stocking...2025
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• Vanessa Hudgens kisses MLB boyfriend Cole Tucker on vacation

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Cole Tucker kisses girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens during a recent getaway. Vanessa Hudgens and boyfriend Cole Tucker are in vacation mode. Earlier this week, the “Tick, Tick… Boom!” actress, 32, shared a collection of Instagram shots from her recent Antigua getaway with the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop, 25, including the moment the couple kissed......2021
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• Former MLB player Otis Nixon reported missing by police in Georgia
Former Major League Baseball outfielder Otis Nixon has been reported as missing by police in Woodstock, Ga. According to WSB-TV 2 in Atlanta, Ga., police said Nixon was on his way out the door Saturday morning to play golf but never arrived at the course for his scheduled tee time.Nixon is famous for robbing Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andy Van Slyke from hitting a home run back in 1992, thus preserving a...2017
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• Big Man, Big Personality: The Oral History of David Ortiz's MLB Adventure
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• Royals Rout Sends 'Crazy' World Series Spinning into Game 7 Wednesday Night
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"- The Pittsburgh Pirates have angered the family of Roberto Clemente by removing a sign honoring the franchise icon on the right-field wall at PNC Park."

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"Roberto Clemente Day and honoring the Pittsburgh Pirates legend"

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"A four-run seventh helped propel the Atlanta Braves to a 5-2 come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Pirates."

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"Entering the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday evening in […] Yankees stun Pirates on Aaron Judge’s 60th home run, Giancarlo Stanton grand slam - Yanks Go Yard - Yanks Go Yard - NY Yankees News, Rumors & Fan Community"

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"The San Diego Padres are acquiring second baseman/outfielder Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources told ESPN."

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"The Major League Baseball Players Association has now filed a second grievance proceeding against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports (subscription link)."

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"A few years later, the right-handed pitcher was selected Number 1 overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he eventually found his way back to the team that originally drafted him."

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"The San Francisco Giants have agreed to acquire former National League MVP Andrew McCutchen in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to multiple reports."

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"Gerrit Cole worked six effective innings Monday night while the Pittsburgh Pirates put together big offensive outbursts early and late to emerge with their 10th victory in 13 games, a 10-3 decision over the San Francisco Giants."

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"During a Pittsburgh Pirates spring training game Saturday in Kissimmee, Florida, one fan put on his Superman cape and saved the day."

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"As Robert Pace of FOX Sports explained, NL Central foes the Pittsburgh Pirates, St."

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"Kershaw got the majority of first-place votes to finish ahead of Miami's Giancarlo Stanton and Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen."

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• Colorado Rockies game no. 12 thread: Quinn Priester vs. Ryan Feltner

Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Rockies try to close the homestand on a strong note Wednesday’s 17-2 loss was undoubtedly one of the games in Colorado Rockies history. The Rockies (2-9) close out their homestand today with a finale against the Milwaukee Brewers (7-5) before heading off to California for stints against the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. ...2025
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• Why it doesn’t matter if the Brewers overpaid for Quinn Priester
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• Brewers trade top prospect Yophery Rodriguez for former first-round pick Quinn Priester
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• What do the Braves have up their sleeve at catcher?

Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta keeps adding catching depth in curious fashion. What exactly are the Atlanta Braves up to at catcher? As Sean Murphy progresses in his rehab assignment at Triple-A, his return to the 26-man roster look likely to happen within the next 7 to 10 days. The fractured rib he sustained after being drill by an errant pitch in Sprin...2025
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• Braves acquire C Jason Delay from Pirates; move Reynaldo López to 60-day IL

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The Braves bolster their organizational depth by adding a catcher with big league experience. The Atlanta Braves are continuing to stay busy with transactions as they continue to try to figure out a way out of this fine hole that they dug themselves into. This move definitely won’t be the one that lifts them out of this funk but that’s not stopping them fr...2025
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• San Diego Padres signing Jackson Merrill was the next logical move

Jackson Merrill at the San Diego Padres contract extension press conference | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Friars agree to a 9-yr/$135 million contract extension with the young star The San Diego Padres may have stumbled upon their next homegrown star after asking top prospect Jackson Merrill to make a position change two springs ago. His impressive 2024 breakout campaign resu...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 2

On this day a year ago, Garrett Crochet set a couple of franchise marks. | Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Garrett Crochet makes history in his second start 1900 The White Sox played their first-ever game, an exhibition win over the University of Illinois baseball team, 10-9. That season, the American League wasn’t considered a major league (the AL would band together with the National League...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Pirates

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Three games down, one-hundred fifty-nine to go The 2025 regular season is a weekend old and the Rays will now move on to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three game set at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Although the Pirates finished last in the National League Central in 2024, there is plenty of reason to hope as they have perhaps the best starting pit...2025
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 3
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• Why it doesn’t matter if the Brewers overpaid for Quinn Priester
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• Brewers trade top prospect Yophery Rodriguez for former first-round pick Quinn Priester
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• 2025 Brewers Week in Review: Week 2
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• This Day in Braves History: Upton Brothers lead Braves to walk-off victory
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• San Diego Padres signing Jackson Merrill was the next logical move
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• This Day in Braves History: SunTrust Park opens with an exhibition game between the Braves and Yankees

Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1958 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire veteran Dick Littlefield from the Chicago Cubs for cash. 1959 - The Milwaukee Braves acquire catcher Stan Lopata, shortstop Ted Kazanski and infielder Johnny O’Brien from the Phillies in exchange for pitcher Gene Conley and infielders Joe Koppe and Harry Hanebrink. 1962 - The...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1

Brad Penner-Imagn Images We’re kicking off our own power rankings of the NL Central, because who doesn’t love arbitrary lists? Welcome to our first edition of NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Wi...2025
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• Elly-mania: Reds star hits a grand slam on his bobblehead night
On a night when fans lined up for hours to snag an Elly De La Cruz bobblehead, the real Elly delivered the ultimate collectible moment—a thunderous grand slam that powered the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 31,188 at Great American Ball Park. The post Elly-mania: Reds star hits a grand slam on his bobblehead night appeared first on Redleg Nation....2025
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• Elly-mania in full swing: Bobblehead night turns slam-tastic
On a night when fans lined up for hours to snag an Elly De La Cruz bobblehead, the real Elly delivered the ultimate collectible moment—a thunderous grand slam that powered the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates before 31,188 at Great American Ball Park. The post Elly-mania in full swing: Bobblehead night turns slam-tastic appeared first on Redleg Nation....2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 9
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• Pirates Break Silence After Removal of Roberto Clemente’s Sign Causes Huge Fan Uproar
The Pittsburgh Pirates reverse their decision to remove Roberto Clemente’s sign after a strong reaction from both fans and Clemente’s family....2025
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• Roberto Clemente Jr. issues statement on Pirates’ controversial move

Roberto Clemente Jr. is not happy with the Pittsburgh Pirates after the team did away with a tribute to his late father....2025
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• Clemente family upset at Pirates for sign change
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• Paul Skenes Reveals Hilarious Reaction From Pirates Clubhouse to His Photoshoot With Girlfriend Olivia Dunne
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and girlfriend Olivia Dunne posted a photoshoot they did for GQ, and he got some grief for it in the clubhouse....2025
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• Livvy Dunne and her famous friends take in Paul Skenes’ Opening Day start

Dunne, the LSU gymnast and social media influencer, was there to cheer on her boyfriend, the Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher...2025
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• Pirates Fan Saves Kid in the Stands from Getting Hit in the Face with Bat
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• Why the New York Mets Will Be Unstoppable in the Postseason
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• Here's Jake Arrieta's Son Pouring Champagne Down His Dad's Throat
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• Madison Bumgarner, Giants Flashing October Form Right Now
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• Reports: Pirates trade McCutchen to Giants
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• Jake Arrieta Breaks Record for Lowest ERA in 2nd Half of Season in MLB History
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• Benches Clear in Pirates-Reds Game After Tempers Flare in Beanball War
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• Legendary WWE Broadcaster Jim Ross Says He Wants to Call Games for the Pirates
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• BTB Friday Open Thread: Do all sports going on right now help with football not being here?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images This is our open thread for Friday discussion. Welcome to our Friday open thread! Over the last few weeks we have been launching daily discussion prompts here on the blog and the purposes is obviously for the greatest community of Dallas Cowboys fans that there is to talk about matters relevant to the team. For the most part our prompts are related to the c...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 22, 2025
Around the League Mets Starting Rotation Tylor Megill is reportedly ahead of other Mets pitchers. He is scheduled for three innings of live batting practice. The Mets are going with a six-man rotation to start the year. They have competition in camp for the rotation even with recently signed Frankie Montas on the shelf for 6-8 weeks. The final spot will come down to Griffin Canning, Paul Black...2025
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• It’s time to believe in Chandler Simpson

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Could he be the center fielder of the future? When Hollywood adapts baseball to the big screen, some screenwriters tried to make the game as realistic as possible while others will present the game with supernatural elements to showcase just how otherworldly their participants actually are. In Twilight, as regularly re-emerges on social media, the vampires ...2025
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• 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates Top Fantasy Baseball Prospects
A closer look at the Pirates' top fantasy baseball prospects. The post 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates Top Fantasy Baseball Prospects appeared first on Pitcher List....2025
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• Oneil Cruz, 2022 Fantasy Outlook
Love that Oneil Cruz ended the year with the Pirates. Maybe this is a banana in the ol' tailpipe. Or rather a banana in the booty hole. Booty as in treasure stolen by Pirates and put in a "hole" in a lower deck--Ya know what? No need to explain, everyone says booty hole with only one thing in mind. A pirate ship's lower deck for treasure, where the peg boys hang out. So, maybe this banana in the b...2021
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• Fantasy Insights: Will Kevin Newman outperform Josh Bell for Pirates?
Eric Karabell's thoughts on the Pittsburgh Pirates' fantasy outlook for 2020: players he likes and doesn't, and storylines that could impact playing time and performances....2020
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• Getaway day: Are they for real? (Small sample size theater)
Three weeks into the Major League Baseball season and we’ve seen a little bit of everything. Bat flips, anger at said bat flips, position players pitching and Puig continuing to be our friend. Some players have gotten off to hot starts and some have uncharacteristically appeared lost. But baseball is a long, long (LONG, LONG) season and the first few weeks aren’t indicative of the future. And yet,...2019
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• Cody Bellinger's fantasy baseball stock just keeps on rising
Cody Bellinger is living the life right about now. Not only are the Los Angeles Dodgers sporting an 8-3 record with baseball’s second-best run differential (+35) heading into Tuesday night, but there are also only three hitters with a better wRC+ than Bellinger’s 266 mark (Mike Trout, Tim Anderson and Tim Beckham). As if that wasn’t enough, the reigning National League Player of the Week is tied f...2019
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• Garth Brooks: Taking part in spring training with Pirates 'heaven for me'
Garth Brooks has spent two weeks in Bradenton, Fla., with the Pittsburgh Pirates, taking part in workouts and spring training, but Friday marks the country music icon’s final day living out his baseball dreams. Brooks, 57, enjoyed the camaraderie with current players, but a real thrill for him was spending time with Pirates’ World Series legends Manny Sanguillen and Steve Blass. “These are the guy...2019
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• Fantasy reaction to McCutchen's trade to San Francisco
The Pittsburgh Pirates dealt another big name on Monday, sending Andrew McCutchen to the San Francisco Giants. Eric Karabell reviews the fantasy spin....2018
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• Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates game thread
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 12 thread: Quinn Priester vs. Ryan Feltner
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• Paul Skenes Makes Feelings Clear as Pirates Star’s Cardinals Curse Lives On
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes had a rare bad game against the St. Louis Cardinals. What did he have to say about it?...2025
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• Why it doesn’t matter if the Brewers overpaid for Quinn Priester
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• Cardinals vs. Pirates odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 MLB picks, April 9 best bets from proven model

SportsLine's model simulated Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Wednesday's matchup...2025
• Colorado Rockies Reacts Survey: About the first week...

Photo by Dustin Bradford/MLB Photos via Getty Images Now that you’ve seen them play a bit, how many wins will the Rockies get this year? Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colorado Rockies fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. ★ ★ ★ We’re a week into...2025
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• Brewers trade top prospect Yophery Rodriguez for former first-round pick Quinn Priester
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• Cardinals vs. Pirates odds, line, prediction, start time: 2025 MLB picks, April 7 best bets from proven model

SportsLine's model simulated Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Monday's matchup...2025

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(Yiddish for “a shame.”) I try to keep politics out of the Bookshelf (I have another blog for that: The Worried Journalist), but with all this anti-DEI BS impacting baseball, I think it’s appropriate to address the situation. The Pittsburgh Pirates recently removed a marker honoring Robert Clemente and replaced it with an advertisement. Now […]...2025
• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Tim Hudson signs a contract extension

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images The Georgia native agrees to stay in Braves Country for the long haul. Braves Franchise History 2000: Arbitrator Shyam Das cuts Atlanta Braves reliever John Rocker’s suspension from 28 days to just 14. 2005: The Braves and Tim Hudson reach an agreement on a four-year, $47 million contract extension. Photo b...2025
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• Braves News: José Quintana rumors, AJ Smith-Shawver, and more

Photo by Drew Hallowell/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. We’re another day closer to the first spring game for the Atlanta Braves, and rumors are continuing to buzz. A recent report from MLB insider Héctor Gómez revealed that the Braves are among teams interested in starting pitcher José Quintana. 36-year-old Quintana is also drawing int...2025
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• Pirates' underwhelming offseason somehow gets even worse

The Pittsburgh Pirates had an outrageously underwhelming offseason, even by their usual low standards. It somehow got even worse on Tuesday night, just before pitchers and catchers start preparing for spring training....2025
• 2025 Atlanta Braves Preseason Top 30 Prospects: 25-30

Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images 2025 will be a “prove it” season for many of the player on the opening installment of a fresh top 30 It’s finally February, and we are merely days away from pitchers and catchers reporting. The buzz for the future is growing louder, and what represents the future more than a top 30 propsects list. Once again we are happy to present you, the Ba...2025
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• This day in Braves History: MLB suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year

Yes, this was during the ‘70s. It was a different time. Braves Franchise History 1977: Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspends Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner for one year as a result of tampering charges in the Gary Matthews free agent signing. The Braves are permitted to keep the outfielder, however. MLB History 1888: Fred Dunlap finally signs with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys following the...2025
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• Andrew McCutchen is putting the finishing touches on a storied career

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images A spot in Cooperstown may be unlikely, but Andrew McCutchen deserves praise for an outstanding run. If I had to pick my favorite cliche statement in sports media, it’d be that father time is undefeated. Time and time again we see the decline of a once seemingly unstoppable athlete, as the miles start to pile on and they are simply not the same as they once ...2024
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• Braves Prospects Weekly Report: Nacho Alvarez hits two home runs

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Gwinnett swept their series last week behind the bats of Alvarez and Drake Baldwin The minor league season is quickly coming to a close, as the two lowest level Atlanta Braves affiliates will be playing their final regular season home series of the season this week. At the upper levels the near-MLB players are starting to find their stride, as Nacho Alvarez and...2024
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• It’s time for the Royals to honor George Spriggs

Our only alumni The Royals have made some significant moves this spring, inducting Bo Jackson, John Schuerholz and Cedric Tallis into the team’s Hall of Fame. Now that Tallis has been inducted, I’ll need to find a new windmill to tilt at. Bringing attention to the Tallis oversight has been one of my main passions the last five years and I’m very happy for the Tallis family to see this long-overdu...2024
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