The Pirates came into this offseason looking to be aggressive and add to their outfield mix. On Thursday, they made their first swing, acquiring a Major League-ready Top 100 prospect. The Pirates acquired outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia, the No. 85 prospect in the game per MLB Pipeline, and right-hander Jesus Travieso

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It might only be December, but there’s a serious case of Draft fever ranging. The root cause is the release of MLB Pipeline’s new 2026 Top 100 Draft Prospects list. The fans are definitely aflame, though, by the upcoming MLB Draft Lottery, which will determine the order of who gets

With executives from all 30 teams set to descend on Orlando, Fla., for the annual Winter Meetings, the Hot Stove may be on the verge of heating up. Though some clubs have already made some moves this offseason, every team still has plenty of questions to answer between now and

This weekend I held an AMA on the Pirates’ subreddit, r/Buccos. The full AMA can be found on Reddit, and below are some of the highlights.

The Rule 5 Draft can be a fascinating, if imperfect, process, and you only need to look at last year’s edition to see why. On one hand, the White Sox selected Shane Smith from the Brewers and watched him blossom into an All-Star before finishing with a 3.81 ERA and

PITTSBURGH -- After six years under pitching coach Oscar Marin, manager Don Kelly felt it was time for a change. There was no question that the team’s pitching staff and rotation were the strength of the club, but sources told MLB.com that the room was looking to be pushed further,

As the Pirates move into the offseason, this page will continue to be updated. Players on the 60-day injured list will have to be added back to the 40-man roster after the World Series.

When I was a kid, one of my favorite activities during long road trips with my family was Mad Libs. Remember that one? Every page was a story with a number of blank spaces, requiring players to fill those spaces in with different words to create the whole story. With

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. In the words of a great bird I once met, “Gobble, gobble.” Thanksgiving is not a holiday traditionally associated with baseball, but if you’re reading a baseball site on Thanksgiving Day, you know that in a just world, every holiday is one associated with baseball. So today,

PITTSBURGH -- Don Kelly is, if nothing else, a capital “O” Optimist. Usually whenever it rains at PNC Park, it’s a day off or at least some down time in a delay. On Tuesday, it was time to get to work, rain or no rain. The Pirates’ manager was taking

One of the big developments of the past year in baseball is how many young players have risen to the top of prospect rankings. A look at MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list will show you just one player in the top 10 older than 21. Of course, while there's

Growing up a baseball fan in Australia, Brandan Bidois had only a handful of fellow Aussies in the Major Leagues he could look up to. Liam Hendriks is maybe the most notable, and Bidois was quick to point to left-handed reliever Graeme Lloyd, who won a couple of World Series

The Pirates have agreed to one-year contracts with outfielder Jack Suwinski and right-handed reliever Yohan Ramírez. The deals mean they will avoid arbitration with both players, and that both will remain on the roster ahead of Friday’s non-tender deadline. Suwinski’s one-year deal is for $1.25 million, according to a source.

The Pirates opted to protect most of their top prospects who were eligible for the Rule 5 Draft this year, selecting the contracts of outfielder/first baseman Esmerlyn Valdez (No. 15 on MLB Pipeline’s list of the top Pirates prospects), infielder Jack Brannigan (No. 21), left-hander Tyler Samaniego and right-handers Wilber

Kevin McGonigle left no doubt that he was the best prospect in the Arizona Fall League this season. Ranked second on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list, the Tigers infielder burnished his reputation as the best pure hitter in the Minor Leagues en route to winning Most Valuable Player honors.

While we’re sad to see another Arizona Fall League season come to an end -- No. 33 to be precise -- we’re still celebrating all of the impressive prospect performances we witnessed. Later this week, we’ll have a ranking of top prospects based more on long-term value. For now, we

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With Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin taking home their leagues' respective 2025 Rookie of the Year Awards, it's time to turn our attention to 2026.

The Pirates are hiring Kristopher Negrón as their bench coach and Tony Beasley as third-base coach, according to a source, bringing the Pirates’ coaching staff closer to completion. Pittsburgh has not yet confirmed the hires. Negrón, 39, played six years in the Majors from 2012-19 as a utilityman. A week

On the heels of a 2025 season that saw large viewership increases -- including the most watched postseason in eight years and a World Series Game 7 that was the most watched Major League Baseball game in 34 years -- MLB announced Wednesday that it has formed new three-year media

That Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani keep winning MVP Awards -- 2 straight for Judge and 3 in a row for Ohtani, and seven of the 10 handed out since 2021 -- is pretty amazing. It’s a reminder that we are watching two of the greatest players in baseball history

The Rule 5 Draft protection deadline came and went Tuesday. As expected, all six eligible Top 100 prospects were added to their respective clubs’ 40-man rosters before the 6 p.m. ET closing bell. In total, 54 players ranked among their organizations’ Top 30 prospects were protected from the Rule 5