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Mound Visit: Ten catchers to replace Diaz ☕

POSTED: 3:33 PM December 3, 2019

The Pirates created a need at catcher when they non-tendered Elias Diaz Monday. These 10 players could be a good fit to replace him.

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Mound Visit: How Shelton can build ‘player-centered culture’ ☕

POSTED: 5:14 PM November 30, 2019

New Pirates manager Derek Shelton has a strong track record as a coach, but an even better one at building relationships.

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Mound Visit: What’s Marte’s trade value? ☕

POSTED: 12:15 AM November 27, 2019

Starling Marte is already drawing trade interest. What return could the Pirates potentially get back in a trade?

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Mound Visit: Examining Cherington’s first foray ☕

POSTED: 11:52 PM November 22, 2019

Ben Cherington's first moves as the Pirates' general manager hint towards an ideological change from the previous regime.

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Mound Visit: Cherington’s analytical muddle ☕

POSTED: 12:10 AM November 17, 2019

New Pirates GM Ben Cherington has a good reputation in the analytics world, but his shortcomings in Boston should not be ignored.

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Mound Visit: Three undervalued free-agent starters ☕

POSTED: 5:23 AM November 12, 2019

Almost every team needs starting pitching help, including the Pirates. These underrated free agents could make an impact in 2020.

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Mound Visit: What would a dejuiced ball mean for hitters? ☕

POSTED: 11:48 AM November 5, 2019

The Pirates were not as reliant on home runs as other teams in 2019, but a less lively ball would still hurt their hitters.

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Mound Visit: What would a dejuiced ball mean? ☕

POSTED: 3:00 AM October 22, 2019

After setting records in the regular season, the home runs have slowed in the playoffs. How would this impact Pirates pitchers if the change is permanent?

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Mound Visit: Ex-Pirates of the postseason ☕

POSTED: 12:55 AM October 8, 2019

at Highmark Stadium

It's not your imagination. There are a lot of former Pirates still playing in the postseason. Here is a complete list of them.

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Mound Visit: The year’s worst ball/strike calls ☕

POSTED: 4:15 AM October 3, 2019

Nobody is perfect, especially umpires, but these calls against Pirate batters and pitchers in 2019 were the worst of the bunch.

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IN MEMORIAM

Jason Rollison, 1980-2019

By Dejan Kovacevic

in Strip District

POSTED: 10:22 PM September 23, 2019

I'm so sorry tonight to share the terrible news that Jason Rollison, our colleague and friend, passed away this afternoon after a brief but bullish battle with cancer.

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Mound Visit: Frazier has fooled us again … maybe ☕

POSTED: 2:01 AM September 6, 2019

As the 2019 Pirates season winds down, Adam Frazier is once again giving fans serious pause in discarding his candidacy for an everyday position in 2020.

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Mound Visit: Is this the new hitting zone?

POSTED: 12:08 AM September 5, 2019

One of the trend lines I've been monitoring as the Pirates' 2019 season rolls on has been the hitters' commitment to swinging at more pitches in the zone.

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Mound Visit: Moran’s modest gains ☕️

POSTED: 12:05 AM August 26, 2019

On the surface, Colin Moran has had a solid-enough 2019 season. He has gotten there through humble gains in key offensive peripherals. When 2019 is settled, what will these incremental...

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Mound Visit: Two pitchers audition for 2020 ☕️