Jeffrey Alan Locke (twitter: @Jeff_Locke)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 20, 1987 in North Conway, NH
High School: A. Crosby Kennett HS (Conway, NH)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 2006. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 2011 (Age 23)   vs. FLA 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L
Team: Pirates 2011-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$498k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 0.068, Arb Eligible: 2016, Free Agent: 2019 [*],
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• 5/15 www.drstrangeglove.com: Pirates Steal One From Brewers in 12: Tuesday night’s win was especially important, and satisfying, given the hideous result on Monday and with two more games looming...
• 5/15 The DoubleDay: The Worst Fake Trade Since Judas Iscariot's: Why is my keyboard wet, as if it were burdened with the dewy tears of a thousand sobbing **** just traded Jean Segura. La...
• 5/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 4, Brewers 3: A walk off homer by Andrew McCutchen gave the Bucs a thrilling 12-inning win over the Brewers on Tuesday night. Cutch had hit...
• 5/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 39 Preview: Pirates vs. Brewers: Brewers (16-20) at Pirates (21-17) 7:05 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT  The Bucs look to even this week’s...
• 5/15 Rum Bunter: Pirates Andrew McCutchen Walks Off Brewers, Gets Pied [GIF]: Andrew McCutchen thanked God repeatedly on MLB Network that he finally got a hit. It sure was a big one too. McCutchen walked...
• 5/15 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 39 Recap - Pirates 4, Brewers 3 (12 inn.): -It took 12 innings and a lot of bullpen work but the Pirates were able to beat the Brewers. No, for real, they won. Andrew McCutchen...
• 5/14 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Bronx offers an excellent matchup of possible future 300 game winners as Felix Hernandez and the Mariners battle CC Sabathia...
• 5/14 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers – Game 39: After last night’s loss the Pirates are on track. On track for what?  One of two things.  The first is another disappointing...
• 5/14 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 14, 2013: The new edition of Lee Sinins’ Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is now available and can be ordered here. AL Mariners (Felix...
• 5/14 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Tuesday: May 14, 2013: Monday started off in good shape as both ends of the Yankees - Indians double-header were called correctly. But the day only...
• 5/13 Baseball Jerks: Week 7 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Locked In: With six weeks in the books we can now stop concentrating so much on week-to-week numbers and focus on month-to-month and even...
• 5/12 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Staff Has Been An Unpredictable Joyride: The Pittsburgh Pirates have won 18 of their last 28 games.  The Bucs offense has started to come to life and are hitting bombs...
• 5/12 mlbreports.com : Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Tree Part 1: The Pitchers: Like us on Facebook here Sunday, May. 12/2013 By Brad Cuprik (Pirates Correspondent) and Chuck Booth (MLB Reports Owner/Lead Analyst...
• 5/11 Mets Chronicle: Mets Series Matchup Report: Mets Hitters vs Pirates Starters (Games 31-34): Mets Series Matchup Report: METS (13-17, fourth place/NL East) vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES (18-15, second place/NL Central) Thursday...
• 5/11 Mets Chronicle: Preview: Game 31 - Pirates at Mets - Locke vs Gee: Pittsburgh Pirates (18-15) at New York Mets (13-17) 7:10 PM ET SeasonRd/HmLast StartLast 3 App STARTERSGSRECERAAIPRECERADATEOPPDECIPHERRECIPERA ...
• 5/10 Rum Bunter: Who Are These Guys: Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Rotation Doing Unlikely Things: The Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitching is worse than last year and the team has a better record against a tougher schedule. ...
• 5/10 Mets Merized: Pirates vs Mets: Marcum Hoping For A Solid Start, Turner At 2B, Recker In For Buck: Starting Lineup Ruben Tejada, ss Justin Turner, 2b David Wright, 3b Lucas Duda, lf Marlon Byrd, rf Ike Davis, 1b Anthony Recker,...
• 5/10 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets – Game 35: When the Pirates had a chance Hurdle had other thoughts.  He pinch hit for a pitcher that was cruising in the seventh and then...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Clayton Kershaw and Giancarlo Stanton deliver big: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Taking...
• 5/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: Mets 3, Pirates 2: The Bucs dropped their second-straight one-run decision on Thursday night, as the Mets squeaked out a walk-off win in the ninth...
• 5/9 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Penguins Game 34 Recap - Mets 3, Pirates 2: -This is a game that was very frustrating for those of you that were able to watch it since the game was not on ROOT Sports. Jeff...
• 5/9 BaseballGuys.com: Draft Day Challenge, May 9: I’ve partnered with DraftDay.com to give all my wonderful followers, that’s you, the chance to play the game on a daily basis....
• 5/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 34 Preview: Pirates at Mets: Pirates (18-15) at Mets (13-17) 7:10 PM–Citi Field, New York MLB.com Gameday TV: MLB.TV (Free today, but blacked out in...
• 5/9 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets – Game 34: It’s pretty rare that you hype a pitchers duel and it actually happens.  It did yesterday.  A few dopey Hurdle decisions...
• 5/9 Billy-Ball.com: MLB SCHEDULE: May 9, 2013: The new edition of Lee Siniin’s Complete Baseball Encyclopedia is now available and can be ordered here. AL A’s (Bartolo...
• 5/9 Mets Merized: Duda Homers, But Mets Lose To Padres 6-3: That shot of Lucas Duda entering the dugout after a solo homerun in the second inning of the game was tonight’s highlight...
• 5/8 Mets Merized: Jake Peavy Silences Mets Bats In 6-3 Loss: That shot of Lucas Duda entering the dugout after a solo homerun in the second inning of the game was tonight’s highlight...
• 5/6 StanGraphs: 2013 FSM Blooper Reel, Volume Three: I’m going to go ahead and warn you now: the third edition of the StanGraphs FSM Blooper Reel is the... Continue reading...
• 5/6 Rum Bunter: Who Will Save Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Rotation?: The Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitching staff not named A.J. Burnett seems in a bit of trouble.  The starts are weak and the...
• 5/5 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 31: I’m still **** off about yesterday’s game.  I hate when the Pirates lose like the Pirates.  That game had it all....
• 5/5 District On Deck: Strasburg Solid As Late-Game Gamble Leads To One-Run Win: If you had to name the two fastest players on the Nationals, I’m confident you wouldn’t pick Ryan Zimmerman and Adam...
• 5/5 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 30 Recap - Nationals 5, Pirates 4: - I didn't get to watch this game at all but from what I gather it was highly frustrating. For much of his tenure I haven't been...
• 5/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Nationals 5, Pirates 4: The Bucs played a strange and sloppy game on Saturday afternoon but somehow found themselves tied with the Nats entering the ninth...
• 5/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 30 Preview: Pirates vs. Nationals: Nationals (15-15) at Pirates (17-12) 4:05 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: FOX The Bucs and Nats start at 4:05...
• 5/4 District On Deck: Lineups: Batting Order Shaken Up In Search Of Runs: After scoring just ten runs in their last six games, the Nationals are doing everything they can to help spark the offense. Davey...
• 5/4 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals – Game 30: Boy.  That Andrew McCutchen really kills the Nationals doesn’t he?  Cutch has eleven homers against the Natinals (not...
• 5/4 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Reds and Cubs offer a great pitching duel as rookie Tony Cingrani takes on Chicago ace Jeff Samardzija. Cingrani is blowing...
• 5/4 District On Deck: It’s the Pitts: Pirates Shut Down Nats in Series Opener: This wasn’t the return Ryan Zimmerman was hoping for. After a stint on the disabled list with a hamstring issue, Zimmerman...
• 5/3 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 29 Recap - Pirates 3, Nationals 1: -On a night that the Penguins got outplayed by the Islanders the Pirates put together a pretty nice game against a pretty good...
• 5/2 i70baseball.com: St. Louis Cardinals offense hasn’t been good, but new month offers hope: The St. Louis Cardinals have gone through a 15-game stretch when they’ve scored more than three runs just five times, yet they’ve...

• 4/30 Macho-Row.com: Hamels shows up, Phillies offense does not, lose 2-0 to the Buccos.: Full Box Score The Phillies were shut out for the fourth time this year losing Tuesday night to the Pirates 2-0. ...
• 4/30 Macho-Row.com: Pettibone pitches well in debut, Phillies win 3-2: On a chilly Monday evening in South Philly, a 22 year old made his major league debut on the bump for the 8-11 Phillies, fresh...
• 4/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 26 Preview: Pirates at Brewers: Pirates (15-10) at Brewers (12-11) 8:10 PM–Miller Park, Milwaukee MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT The Bucs are off to the House...
• 4/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 9, Cardinals 0: Wow. The Pirates demolished the Cardinals on Sunday to win yet another series in very impressive fashion. Today’s game may...
• 4/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Clayton Kershaw and Giancarlo Stanton deliver big: Taking a look around the league, here’s a recap of last night’s action and suggestions for your fantasy baseball team. Mr....
• 4/29 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Week in Review #4: Record: 4 wins, 3 losses Standing: 12-14, 3rd place in NL East (4.0 GB) Top 3 offensive plays (by Win Probability Added, WPA)...
• 4/28 StlSportsMinute.com: St. Louis Cardinals: Bullpen is difference between Cardinals and Pirates right now: The St. Louis Cardinals dropped Sunday afternoon's game at Busch Stadium to the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0 mostly in part because...
• 4/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 25 Recap - Pirates 9, Cardinals 0: -The Pirates plan of attack nowadays seems to be to lose the first game of the series and then just decide that they aren't going...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Master Locke: Jeff Locke out-pitched Shelby Miller as the Pirates down the Cardinals 9-0. The game was actually a bit closer than that, as Pittsburgh...
• 4/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 25 Preview: Pirates at Cardinals: Pirates (14-10) at Cardinals (14-9) 2:15 PM–Busch Stadium, St. Louis MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT, MLB.TV (free today) The Pirates...
• 4/28 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game 25: Right off the top let me mention that all afternoon games are FREE today on MLB.TV.  A great chance for you to see a game if...
• 4/28 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Just as a side note, David Price and Doug Fister both pitch today. This means we have a chance of getting the most commercial...
• 4/26 mlbreports.com : Pirates Organizational Depth Charts (Majors And Minors), Rosters And 2013 Team Salary: Like us on Facebook here Friday, Apr.26/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): and welcome Jeff Kleiner (Salary,...
• 4/25 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 21 Preview: Pirates at Phillies: Pirates (11-9) at Phillies (9-12) 7:05 PM–Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT The Bucs look to win...
• 4/24 www.drstrangeglove.com: Locke, Bullpen Shut Out Phillies: Jeff Locke had the best start of his young career as the Pirates shutout the Phillies 2-0 at Citizens Bank Park last night. The...
• 4/24 Macho-Row.com: Hamels shows up, Phillies offense does not, lose 2-0 to the Buccos.: Full Box Score The Phillies were shut out for the fourth time this year losing Tuesday night to the Pirates 2-0. ...
• 4/24 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: The subject of this Phillies Notebook is "0-for-5." But that doesn't necessarily mean we are talikng about the Phillies' hitting...
• 4/24 Macho-Row.com: Pettibone pitches well in debut, Phillies win 3-2:   On a chilly Monday evening in South Philly, a 22 year old made his major league debut on the bump for the 8-11 Phillies,...
• 4/24 The High Phive: If You Managed to Stay Awake, the Phillies fell to the Pirates 2-0: Phillies Opening Day starter Cole Hamels came in looking or his first win of the year, and sadly he left this game still searching...
• 4/24 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Game 21: As you’re well aware Brandon Inge has been called up! He was actually pretty good in his debut, despite whatever the hell...
• 4/24 That Ball's Outta Here: Left-Handed Pitchers Are Excited To Face The Phillies: If you are a professional pitcher who throws the hardball with your left arm, you are circling every date on your calendar in...
• 4/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 2, Phillies 0: The Bucco pitching staff turned in an extremely impressive performance on Tuesday night as they shut out the Phillies and evened...
• 4/23 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 20 Recap - Pirates 2, Phillies 0: -This game was largely like the game that took place last night only instead of the Phillies winning it was the Pirates were were...
• 4/23 Phillies Nation: Hamels Tough Luck Loser, Phillies Bats in Locke-down: In what was one of the more miserable games of the season, the Phillies fell to the Pirates, 2-0. Hamels Moves to 0-3: -Just call...
• 4/23 The War Room: Gaining Ground: The Upcoming Phillies Schedule: by: Chris CreightonFollow him on Twitter @WarRoomPHLChris by clicking hereWatch the latest episode of the War Room on UStream...
• 4/23 The High Phive: Pirates at Phillies 4/23/13 Preview & Lineups: Tonight at Citizens Bank Park the Philadelphia Phillies will be looking to win their 3rd straight game at home and take a 2-0...
• 4/23 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (9-11) vs. Pirates (10-9): Philadelphia Phillies (8-11) vs Pittsburgh Pirates (10-9) Cole Hamels (0-2, 6.46 ERA) v. Jeff Locke (1-1, 5.17 ERA) TIME: 7:05,...
• 4/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 20 Preview: Pirates at Phillies: Pirates (10-9) at Phillies (9-11) 7:05 PM–Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia MLB.com Gameday No TV in Pittsburgh The Bucs...
• 4/23 Rum Bunter: Pirates Jeff Locke Must Not Suck: A lot of pressure is on Jeff Locke tonight.  Locke has gotten worse with each outing this season.   After making the rotation...
• 4/23 Baseball News Source: Pirates Pitching Situation is Unstable and Unsustainable: The Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff, to put it one way, is running on fossil fuels. Before long, the whole party’s going...
• 4/23 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies – Game 20: That could have actually been a lot worse.  A.J. Burnett was really bad.  He somehow managed to get out of some jams.  A passed...
• 4/23 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Tuesday: April 23, 2013: Thank goodness Monday was much better than Sunday. After a disastrous start to the week, Monday provided some recovery as only...
• 4/22 www.drstrangeglove.com: Bucs Enjoy Wild Weekend Against Braves: Well, I think I am going to stop attempting to forecast the short term fortunes of the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates. I have to believe...
• 4/22 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Pirates at Phillies, April 22-25: Behind a rookie hurler, the Phillies (8-11) are set to open a four-game series against the Pirates (10-8) at Philadelphia's Citizens...
• 4/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Braves 6, Pirates 4: It was a battle of long balls on Thursday night at PNC Park, and even though the Pirates got two big blasts they’d been...
• 4/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 15 Preview: Pirates vs. Braves: Braves (12-2) at Pirates (7-7) 7:05 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT The Bucs wrap up this long homestand...
• 4/19 www.drstrangeglove.com: Questionable Decisions Lead to Braves Win Over Bucs: In contrast to the sharply played contest against the Cardinals the night before, last night’s game between the Pirates and...
• 4/19 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Game 16: This post is late.  The reason is what’s happening in Boston.  I’m not going to lie, those things affect me.  Maybe...
• 4/19 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Pirates 4 (by Sansho1): ESPN Box Score Several familiar themes emerged in tonight’s 6-4 win over the Pirates. The offense continues to be cartoonishly...
• 4/18 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 15 Recap - Braves 6, Pirates 4: -This was a pretty good game to watch all together. While it was a little on the long side (3:30) it gave us nice back and forth...
• 4/18 Tomahawk Take: Opening Game Pittsburgh vs Atlanta Series:   The Braves will travel north for a four game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates starting Thursday night.  The Pirates...
• 4/18 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Game 15: All I have to say is A.J. Burnett. The guy is a freaking legend.  A folk hero.  If the Pirates manage to turn it around this...
• 4/18 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Thursday: April 18, 2013: Yesterday was not a good day. The picks broke even for a mediocre day for a (thus far) tepid week. Heh, even Anita Marks is...
• 4/17 North Side Notch: A.J. Burnett nearly perfect in 5-0 win over Cardinals: Final: Pirates 5, Cardinals 0 (box) WP: A.J. Burnett (1-2, 2.63 ERA) LP: Shelby Miller (2-1, 1.96 ERA) A.J. Burnett was perfect...
• 4/14 Baseballhotcorner.com: Are The Pittsburgh Pirates Bats Heating Up?: The Pittsburgh Pirates finished off an impressive 3 game sweep of my dark-horse favorites to contend for the World Series,...
• 4/14 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 12 Recap - Pirates 10, Reds 7: What a game. For a long time it looked like this was going to be a game where the Pirates collected seven or eight hits but since...
• 4/14 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds – Game 12: My Dad is constantly saying this: “No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter...
• 4/14 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 11 Recap - Pirates 3, Reds 1: -I talked yesterday about the Pirates being able to play with house money on the final two games after getting the win last night...
• 4/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 3, Reds 1: This has been a heck of a weekend for the Bucs so far, as they were able to out-pitch the Reds and pick up a second straight win...
• 4/13 Blog Red Machine: Reds/Pirates Game 2 Preview and Game Thread – 4/13/13: Well, that stung. It never feels good to lose to a team like the Pirates, especially by one run. That goes double with the Pirates...
• 4/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 11 Preview: Pirates vs. Reds: Reds (5-5) at Pirates (4-6) 7:05 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: MLB Network* The Bucs look to build off last...
• 4/13 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds – Game 11: You think Andrew McCutchen was excited last night? Tell me this game isn’t personal for him after what happened last year....
• 4/10 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Decision On Wandy Rodriguez Lingers: Looking ahead to the weekend series with the Reds, the Bucs have set two of their three starters.  A.J. Burnett will pitch on...
• 4/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Swept out of LA: Dodgers 6, Pirates 2: The Bucs were swept out of Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon as their pitching finally failed them and the offense remained nonexistent...
• 4/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 6 Preview: Pirates at Dodgers: Pirates (1-4) at Dodgers (3-2) 4:10 PM–Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT The Pirates look to avoid a...
• 4/7 Rum Bunter: Pirates Swept By Dodgers, Raise Team Batting Average To .119:   The Pittsburgh Pirates can’t escape Los Angeles quickly enough after losing 6-2 and getting swept in the three game...
• 4/7 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 6 Recap - Dodgers 6, Pirates 2: -Another disappointing game. This was much of the same even if the game started out different but it is what it is I guess. The...
• 4/7 Inside the Dodgers: A day of firsts for the Dodgers’ starting lineup.: Nick Punto gets his first start, Luis Cruz and Andre Ethier get their first day off, and Tim Federowicz gets his first start behind...
• 4/7 Lasorda's Lair: Hyun-jin Ryu Looks For First Win as Dodgers Go For a Sweep: Hyun-jin Ryu (0-1, 1.42) vs. Jeff Locke Lineup: The Dodgers evened up their record to 2-2 on Saturday evening as they shut out...
• 4/7 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – Game 6: This is starting to just feel awkward.  Almost like when you get two groups of your friends together that don’t really...
• 4/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0: Well, At Least This Team Can Pitch: Apparently, all you really need in this life is Clayton Kershaw, who added seven more scoreless innings to his ledger tonight...
• 4/3 mlbreports.com : 3 Reasons That The Pirates Will – Or Won’t End 20 Years Of Consecutive Losing Records: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday, April.2/2013 By Brad Cuprik (Pirates Correspondent) The statistical improvements are easy to...
• 4/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Opening Day Roster set: The Bucs have trimmed their roster down much like I predicted they would yesterday, and here’s what it looks like: Rotation:...
• 4/1 Baseball News Source: Pittsburgh Pirates ‘Wish’ to Contend with a ‘Wishful’ Thinking 2013 Rotation: I want to believe the Pittsburgh Pirates are going to contend in 2013, the Pirates want you to believe they will contend this...
• 4/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: Pittsburgh Pirates: Cusp of Breaking Out?: The Pittsburgh Pirates have been suffering through a horrible drought which has seen them at 20 consecutive losing seasons....
• 4/1 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview - Pitching: The Pirates rotation is somewhat of a mess. OK, it is more than somewhat of a mess, it is a mess, but it is also just like the...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates were far from the most active team in baseball this winter, but they did make a few significant moves. Major League...

• 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Marlins To Explore Trading Gorkys Hernandez: The Marlins will explore trade options for outfielder Gorkys Hernandez, reports MLB.com's Joe Frisaro.  Hernandez is out of...
• 3/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Lunchtime links: Last game in Tampa, improving baseball, picking fantasy pitchers & more: Good afternoon! It's March 28, 2012 and we are only three days away from the official start of the season. Hooray! Today, the...
• 3/27 North Side Notch: Spring Training Notes: Roster Set, A.J. Burnett: The Pirates finished up their final cuts to minor league camp along with designating Clint Robinson and Hunter Strickland for...
• 3/27 This is Getting Old: Pirates Finalize Roster: Well.  Sort of.  There are 26 players but Brandon Inge is likely to go on the disabled list from the sound of things.  ...
• 3/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates roster shaping up to be a mess in April: Opening Day is less than a week away, and we’re finally starting to see what the last couple spots on the 25-man roster...
• 3/25 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Pittsburgh Pirates: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/24 Rum Bunter: Will The Pirates Real 5th Starter Please Stand Up?: The Pirates have a mess on their hands in the back of the rotation right now. Despite the pile of arms that came into camp, nobody...
• 3/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: News and notes: Some quick Bucs notes from the past week: World Baseball Classic: Jason Grilli did not make an appearance in the second round,...
• 3/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Sunday recap: Taillon, Wandy, Cole, Cutch, Sanchez: Sunday was a pretty excellent day for Bucco fans…or about as good as a day of spring training could possibly be. Plenty...
• 3/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Wednesday notes: Bucs bash Sox: The Pirates pounded the Red Sox 9-3 on Wednesday, although it may have felt kind of like a scrimmage with so many former Bucs...
• 3/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs blast Spain, Taillon faces Brewers: The Pirates rolled to a 10-0 victory over Spain’s World Baseball Classic team on Tuesday. Spain’s lineup didn’t...
• 3/4 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Fifth Starter Power Rankings:   The battle for a spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation moved another week closer to reality.   We take a look at the...
• 3/3 BoSox Injection: What Is Hip? Napoli Stretched and Bounces Back in First Sox Appearance.: Nothing has been easy for Mike Napoli since he became a free agent at the end of the 2012 season. After agreeing to a three, $39...
• 3/3 Rum Bunter: The Pittsburgh Pirates Left-Handers Should Be A Mayhem Commercial: If you get to Bradenton this year, or even if you just listen and read the numerous player interviews, you probably will hear...
• 3/2 Raise the Jolly Roger: Saturday spring update: The Pirates did not perform well in their first TV appearance of the year last night, as they fell 5-2 to the Red Sox. The only...
• 3/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/2: Mike Napoli made his Boston Red Sox spring training debut on Friday night and by all accounts things went fine. It...
• 3/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates play on ROOT Sports tonight: Tonight is your first chance this year to catch the Bucs on TV, as they’ll be on ROOT Sports at 7PM when they take on the...

• 2/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: Monday notes: Bucs drop first game: The Pirates fell to the Twins 5-4 on Monday, ending their quest for an undefeated Grapefruit League season. Oh well. They’ll...
• 2/26 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Fifth Starter Power Rankings:   In years past, the Pittsburgh Pirates have normally held a competition for the fifth starters spot in their rotation. ...
• 2/25 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Streak Snapped: Hammond Stadium.  Fort Myers.  A little hike from Bradenton. The good news for the Pittsburgh Pirates?  The starting pitching...
• 2/23 North Side Notch: Jeff Locke Pitches Three Shutout Innings in Spring Opener Win: Final: Pirates 3, Rays 2 (box) WP: Jeff Locke (1-0, 0.00 ERA) LP: J.D. Martin (0-1, 4.50 ERA) SV: Brooks Brown (1, 0.00 ERA) Jeff...
• 2/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Saturday notes: Bucs win Grapefruit opener: The Pirates beat the Rays 3-2 this afternoon to open up Grapefruit League play…so for the first time in 2013, you can raise...
• 2/18 Braves Journal: J.R. Graham: I’m Trying Not to Sound Like Eeyore: J.R. Graham is certainly the Braves’ hottest prospect, and some analysts are even beginning to suggest that he might be...
• 2/18 Baseball News Source: National League: Projected Platoons for 2013: With the ever rising cost of offense, more and more teams are looking to platoons as low-cost, high-reward options. The platoon...
• 2/16 This is Getting Old: Roster Watch: Kyle McPherson: Do we think Kyle McPherson is going to make the roster out of Spring Training?  I’m not so sure.  I think the likely competition...
• 2/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: What to watch for in Bradenton: Happy pitchers and catchers day! The Bucs (well, some of them) are in Bradenton, meaning we can officially declare that baseball...
• 2/5 Call to the Pen: Jonathan Sanchez Close to Deal with Pittsburgh: Adding some pitching depth just a week before pitchers and catchers report for Spring Training, the Pittsburgh Pirates and left-hander...
• 2/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs close to signing Jonathan Sanchez: According to Jon Heyman and Rob Biertempfel, the Pirates are close to a minor league deal with pitcher Jonathan Sanchez. The 30-year-old...

• 1/29 This is Getting Old: Roster Watch: Jeff Locke: Jeff Locke is an interesting case for me.  This is a guy that really hasn’t been great at the minor league level outside...
• 1/21 North Side Notch: Pirates Reach Revised Deal with Francisco Liriano: Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reported today that the Pirates and Francisco Liriano have agreed to terms on a two-year contract....
• 1/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Liriano deal revised and finalized: The Pirates are going to hold on to Francisco Liriano, according to Ken Rosenthal: Sources: #Pirates, Liriano have adjusted and...
• 1/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: Jeff Karstens returns: I have to laugh at this. After everyone (myself included) freaked out over the Pirates’ decision to non-tender Jeff Karstens...
• 1/13 The Rays Today: Do You Want To Eat Dinner With David Price: Posted in Alex CobbDavid PriceJake McGeeMatt JoyceNewsOn Feburary second David Price and anyone that donates will be eating dinner...
• 1/10 Call to the Pen: Liriano’s Deal with Pirates in Jeopardy: Left-hander Francisco Liriano and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a two year deal – reportedly valued at $12.75 Million –...
• 1/9 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Potential Trade Partner: Pittsburgh Pirates: In exploring teams with a need for a starting pitcher, which many think the Tigers have an extra one of, I now turn to the Pittsburgh...
• 1/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Francisco Liriano injured, deal may be off: Welp. Just yesterday, I noted that Francisco Liriano still hadn’t actually signed with the Pirates yet. Now we know why:...

• 12/21 Baseball Jerks: Francisco Liriano Signs with Pittsburgh Pirates: Coming off of their best season since 1997, the Pittsburgh Pirates are attempting to move forward and become a contender again....
• 12/21 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates To Sign Francisco Liriano: Today all Pirates fans, and I guess anyone that is interested in baseball and is on Twitter or watches any kinds of sporting news,...
• 12/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs to sign Francisco Liriano: The Pirates made surprising headlines this morning when they agreed to a deal with free agent pitcher Francisco Liriano. They...

• 11/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates non-tender Jeff Karstens: The Pirates are indeed going to non-tender Jeff Karstens. Jeff was entering his third arbitration year and was projected to make...
• 11/21 mlbreports.com : Fixing the Pittsburgh Pirates: Robert Whitmer’s Five Point Strategy Plan: Wednesday, Nov.21/2012 Robert Whitmer (Baseball Writer) So we have a dilemma in this 5-point series. We have a team here that,...

• 10/16 Rum Bunter: The Walking Dead Inspired Pittsburgh Pirates Forthcoming Roster Deconstruction: The Walking Dead Inspired Pittsburgh Pirates roster deconstruction is about to begin.   Every Pirates fan realizes what the...
• 10/14 North Side Notch: Starling Marte and Jeff Locke make International League Top 20: Baseball America recently released their Top 20 Prospect rankings for the International League and both Starling Marte and Jeff...
• 10/3 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: The 2012 Pirates. Were There Any Positives? Yes. : The Pirates finally ended their season and in the end they didn't break "the streak" and they didn't make the playoffs and they...
• 10/2 Tomahawk Take: Braves Lose Chance At Division Title: The Braves could not get the offense going, as the Pirates held the Braves down to record a 2-1 victory Monday night.  This eliminated...
• 10/2 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Tuesday: October 2, 2012: Today is the penultimate day of the season. The Nationals and Tigers clinched last night. Congrats to both teams and...
• 10/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Young Bucs take down Braves:  The Pirates came up with a nice victory on Monday night…and while it didn’t matter for them, they set off a celebration...
• 10/1 Braves Journal: Pirates 2, Braves 1: Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates – Box Score – October 1, 2012 Breaking news alert: we’re not gonna win...
• 10/1 Tomahawk Take: Series Preview: Braves @ Pirates: The Braves finish their regular season with a road trip to Pittsburgh, hoping to keep the momentum going into Friday’s wild...
• 10/1 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of October 1: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 10/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Braves: Braves (93-66) at Pirates (77-82) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports At long last,...
• 10/1 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Monday: October 1, 2012: October baseball! Is this going to be a fascinating week or what? Nobody has captured what this week will be better than...

• 9/27 Baseball Jerks: Pittsburgh Pirates: Jerks of the Day: The Pittsburgh Pirates collapse is finally complete. Their 6-0 loss at the hands of the New York Mets finally eliminated them...
• 9/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates' Coonelly Will Bring Back Front Office. What Does It Mean?: In a move that caused a lot of a stir on the internets among fans and media members Pirates President Frank Coonelly said that...
• 9/26 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Hefner Bounces Back, Wright Eclipses Hits Record in 6-0 Win: When talking to the media after his awful outing against the Phillies, Jeremy Hefner wasn’t sure if he was going to get...
• 9/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: Another miserable night: Wheee! The Pirates were officially eliminated from postseason contention with a miserable loss to a miserable team (and pitcher)...
• 9/26 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Mets: Pirates (76-78) at Mets (70-84) 7:10 PM EST–Citi Field, New York Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports  The Bucs...
• 9/26 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: September 26, 2012: On a day where five of the six division leaders lost games, a 9-6 picking day doesn't seem so bad. Almost all of those...
• 9/26 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 154: Loss to Pirates: Pirates 10 Mets 6 Just think, if this were 1960, this miserable season would be over. Then again, if this were 1960, the Mets...
• 9/26 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets – Game 155: Pirates win! Pirates win!  The season is saved! Honesty, I’m still happy any time the Pirates win.  It just feels good....
• 9/23 Rum Bunter: Pirates Win, Head to New York About to Start the Streak to Stop the Streak: Grab this new Pittsburgh Pirates bumper sticker and slap it on your ride.  We’re going to ignore everything that has happened...
• 9/22 Raise the Jolly Roger: Humiliated in Houston: Awful. The Pirates were blown away by the Astros – the 102-loss Astros – on Friday night. Jeff Locke gave up a 3-run...
• 9/21 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Astros: Pirates (74-75) at Astros (48-102) 8:05 PM EST–Minute Maid Park, Houston Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The...
• 9/21 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros – Game 150: If you think the precipitous fall of the Pirates in the second half is insane I hope you read this email from Kyle Stark. Stunning....
• 9/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Failure to finish: The Pirates lost in utterly devastating fashion yet again on Sunday, turning what looked like a promising game and some possible...
• 9/16 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs – Game 145: Whoa!  A Win!  Win today and that’s two in a row.  Win tomorrow and that’s a winning streak. I have my doubts....
• 9/16 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 16, 2012: The week ended on a sour note at the picks finished at one game under .500. Of course the Cardinals were part of the...
• 9/16 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Cubs: Pirates (73-71) at Cubs (57-88) 2:20 PM EST–Wrigley Field, Chicago Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, WGN The...
• 9/13 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: September 14 – 17, 2012; vs. Pirates – Series Preview: The Pirates comes to town looking very much like the 2011 version of the club that collapsed down the stretch and finished with...
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Sunday: September 9, 2012: Another bad day finished off a bad week in what has so far been a bad month. Yes, that is a whole lot of bad thrown in there....
• 9/12 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Labor Day (Monday): September 3, 2012: Once again, the picks labored yesterday (pun intended and Happy Labor Day). It was a struggle to get to nine correct picks for...
• 9/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Cubs complete the sweep: The Pirates missed a bunch of opportunities and the Cubs made them pay with three long balls, as Chicago finished the weekend...
• 9/9 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 139 Recap - Cubs 4, Pirates 2: Just another embarrassing game in what turned out to be an embarrassing series in what was a bad home stand. The Pirates jumped...
• 9/9 Rum Bunter: Swept Away: Cubs Complete Sweep of Pirates with 4-2 Win:     The Pittsburgh Pirates have disappeared.  The team that generated so much excitement, the team that captured the...
• 9/9 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs – Game 139: I can’t believe the Pirates are in the position they are in.  Playing their way to allowing idiot Cubs fans to bring brooms...
• 9/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Cubs: Cubs (53-86) at Pirates (72-66) 1:35 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, WGN  The...
• 9/9 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: The Yankees go for a split with the Orioles as Freddy Garcia faces Zach Britton Sunday afternoon. It’s been a homer happy...
• 9/8 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: September 10-16: 0 0 1 507 2896 Roto Think Tank 24 6 3397 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US ...
• 9/7 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: September 7 – 9, 2012; @ Pirates – Series Preview: Let’s hope the Cubs have some fire left over from yesterday as they could use some of that on the field this weekend against...
• 9/5 The "Mc" Effect: Rod Barajas vs. Michael McKenry, August & September Starts: Threw together some data about the Pirates catching situation since August. In this time frame the Pirates are 11-21 in this time....
• 9/4 The Baseball Page: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of September 3: Welcome back to Dixon’s picks. I’d like to thank Clave for covering...
• 9/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs outworked on Labor Day:  There isn’t much of anything good to be said about this one. The Pirates opened up their big homestand with a bland, disheartening...
• 9/3 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 134 Recap - Astros 5, Pirates 1: Well I am back after a really good weekend in Milwaukee. I was at the Brewers game on Saturday and Sunday and they were really...
• 9/3 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of September 3: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 9/3 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Dixon’s Picks: Waiver Wire Additions for the Week of September 3: Welcome back to Dixon’s picks. I’d like to thank Clave for covering for me last week. He did a good job, almost too...
• 9/3 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros – Game 134: Ugh.  Still sick.  I blame the Pirates at this point, specifically James McDonald.  It’s always frustrating when a bad...
• 9/3 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. Astros: Astros (41-93) at Pirates (70-63) 1:35 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 9/1 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates September Call-Ups:   The Pittsburgh Pirates have taken what they need from the Triple-A Indianapolis roster to start the September call-ups....
• 9/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: September call-ups, round one: The following players will join the Pirates tonight in Milwaukee as September call-ups: Chris Leroux, Justin Wilson, Eric Fryer,...

• 8/31 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Brewers: Pirates (70-60) at Brewers (62-68) 8:10 PM EST–Miller Park, Milwaukee Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 8/30 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: GCL wins championship, Mel Rojas, Jr. has four hits and a home run: Transactions: Gerrit Cole was promoted from AA Altoona to AAA Indianapolis. The move was likely made now to extend Cole's...
• 8/29 The "Mc" Effect: Who Should Replace Bedard in the Rotation?: The Pirates cut Erik Bedard this week after another rough start from the left-hander. We're past that now and on to trying...
• 8/29 The Baseball Page: Erik Bedard has been released, finally some accountability: Last year when the Pittsburgh Pirates released Lyle Overbay, I was surprised...
• 8/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Release Erik Bedard: In what shouldn't have been a real shocking development from the Pirates this morning it was announced that they released lefty...
• 8/28 Throw the Challenge Flag: Erik Bedard has been released, finally some accountability: Last year when the Pittsburgh Pirates released Lyle Overbay, I was surprised but I just took it for what it was worth. While...
• 8/28 The "Mc" Effect: Erik Bedard Stayed Healthy: When the Pirates signed Erik Bedard in the offseason, everybody's hope was simply that he would stay healthy. The belief...
• 8/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Erik Bedard released: Following his latest poor start on Sunday afternoon, the Pirates finally bit the bullet and released Erik Bedard. Bedard finished...
• 8/27 Baseball News Source: Pirates – Management, Players, Fans Show Inexperience with Winning: Pirates Feeling Pressure of Pennant Race After two decades of losing baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates are where they want to be–directly...
• 8/25 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Jeff Locke throws six scoreless, Luis Heredia also pitches well: No Pirates recap today. I saw the game but the way it was going, I was forced to start drinking which likely destroyed...
• 8/24 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Skipper Clint Hurdle Doesn’t Hate Young Players: Pittsburgh Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle was on TribLive Radio this morning.  We captured a bit of the interview for you below. ...
• 8/22 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 123 Recap - Padres 7, Pirates 5 (10 innings): The game overall wasn't very good for the Pirates. Going into the night they were only 7-for-42 with runners in scoring position...
• 8/20 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Good start for Nick Kingham, Jose Osuna hits 16th home run: There will be no recap of the Pirates games for the next couple of days actually. I slept through my alarm on Sunday so I only...
• 8/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Cardinals: Pirates (65-53) at Cardinals (64-52) 8:15 PM EST–Busch Stadium, St. Louis Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports It’s...
• 8/17 Baseball News Source: Pirates Bullpen Needs Overhaul for Stretch Run: It is no secret that the Pittsburgh Pirates have had the wind taken out of their sails over the last few weeks.  Since the All-Star...
• 8/17 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Gerrit Cole strikes out nine, Stetson Allie drives in four: Transactions: Chad Qualls was placed on the bereavement list by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Jeff Locke was optioned back to Indianapolis....
• 8/14 The "Mc" Effect: 8/14 Recap | Dodgers 11 Pirates 0: The Pirates lost tonight by the score of 11-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kevin Correia got his first loss since June 13th,...
• 8/10 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Justin Wilson pitches eight inning no hitter, Gregory Polanco hits two homers but gets hurt: News: Zack Dodson, the Pirates' fourth round pick in 2009, has been suspended 50 games for failing his second drug test. With...
• 8/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: A sour split: The Pirates have come a long way to get to the point where a series split against a contending team is a disappointment, but that’s...
• 8/9 Throw the Challenge Flag: Game 111: Two Jason Kubel bombs cause Pirates to settle for series split: Since being acquired, Wandy Rodriguez has been good but not great in his starts as a Pittsburgh Pirate. On Thursday, he made...
• 8/9 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 111 Recap - Diamondbacks 6, Pirates 3: It would have been awesome to grab a series win today after losing two of three to the Reds to start this 20 games in 20 days...
• 8/9 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Excellent AAA debut for Kyle McPherson: Transactions: Alex Presley was demoted to Indianapolis as the corresponding move in Jeff Locke's call up to the big leagues....
• 8/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates vs. DBacks: Diamondbacks (56-55) at Pirates (63-47) 4:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The...
• 8/8 The "Mc" Effect: The Alex Presley Card Drawing Dead: That's probably the worst title of a post I've had this season, but my backspace key is broken. Alexander Crawford Presley has...
• 8/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Jeff Locke to be used out of bullpen: The Pittsburgh Pirates will use SP Jeff Locke out of the bullpen because SP Kevin Correia will be making a spot start Wednesday,...[+] Aug. 8, and will not be available out of the bullpen for a few days.
• 8/8 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Clay Holmes remains virtually untouchable at State College: The West Virginia Power were the only affiliate with the day off. It was a scheduled off day. Transactions/Notes: One thing...
• 8/4 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Great starts for Jeff Locke and Nick Kingham: AAA - Indianapolis Indians (70-44) - Beat the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees 2-0. Jeff Locke (9-5, 2.66 ERA) pitched 7 1-3 shutout...

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Acquire Gaby Sanchez: 2:28pm: The Pirates obtained right-handed reliever Kyle Kaminska in the deal, Peter Gammons of MLB Network reports (on Twitter). The...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Wandy Rodriguez Trade – Huntington Continues to Make Smart Baseball Moves: Since the rumor mills started churning a couple weeks ago, there have been many big names rumored to be switching teams.  Those...
• 7/26 BoSox Injection: Why Not Shop Jarrod Saltalamacchia?: First, I’ll come out and say that I think the Red Sox should sell at this year’s trading deadline. They’ve been...
• 7/21 Cubbies Crib: Paul Maholm To The Pittsburgh Pirates?: July 19, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Paul Maholm (28) pitches against the Miami Marlins in the first...
• 7/18 Operation Shutdown: Proposed Trade: PIT, ARZ, SD: Thanks to Jared for his e-mail suggesting this trade.The Deal:To Pirates: Justin UptonTo D'Backs: Chase Headley & PTBNL...
• 7/18 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Zack Von Rosenberg and Nick Kingham have strong start for West Virginia: I won't have a recap of the Pittsburgh Pirates once again. The 8:40 start times in Colorado don't work well with my schedule....
• 7/15 The "Mc" Effect: Buy Low, Sell High - Kevin Correia Trade Talk: Recently there has been some talk about the Pirates trading away Kevin Correia. Rob Biertempfel from the Tribune-Review reported...
• 7/13 Operation Shutdown: Trade Deadline: Proposed Pirate trades: The 2012 Non-waiver trade deadline is 18 days away, ending at 4pm EST on July 31st. The Pirates have been said to be looking to...
• 7/13 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: GCL Pirates win 17 inning game, Tim Alderson K's eight for Altoona: The West Virginia Power were the only minor league affiliate off today. Their game against the Rome Braves was postponed. AAA...
• 7/12 North Side Notch: 7/12 MiLB Recap: Tim Alderson strikes out 8: Jeff Locke started the first game of a double-header for the Tribe and gave up four runs (two earned) over five innings. He struck...
• 7/5 The "Mc" Effect: The Pirates Trade Problem: Sick of reading about the Pirates and the trade deadline? ... Yeah, me either. I've been thinking a lot about this today and...
• 7/5 Throw the Challenge Flag: Minors: Jeff Locke with a one hitter through seven, Barrett Barnes hits first pro home run: AAA - Indianapolis Indians (55-31) - Beat the Louisville Bats 6-1. Jeff Locke (7-4, 2.92 ERA) pitched seven innings, allowing...

• 6/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Big day (if Cutch is OK): Other than a briefly-terrifying  (but apparently not serious) injury to Andrew McCutchen, today’s game was pretty darn...
• 6/29 Operation Shutdown: Gameday 76 - Cardinals:  Pirates (40-35) at Cardinals (40-46)8:15 PM ETTV: ROOT SportsPhoto: mitchell3417 / Flickr.comBusch Stadium - St. Louis,...
• 6/29 The "Mc" Effect: Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Deadline Target Tracker: Pirate fans have been clamoring for a trade basically all season long, and we are now finally drawing near the time where discussions...
• 6/25 Throw the Challenge Flag: Around The Minors 6/24/12: It was a pretty rough day for the minor league affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates. State College was the only team to win. Bradenton...
• 6/20 North Side Notch: 6/19 MiLB Recap: Jameson Taillon bounces back with 7 shutout innings: Everyone but West Virginia in action today. Indianapolis 2, Gwinnett 1 – Jeff Locke gave up just 1 run over 6 innings while...
• 6/20 Throw the Challenge Flag: Around The Minors 6/19/12: West Virginia was the only affiliate with the night off. It was the last day of their All-Star break. AAA - Indianapolis Indians...
• 6/17 This is Getting Old: How Rudy Owens, Jeff Locke, Justin Wilson and Joe Saunders Are Connected: Pirates fans, including myself, have made no secret about their disdain for the team sticking with Brad Lincoln and/or Kevin Correia...
• 6/17 The "Mc" Effect: Legitimate Beef - Why Not Rudy Owens?: Brad Lincoln got roughed up again today, giving up eight hits and four runs in just 3.2 innings of work. It's pretty obvious...
• 6/14 Raise the Jolly Roger: Charlie Morton ‘expected’ to have Tommy John surgery: This is some pretty upsetting news (via the Trib). Morton has a torn elbow ligament that will apparently put him out for the rest...
• 6/14 Throw the Challenge Flag: Electric Stuff Potentially Unplugged: The pitching staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been among the best in all of baseball for the first two plus months of the...
• 6/12 The "Mc" Effect: Close Eye on Lincoln Tonight: Brad Lincoln takes the ball in Baltimore tonight, and I would say that there is at least a bit of pressure on him. He got roughed...
• 6/1 The "Mc" Effect: Pirates Make Up Injury, Send Morton to the DL: I'm normally not a news reporter on here, but this is too good to pass up. The Pirates have put Charlie Morton on the DL with...

• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pirates, Manny, Luebke, Luhnow: Some links from around the league on a day when Max Scherzer became the first pitcher since 1988 to induce 15 swinging strikeouts...
• 5/20 Operation Shutdown: Locke recalled from Indy: The Pirates announced today that they have placed reliever Jason Grilli on the bereavement list and called up LHP Jeff Locke...
• 5/20 The "Mc" Effect: McLouth, Correia, and Questionable Decisions: The Pirate are in Detroit wrapping up a three games series today. They managed to ride Andrew McCutchen to a victory last night...
• 5/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Tigers: Pirates (19-21) at Tigers (19-21) 1:05 PM EST–Comerica Park, Detroit Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports The Pirates...
• 5/16 The "Mc" Effect: If Not Lincoln, Why Not Owens or Locke?: I've said my peace about Kevin Correia, and I think last night was enough for us to see him removed from the rotation for good....
• 5/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: A trip around the minors: Since we’re no longer running the daily minor league updates (see Pirates Prospects or some of the other blogs if you’re...

• 4/3 The "Mc" Effect: 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training: What We Learned: Grapefruit League action has come to a close and we are just three days away from Opening Day. The Pirates had a miserable 9-18...

• 3/15 Buccos Buzz: Pirates Score 10 in First Inning, 17 in Win Over Minnesota Twins: The Pittsburgh Pirates bats sure are out this spring. The Bucs scored ten times in the first inning and added seven more on 19...
• 3/7 The "Mc" Effect: 3/7 Recap | Pirates Homer Three Times | Blue Jays 8 Pirates 6: For the fourth straight games, the Pirates had a very nice showing at the plate. They collected 12 hits including home runs from...
• 3/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: Blue Jays 8, Pirates 6: The Bucs dropped to 0-3 against the Jays this spring. At the plate: Pedro Alvarez was 2 for 3 with an opposite field home run....
• 3/7 Buccos Buzz: Pittsburgh Pirates Send Out Top Squad for Spring Training Game Five: The Pittsburgh Pirates meet the Toronto Blue Jays today in the fifth game of Spring Training 2012. Both teams are 2-2 thus far....

• 2/23 The "Mc" Effect: Headlines, Headlines, Headlines: We're about to start a new season of baseball, and the beat writers are off and running. Here are some of the big headlines for...
• 2/22 MLB Dirt: 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates Top 16 Prospects: The Pittsburgh Pirates spent just over $17M in last year’s draft to make sure they helped stock a farm system that has...

• 12/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Early look at 2012: Starting rotation: Yes, it’s still EXTREMELY early and tons of things could (and should) change between now and April 5th, but since we are...
• 12/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Pirates most major-league ready prospect: Jeff Locke: With the offseason in full swing and teams working to finalize rosters for the upcoming season, let’s take a look at which...
• 12/6 Raise the Jolly Roger: Nate McLouth returns to Pittsburgh: Yep, it’s true…Nate McLouth is likely coming back to Pittsburgh. UPDATE: It’s a deal, pending a physical. McLouth,...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Interested In McLouth, Talking To Lee: 7:31am: Pittsburgh is also talking with Derrek Lee, according to SI.com's Jon Heyman (on Twitter), though the first baseman has...
• 12/2 This is Getting Old: Pirates Went After Chris Capuano: Let me just preface this quickly. Capuano has been really good at times. The problem is those times were five years ago. That’s...

• 10/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates won’t pick up Paul Maholm’s option: After Paul Maholm hit the DL in August, many suggested that he might never throw another pitch for the Pirates. It looks like...

• 9/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: The end: The Pirates’ 2011 season came to a close in the most predictable way possible – a Pedro Alvarez strikeout to complete...
• 9/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 162 Recap and Some Season Thoughts - Brewers 7, Pirates 3: The season is over. 162 games in the book and the 2011 season ended with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on a Pedro Alvarez...
• 9/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: The finale – Pirates at Brewers: Pirates (72-89) at Brewers (95-66) 8:10 PM EST–Miller Park, Milwaukee Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, FS Wisconsin...
• 9/25 Seedlings to Stars: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Jeff Locke: Many po**** opinions of pitching prospects are formed from general scouting reports. While these reports are invaluable resources,...
• 9/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Walkoff > Save: Joel Hanrahan had a chance to pick up his 40th save tonight, but blew it. Instead, he ended up with his first win. Obviously it’s...
• 9/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Reds at Pirates: Reds (76-80) at Pirates (69-87) 7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports, FS Ohio...
• 9/17 The "Mc" Effect: Jeff Locke September 16 Pitch F/X: As the season winds down, there are only a few reasons to watch this Pirates team play. One of those reasons is Jeff Locke, who...
• 9/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Late night mess: Not a very good late night performance by the Bucs this time, as they dropped a painful game that drifted well into the night....
• 9/16 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Pirates at Dodgers: Pirates (68-82) at Dodgers (73-76) 10:10 PM EST–Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Here is the MLB.com Gameday  TV: ROOT Sports,...
• 9/16 The "Mc" Effect: We Have Seen The Last of Paul Maholm: I just realized this. Paul Maholm has pitched his last game in a Pirate uniform. Is that a hasty assumption to make? Maybe. But...
• 9/14 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Dodgers (Series Forty Nine): Sadly we meet here again.  We meet with yet another losing season.  Something we are all too used to and something every Pirates...
• 9/12 This is Getting Old: Pirates vs. Cardinals (Series Forty Eight):   Whenever you get swept it’s very deflating.  How thoroughly deflated I am after the Pirates got swept twice by the...
• 9/12 The "Mc" Effect: Offense & Starting Pitching Stats From Down The Stretch: All year I have been keeping a spreadsheet that takes a look at the offensive production along with the starting pitching production....