The Toronto Blue Jays鈥� signing of J.A. Happ represents bad news on two front for the Pirates.The Pirates had made re-signing the left-hander a priority this offseason. They were hoping Happ could serve as their No. 3 starter behind right-hander Gerrit Cole and lefty Francisco Liriano in their ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. 鈥� Part of being a contender 鈥� something the Pirates weren鈥檛 for two decades until 2013 鈥� is that players鈥� salaries usually go up commensurate to a team蘑菇视频 success rate.That is happening to the Pirates this winter. The bill has come due for three straight trips for ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. 鈥� More than a month has passed since the Pittsburgh Pirates made a one-and-done exit from the postseason following a 98-win regular season.General manager Neal Huntington admits there is still a bit of sting remaining from the Pirates losing to Jake Arrieta and the Chicago ...
Free agency got underway Saturday, but unlike other sports, the market moves at a glacial pace in baseball.Even when teams eventually begin signing players, the low-budget Pirates, as usual, aren鈥檛 likely to make a big splash in the open market.Their top priority is attempting to re-sign ...
Neal Huntington didn鈥檛 have very much time to mourn the end of the Pirates鈥� season in the National League wild card game.The Pirates lost to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night, their postseason run lasting one night following a regular season in which they went 98-64 for the second-best ...
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The post game party was still going strong in the visitors鈥� clubhouse at PNC Park last Wednesday night.The Chicago Cubs had beaten the Pirates 4-0 in the National League wild card game behind Jake Arrieta蘑菇视频 four-hit shutout and champagne was flying everywhere.Joe Maddon stood ...
