The game doesn't start for quite a while, but I'm going to be on at MLBTR through the afternoon and evening, so I'll post this now. Erik Bedard returns to PNC as a member of the Astros, and he'll...

The Pirates begin a series against the woeful Astros tonight. A few notes: -P- Jose Contreras has been placed on the bereavement list, and the Pirates have promoted Jared Hughes to take his place. ...

Is there anyone -- anyone anywhere, including employees of the Pirates -- who predicted the Pirates' offseason would work out as well as it has so far? Let's roll the tape: November 28: Pirates...

This interview with Russell Martin about pitch-framing is probably the best Pirates-related article I've read all year, and it's well worth its own discussion thread. If you think of yourself as a...

Keith Law's mock draft from Thursday had the Pirates taking D.J. Peterson and Trey Ball, while leaving outfielder Austin Meadows on the board at No. 9. Jonathan Mayo's has the Pirates taking...

The Pirates dominated the Brewers in a 7-1 victory Thursday night. The Brewers got on the board first with Jonathan Lucroy's RBI single off Francisco Liriano in the first. But Andrew McCutchen had...

Charlie Morton had a solid rehab start, Chase d'Arnaud started his rehab, Andy Oliver couldn't throw strikes and some Altoona backups had big days

The Pirates' lineup against Hiram Burgos and the Brewers: Starling Marte LFTravis Snider RFAndrew McCutchen CFGarrett Jones 1BNeil Walker 2BRussell Martin CPedro Alvarez 3BClint Barmes SSFrancisco...

As the Pirates prepare for the final game of their four game set with the Brewers, one of the interesting topics that has emerged both on Bucs Dugout and Twitter is Pirates manager Clint Hurdle's...

Michael McKenry is working on his throwing by making throws from second to first, the Trib reports: Pirates backup catcher Michael McKenry made throws from second to first prior to Wednesday's...