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Jared Jones is close to returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he has no plans to do so as a reliever, no matter what the team needs.

Jared Jones shut down one Pirates question faster than any hitter in scoreless rehab gem

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Buy or Sell Breakout Pitchers

Breaking down if Cam Schlittler, other massive leaps are for real 📲

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New MLB Top 100 Prospects 🔢

Updated rankings with Konnor Griffin graduating 📲

The Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system's lofty third-overall ranking by MLB Pipeline makes sense. When you have the No. 1 overall prospect in the sport in Konnor G

Pirates farm system may survive Konnor Griffin graduation better than expected

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Are the Pirates MLB playoff contenders or pretenders ?

Which way, Pirates fans?

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Power Ranking Every Rotation 💪

Where every team's starting five lands in mid-May ➡️

Rockies vs. Pirates (05/13/2026)

Full highlights from Colorado Rockies' 10-4 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

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Game #43: Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are at home looking to grab a win.

Jhostynxon Garcia is forcing his way into the Pirates outfield conversation. Garcia hit three home runs earlier this week for Triple-A Indianapolis. When will Ben Cherington make the call?

Jhostynxon Garcia wasted no time putting Pirates on notice after return

Oneil Cruz didn't save Paul Skenes' no-hit bid Tuesday night, but the effort to do it may have told the Pittsburgh Pirates even more than if he actually made the catch.

Pirates' Oneil Cruz made a diving attempt so wild even his kids caught a stray

Every time Paul Skenes takes the mound right now, it feels like the franchise record book needs another update. Tuesday night's 3-1 win over the Colorado Rockie

Paul Skenes is reaching a Pirates level untouched for more than a century

After another brutal stretch from a relief corps that has completely unraveled over the past two weeks, the Pirates recalled right-hander Brandan Bidois from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Pirates call up mystery weapon in overdue bullpen gamble

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Rafael Devers Trade Landing Spots ✈️

Where the embattled Giants star might head next amid rumors ➡️

The Pittsburgh Pirates are already blessed with one of the most dominant aces the sport has to offer in Paul Skenes. Next to him, they have a budding young duo

2026 MLB mock draft could hand Pirates another rotation building block for future

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Pirates Prospect Update: Edward Florentino is on fire at the plate

The 18-year-old Dominican product is off to a hot start to his professional career.

Skenes Hits Season-High 10 Ks 😮‍💨

Pirates ace's near no-hitter secures 3-1 win over Rockies

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Pirates Recall Brandan Bidois For MLB Debut

The Pirates have recalled right-hander Brandan Bidois from Triple-A Indianapolis and optioned righty Cam Sanders back to Indy in his …

Skenes Trolls Bunter 😭 (via @MLB/X)

Had to break the 6-straight Ks somehow

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Game #42: Colorado Rockies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are at home looking to grab a win.

If the rebel forces are to penetrate the Los Angeles Dodgers death star, then Paul Skenes is their Luke Skywalker. Please excuse the Star Wars puns with May 5 a

Every baseball fan should be pulling for Pirates' Paul Skenes to stop Dodgers dominance

As the Pittsburgh Pirates jockey for position in the crowded and highly competitive NL Central, it's starting to become time to take a hard look at the team's w

Pirates bullpen volatility could force a trade reunion nobody expected this soon

It's hard for Pittsburgh Pirates fans not to be happy about what they've seen from Oneil Cruz so far in the 2026 season. While things haven't been perfect, he's

Oneil Cruz joins one-of-a-kind Pirates legend with latest impressive milestone

The Pirates' trade deadline needs may not start with a big bat or a late-inning reliever. They may start in the outfield. If Pittsburgh is still close enough to

Pirates may have to target most unconventional need at the 2026 trade deadline

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Pirates Prospect Update: Seth Hernandez promoted to High-A

Pittsburgh's top pitching prospect is moving on up!

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10 Sell-High Trade Chips 📈

Munetaka Murakami, more early standouts teams should cash in ➡️

Don Kelly's matchup-driven lineup card on Friday night in San Francisco didn't just backfire. It exposed one of the Pittsburgh Pirates' biggest roster flaws in

Don Kelly's latest lineup gamble exposed brutal Pirates roster problem

Seth Hernandez's promotion to High-A Greensboro on Sunday was inevitable. Honestly, it probably became inevitable about three starts ago. When a 19-year-old is

Seth Hernandez promotion gives Pirates a temptation they must resist

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Pirates Re-Sign Ryan Harbin To Minor League Deal

The Bucs took a risk letting him go but were able to bring him back, thus saving some money.

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Pirates fans are missing the point with Don Kelly's decision to pull Bubba Chandler

The outrage over Don Kelly pulling Bubba Chandler after five innings Sunday is understandable on the surface. The Pittsburgh Pirates had a lead. Chandler had on

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Updated Power Rankings 📊

Where every MLB team stands in mid-May ➡️

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This Paul Skenes stat shows vast difference between 2025 and 2026 Pirates

Paul Skenes has already matched his first-half win total from 2025, thanks to a much-improved Pittsburgh Pirates offense that is finally providing the ace with run support.

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Players Who Should Lose ABS Rights ❌

These 8 guys are shockingly bad at using MLB's challenge system ➡️

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MLB Mock Draft projects Pirates taking top pitcher

The forecast is calling for another starting pitcher with a strong fastball.

Pirates vs. Giants (05/10/2026)

Full highlights from San Francisco Giants' 7-6 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

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Pirates fans should find joy in Rookie of the Year race tilting scales in the NL Central

Sal Stewart's early grip on the National League Rookie of the Year conversation has started to loosen, and Konnor Griffin is giving Pirates fans a real reason t

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Game #41: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants

The Pirates are on the road tonight looking to pull out a victory by the Bay.

Giants Walk-Off Pirates 💪

Rookie Jesus Rodriguez calls game in the 12th

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Pirates insider doubles down on team's biggest trade deadline need

The Pittsburgh Pirates may not know exactly what their roster will look like by the trade deadline, but one thing is becoming increasingly obvious: if they're s

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Surprise MLB Trade Candidates 🫢

Eight players who could be on the move in coming weeks ➡️

Pirates vs. Giants (05/09/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 13-3 win vs. San Francisco Giants 🎥

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Game #40: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants

The Pirates are on the road tonight looking to pull out a victory by the Bay.

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Seth Hernandez's monster prospect ranking leap may confirm Pirates made best draft pick

There is a version of this conversation where we slow down, act responsible, and remind everyone that Seth Hernandez is still a 19-year-old pitcher in Low-A. Bu

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Braxton Ashcraft proved he's becoming a problem Pirates' opponents can't ignore

After fixing their offense, much of the attention the Pittsburgh Pirates received was on their quest to add a veteran arm to their rotation. There was a thought

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Ranking MLB's Best Young Cores 📊

Who has the highest potential for years to come ➡️

Pirates vs. Giants (05/08/2026)

Full highlights from San Francisco Giants' 5-2 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

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Game #39: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants

The Pirates are on the road tonight looking to pull out a victory by the Bay.

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How Joey Bart helped Mitch Keller avoid early collapse vs Diamondbacks

There was a moment Thursday afternoon at Chase Field when it felt like the Pittsburgh Pirates were headed toward a frustrating loss instead of another series wi

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Pirates' bold trade steal is quickly making fans forget his brutal start

When the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Brandon Lowe, Jake Mangum and Mason Montgomery from the Tampa Bay Rays over the winter, most of the attention naturally cen

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Brandon Lowe has been most impactful acquisition of Pirates offseason

Brandon Lowe's been a difference maker for the Bucs.

A year ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates would've killed to have this kind of problem. Now? Jared Jones' impending return from injury could force them into one of the

Jared Jones' impending return could force Pirates into uncomfortable rotation compromise

Projecting how first round could go as College World Series approaches 📲

MLB Mock Draft 5.0 Predictions 🔮

The New York Yankees made a roster move on Thursday that's going to make a lot of Pittsburgh Pirates fans think back to one very specific moment from last summer - and probably shake their heads all over again.

Pirates fans watching Yankees closely after promoted top prospect's link to Paul Skenes

It doesn't take much for fans to vocalize their disdain toward these despised players ➡️

Ranking MLB's Biggest Villains 👿

A year ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates were unraveling. Through 38 games in 2025, they were 12-26, buried in the standings and spiraling badly enough that manageria

Pirates just matched a franchise feat not seen since 2015 with series win over Diamondbacks

Pirates vs. Diamondbacks (05/07/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-2 win vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 🎥

Jones moved up three levels following his first rehab start to pitch in Triple-A.

Pirates starter Jared Jones solid in rehab assignment with Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a roster move Thursday that immediately raised more questions than it answered. Just as Chris Devenski became eligible to return fro

Confusing Pirates bullpen call-up has fans asking questions (but there's a simple answer)

The Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win against the Diamondbacks.

Game #38: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

If Don Kelly had left Paul Skenes out there for the ninth inning and allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates' ace to finish a complete-game shutout in one of the best ou

Pirates fans need to admit Don Kelly got Paul Skenes decision right

The Pittsburgh Pirates somehow sit in last place in the NL Central despite one of the best run differentials in baseball. Luckily, the standings haven't affected their perceived playoff odds.

Pirates in last place in NL Central but somehow still ahead where it counts

How the Pirates have fared in growing homegrown talent ➡️

Assessing Every MLB Team's Development System ⚾

The longer Framber Valdez sat on the market this winter, the stranger it became. This was a frontline starter, a durable left-hander with postseason experience,

Reason Pirates accidentally got involved in Framber Valdez market is now even clearer

Dishing out predictions across the league that get spicer and spicer 📲

10 Scorching MLB Takes 🌶️

Ryenolds in one of five now.

Bryan Reynolds joins elite Pirates company

Skenes Twirls 8 Scoreless Innings 🤩

Pirates ace overpowers D-Backs in near complete game as Pittsburgh gets 1-0 win 8.0 IP | 2 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 7 Ks

Skenes' Perfect Game Bid Ends 😔

Tried keeping it alive all by himself

The Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win against the Diamondbacks.

Game #37: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

The Pittsburgh Pirates may have a Konnor Griffin problem soon. The funny thing is, it might be the kind of problem they shouldn't be in any hurry to fix. Tuesda

Pirates have a Konnor Griffin dilemma they might not actually need to solve

The Pirates' biggest problem with Bubba Chandler right now isn't Joey Bart. It's that too many people are looking for someone else to blame.

Bubba Chandler's struggles have Pirates fans pointing fingers the wrong way

Baseball lifers don't come around often anymore. The game moves too fast, churns too quickly. But Bob Skinner belonged to a different era - one where the game w

Pirates History: Bob Skinner's death leaves Pittsburgh fans mourning a lost era

Projecting who will be moved by the trade deadline on the Pirates 📲

Every Team's Player Most Likely to Be Dealt ⚾

A loss for the Bucco family.

Former Pirates World Series winner Bob Skinner passes away

Assessing the best fits for the three-time AL MVP ➡️

Potential Trades to Rescue Mike Trout📍

Pirates vs. Diamondbacks (05/05/2026)

Full highlights from Arizona Diamondbacks' 9-0 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

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Bob Skinner Passes Away

MLB Trade Rumors honors the career of Bob Skinner, a multi-time All-Star and World Series champion who has passed away at 94.

The Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win against the Diamondbacks.

Game #36: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

Henry Davis is giving the Pirates everything they could reasonably ask for behind the plate - except the one thing they now need most. Offense. Through 74 at-ba

Henry Davis is proving Pirates right and wrong at the exact same time

The Bucs got some bad news today.

Pirates manager Don Kelly, pitcher Chris Devenski suspended by MLB for incident on Saturday vs. Reds

Major League Baseball saw a messy, ambiguous moment at PNC Park on Saturday and turned a gray-area moment into a black-and-white punishment - one the Pittsburgh Pirates now have to absorb at the worst possible time.

Pirates receive drastic discipline from MLB over weekend Reds drama

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MLB Issues Three-Game Suspension To Chris Devenski

MLB believes Chris Devenski intentionally threw at Sal Stewart this weekend. He's been suspended three games. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Seth Hernandez put up another nine-strikeout performance, Edward Florentino was promoted to High-A Greensboro, and Murf Gray was named Florida State League Player of the Week.

Pirates Prospect Update: Seth Hernandez dominance, Edward Florentino promotion, Murf Gray

How Pittsburgh will represent in the Midsummer Classic 📲

Predicting MLB All-Star Roster Selections 🔮

Chris Devenski punished two games for throwing at Reds' Sal Stewart; manager Don Kelly gets one game

Pirates Pitcher Suspended

Highlighting what has gone right for the Pirates one month into the season ➡️

1 Fun Fact About Every MLB Team Thus Far 😀

The Pittsburgh Pirates spent the entire offseason searching for a solution at third base. They explored the trade market. They were tied to names like Eugenio S

Pirates accidentally found the third baseman they spent winter chasing

There's a version of Oneil Cruz that can break a game with one violent swing. And then there's the version the Pittsburgh Pirates saw on Sunday - the one that might be even more dangerous.

Oneil Cruz proved he doesn't need power to change a game for Pirates

The version of Konnor Griffin that showed up on his 20th birthday looks like a completely different player - not just better, but transformed in a way that almost breaks the normal rules of development.

Konnor Griffin's Pirates glow-up between 19 and 20 feels almost fake

The idea sounds tempting on the surface. Triple-digit velocity. Swing-and-miss stuff. A bullpen that has had its share of uneven moments early in the season. Wh

Pirates shut down closer talk as Jared Jones nears return from injury

Once considered a candidate to handle third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Mark Vientos is playing his way off the New York Mets.

Former Pirates trade dream is becoming an early nightmare for the Mets

Where the Pirates stand after a rollercoaster week 📲

New MLB Power Rankings 🔢

Despite an above .500 record against divisional opponents the Pirates are still fifth in the standings.

Pirates still at the bottom of hotly contested NL Central

Projecting what the Reds will do after a strong start to the season ➡️

Bold MLB Predictions For May 🔮

The new-look Pittsburgh Pirates have experienced early success in 2026 that looks and feels very sustainable. But despite a massive culture shift (and even a pl

Pirates once again fall short in area MLB players clearly value most

Reds vs. Pirates (05/03/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 1-0 win vs. Cincinnati Reds 🎥

The Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Game #35: Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates spent the better part of the last week looking completely stuck offensively. Then they ran into the Cincinnati Reds pitching staff on Sat

Pirates' blowout win over reds came with a ridiculous Ke'Bryan Hayes wrinkle

10 players who haven't lived up to expectations so far this year ➡️

MLB Season's Biggest Busts 🫣

The idea that Don Kelly is somehow the primary reason the Pirates hit a rough stretch ignores almost everything surrounding the roster he's trying to manage.

Pirates fans have been unfair to Don Kelly during brutal early test

Pirates Go OFF on Reds 🏴‍☠️

Pittsburgh's offense dominates from start to finish in 17-7 blowout victory

The Pittsburgh Pirates may not have wanted to make a catcher change this early in the season. But at some point, production forces your hand. And right now, End

Endy Rodriguez is forcing a Pirates decision fans saw coming weeks ago

The Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Game #34: Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The young Bucs are looking promising.

ESPN updates Pirates top prospect list for May

10 prospects climbing up draft board entering May ➡️

MLB Mock Draft's Biggest Risers 📈

Reds Walk 7 Straight Hitters 🫣

Ties an MLB record

The Pirates' offseason bet on Marcell Ozuna was never supposed to require this much explaining by May. Pittsburgh gave him $12 million because the lineup needed

Pirates' $12 million offseason mistake is already becoming impossible to defend

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Pirates Release Ryan Harbin

The Pirates designated right-hander Ryan Harbin for assignment. You can get all the details over at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Pittsburgh Pirates built their 2026 hopes around one thing above all else: starting pitching. For much of April, that belief looked justified. Even after a

Pirates' biggest strength is suddenly becoming a massive concern at worst time

The Pittsburgh Pirates' Friday matchup against the Reds is on hold as we are officially in a rain delay.

Pirates vs. Reds Rain Delay, May 1: Updates, Start Time, Full Details

The Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Game #33: Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Instead of simply acknowledging that Ke'Bryan Hayes has been the same hitter he was for more than five seasons in Pittsburgh, there's a growing effort in Cincinnati to frame him as some deeply misunderstood player.

Pirates fans will laugh at this desperate Ke'Bryan Hayes narrative from Reds side

The Pittsburgh Pirates can survive cold stretches at the plate. Most teams do over a 162-game season. What they can't survive is pairing inconsistent offense wi

Bryan Reynolds just emphasized a Pirates problem this struggling lineup can't survive

Reynolds Goes 443 Dead Center 😳 (via @MLB)

Pirates OF sends one off the batter's eye

Jared Jones did not spend 17 months rehabbing just to ease his way back into professional baseball. He spent it preparing to remind everyone exactly why hitters

Jared Jones sends terrifying message to MLB with triple-digit rehab outing

How the Pirates' lineup stacks up after one month of the season ➡️

Ranking Every Team's Current Starting 9 🔢

Trade fits for star if Phillies decide to blow it up 📲

Bryce Harper Trade Landing Spots 🛬

The Bucs suffered a bad series loss.

Top 3 takeaways after the Pirates vs Cardinals series

Determining how the Pirates will operate in the market this summer 📲

Early Predictions for 2026 MLB Trade Deadline 🔮

Two once-promising Pirates prospects - outfielder Mitch Jebb and left-handed pitcher Anthony Solometo - are now facing lengthy absences in what has become a devastating blow to their development trajectories.

Pirates get crushing injury update on two once-promising prospects

The Pittsburgh Pirates desperately needed a stopper Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. Instead, even Paul Skenes could not stop the bleeding. The St. Louis Cardina

Paul Skenes' scoreless streak ends with a Pirates gut punch in loss to Cardinals

Breaking down the biggest standouts and disappointments so far ➡️

Biggest Winners and Losers After 30 Games ⚾

Cardinals vs. Pirates (04/30/2026)

Full highlights from St. Louis Cardinals' 10-5 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

The Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Game #32: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cam Schlittler has been excellent, but Yankees fans - and honestly, some national analysts - need to stop forcing the Paul Skenes comparison before this gets embarrassing.

Yankees fans need to stop forcing the Cam Schlittler Paul Skenes narrative because it won't end well

Jones last pitched for the Pirates in September of 2024 and will be relied on as much-needed depth in the Bucs rotation.

Pirates star Jared Jones excels in first rehab assignment start with Bradenton

Where the Pirates' relievers stack up as one of the top units in the league ➡️

Bullpen Power Rankings For All 30 Teams 🔢

Paul Skenes' Opening Day start against the New York Mets was a nightmare, but we all expected Skenes to bounce back, and he's done exactly that. In his last fiv

Paul Skenes has quietly flipped the script on his season after Opening Day meltdown

The Bucs have been trying to tighten up the pen.

Pirates make several roster moves this week with pitchers

Cardinals Rob Pirates' HR to Win 😨

OF Nathan Church ends game in dramatic fashion against division rivals

Cardinals vs. Pirates (04/29/2026)

Full highlights from St. Louis Cardinals' 5-4 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Rockies vs. Pirates (05/14/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 7-2 win vs. Colorado Rockies 🎥

TRENDING ON B/R

Assessing Every MLB Team's Development System ⚾

10 Scorching MLB Takes 🌶️

Yankees Call Up 6'7" Prospect 📈

Yankees OF Carted Off

Bartolo Posts on HR Anniversary 🤣

Rockies vs. Pirates (05/14/2026)

TRENDING ON B/R

Washington Nationals v Los Angeles Angels

Assessing Every MLB Team's Development System ⚾

10 Scorching MLB Takes 🌶️

Yankees Call Up 6'7" Prospect 📈

Yankees OF Carted Off

Bartolo Posts on HR Anniversary 🤣