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The Bucs are Building Depth, not Excess
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For years, Pirates fans have asked for more depth. Now that the organization has built it, that depth is being interpreted in some corners as redundancy. In reality, the Bucs...
5 Pittsburgh Pirates that should inspire some confidence in the team’s defense
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Many of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ biggest upgrades help their offense, but many question how their defense will look. Brandon Lowe had double-digit negative defensive runs saved and outs above average...
Preseason PECOTA Projects the Pirates
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With pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training in the coming days, another offseason checkpoint has been reached. Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA is a decades-old simulation model that has become a...

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