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Joyce striving for bounce-back season with Pirates

BRADENTON, Fla. — Matt Joyce figures better days are ahead in 2016.Then again, it would be hard for the veteran outfielder, who is in the Pirates’ spring training camp as a non-roster invitee, to play much worse than he did in 2015.Joyce hit just .174 in 93 games for the Los Angeles Angels ...

Bucs’ Ngoepe a late-blooming prospect

BRADENTON, Fla. — Most players who have spent seven seasons in the minor leagues are no longer considered prospects.However, Gift Ngoepe is hardly the ordinary professional baseball player. As such, the 26-year-old infielderĢƵ learning curve has been steeper than most as he has worked his ...

Nutting’s Pirates always about the money

Three thoughts on the Pirates:<strong>1. Money, money, money</strong>The late-night text message came from a veteran Pirates player last weekend.“Does it always have to be about the money? ALWAYS?”The text was sent about an hour after the Pittsburgh ...

Jaso making ‘Moneyball’ type of move

BRADENTON, Fla. — John Jaso hasn’t read “Moneyball” or watched the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis’ bestseller from 2003.That is surprising for a couple of different reasons.Jaso is a self-professed math nerd. He likely would be teaching advanced high school mathematics today if he ...

Jaso self-professed math nerd

BRADENTON, Fla. --- John Jaso hasn’t read “Moneyball” or watched the movie adaptation of Michael Lewis’ bestseller from 2003.That is surprising for a couple of different reasons.Jaso is a self-professed math nerd. He likely would be teaching advanced high school mathematics today if he ...

Does it always have to be about money?

1. Money, money, moneyThe late-night text message came from a veteran Pirates player last weekend.“Does it always have to be about the money? ALWAYS?”The text was sent about an hour after the Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewĢƵ Rob Biertempfel reported that ace pitcher Gerrit Cole had been ...