5-28-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After an improbable comeback victory last night, the Pirates will look to keep the good vibes rolling today as they send Paul Skenes to the mound to face Zac Gallen. Just two years removed from being a Cy Young finalist, Gallen has tumbled quite a bit statistically, enteringContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Attack Zac Where He’s At!”
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Starter Spotlight: Feel The Burnes
5-27-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After being shutout for the MLB-worst ninth time yesterday, the Bucs look colder than cold and have a tough task ahead of them as they face former Cy Young winner, Corbin Burnes. Burnes is in his first season with the Diamondbacks after signing a 6-year, $210M deal thisContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Feel The Burnes”
Starter Spotlight: Ryne Time
5-26-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After a successful home-stand which ended on a bit of a sour note, the Bucs head to the Copper State to face the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have Ryne Nelson on the bump for the first game of the set. The Pirates battered Nelson a bit last time theyContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Ryne Time”
Gary’s Five Pirates Thoughts – Memorial Day Edition
The Pirates have shown improvement recently, with Oneil Cruz thriving. However, uncertainty surrounds the team’s management and potential coaching changes. Endy Rodriguez’s future remains unclear as well.
Starter Spotlight: Logan’s Run
5-25-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Heading into the final game of the homestead with a shot at taking 3 of 4 from the rival Brewers, the Pirates have been riding high on some late-game heroics. While they need to find a way to break-through against starting pitchers, runs may be tough to findContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Logan’s Run”
Starter Spotlight: Welcome Back, Priester
5-24-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Game 3 of the weekend series with the Brewers and the Pirates will see the return of former Bucco, Quinn Priester – who was dealt at last year’s deadline to the Boston Red Sox before being flipped to the Brewers last month. Drafted in the 1st round ofContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Welcome Back, Priester”
2 Guys Talkin’ Trades A Keller of a deal?
5-24-25 – By Justin Verno & Corey Shrader – @JV_PITT and @CoreyShrader on X Justin Verno- A trade rumor that involves a Pirate…in May? Corey, this is like Christmas in…well, May. I guess. Corey Shrader- You know, writing these pieces is usually a fun exercise in looking across the league and trying to connect dots. But the feeling ofContinue reading “2 Guys Talkin’ Trades A Keller of a deal?”
Starter Spotlight: Peralta La Vista
5-23-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X After finally breaking the 5 run mark, the Pirates will look to continue pushing the offense forward today but they’ll face a much tougher challenge today with Freddy Peralta on the bump, entering the day with a 2.59 ERA through his first 10 starts on the season. TheContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: Peralta La Vista”
Starter Spotlight: See You Soon, Civale
5-22-25 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X Mike Burrows will make his 2025 debut with the Pirates after a strong past few outings down at Indianapolis, certainly earning a spot in this rotation. Opposing him will see Aaron Civale, who returns to the mound today after spending much of the first two months of theContinue reading “Starter Spotlight: See You Soon, Civale”
The Current State of Pirates Pitching
5-22-2025 – By Michael Castrignano – @412DoublePlay on X We are 50 games into the season and now seems as good a time as any to review the pitching – the good, the bad and everything in between. I’m sure I will dive into the offense – or lack thereof – at a later date but theContinue reading “The Current State of Pirates Pitching”
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