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There has been much debate on Nate McLouth’s defensive performance in centerfield this year. On one hand, he had only one error, and that did not occur until the final week of the season. On the other, he was at or near the bottom of most advanced defensive metrics for the majority of [...]

Dejan reports that the Pirates have fired pitching coach Jeff Andrews. I am somewhat surprised at this move, despite the fact that the Pirates arguably had the worst pitching staff in baseball. Of course, this game is based on results.
It is difficult to accurately measure a coach’s effectiveness when you are looking in [...]

Petco Park | 10:05 | Ohlendorf vs. Cha Seung Baek |Box
Welcome to the off-season of the 16th straight year of sub-.500 baseball.
The Pirates hit a pair of solo homers off of rookie Wade LeBlanc to take a 2-1 lead and then tacked three on in the 9th to run away with a W in [...]

Petco Park | 10:05 | Barthmaier vs. Chris Young |Box
San Diego managed just five hits in the game. Unfortunately, they scored three times in the first frame, two of those on a Kevin Kouzmanoff tater. That was all the runs they would get.
Jimmy Barthmaier survived the first to pitch five innings. He gave up [...]

I really hope that this is the last thing I have to write about Pedro Alvarez unless it is related to baseball. Last night, Frank Coonelly was interviewed on the Pirates postgame show. There was a lot of interesting discussion between the Pirates’ president and host Rocco DeMaro, but one thing stuck out [...]

Petco Park | 10:05 | Snell vs. Josh Geer |Box
It didn’t last long – just five innings due to tightness in his calf – but Ian Snell ended the season well, picking up his seventh win. He went five innings and allowed just a solo homer to Nick Hundley (who, despite also being a [...]

Miller Park | 8:05 | Duke vs. Yovani Gallardo |Box
As baseball’s regular season closes and the Pirates wrap up another terrible year, I am comforted by the fact that “The Office” is back.
Ryan Braun hit a two out, walk off grandslam in the 10th off Jesse Chavez to win the game. Chavez allowed a [...]

The Pittsburgh Pirates Roundtable is back after a one month hiatus. Thank you to all of the authors that have contributed to this post. To read more of their work, please click on the link next to each name. If you would like to submit a question to our panel, please e-mail me [...]

The Pirates have officially signed Pedro Alvarez to a four year Major League contract. Speaking to the media for the first time since the draft, Alvarez seemed determined to put the contract issue behind him:
“I just want the fans of Pittsburgh to judge me as the professional player that I am now, to judge [...]