Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks - August 04, 2024

Pirates have an obvious offseason need after bullpen games exposed major flawWhile there are some talented arms in the Pittsburgh Pirates' rotation, it was clear in 2026 that more depth was needed. Bullpen games became the norm down the

Reds gave Pirates the clearest reason yet why Brandon Lowe is worth the qualifying offerAs the Pirates look to 2027, finding a way to retain Brandon Lowe’s services should be a top priority. Not only was the second baseman Pittsburgh’s best player,

Paul Skenes and Pirates' young core have more to lose from MLB's looming lockout than fans realizeThe Pittsburgh Pirates have spent years asking fans to be patient while their young talent develops. Now, just as the franchise finally appears to be assembling

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2026 Arizona Diamondbacks Post Mortem Analysis: Part 1 What Went WellYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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The 10 Greatest MLB Divisional Series Upsets 😮Reflecting on the Diamondbacks' most unexpected postseason triumph ➡️

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Pirates 2026 season in review: OutfieldersSolid years from Cruz and Reynolds led the way for the outfield this season.

Pirates' new scouting director faces a draft challenge Pittsburgh hasn't had to worry about in yearsFor years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have enjoyed one significant advantage when it comes to building their future: premium positioning in the MLB Draft. That luxu

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Each Team's Biggest Roster Hole to Fix in Offseason ⚾The one personnel flaw Arizona needs to address in 2027 📲

Pirates’ Endy Rodríguez decision will reveal how much faith they still have in his futureFor a few fleeting weeks in 2026, it looked like the Pittsburgh Pirates were finally getting the version of Endy Rodríguez they'd been waiting years to see. The

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SnakePit Post-season GDT, #9Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Bryan Reynolds’ bizarre 2026 stat may completely change how Pirates view his down yearFor much of the 2026 season, Pittsburgh Pirates fans were left wondering what happened to Bryan Reynolds' power. The veteran outfielder finished the year with j

Pirates' roster crunch could make Spencer Horwitz the odd man out in 2027The Pirates acquired Spencer Horwitz via trade two years ago, and Pittsburgh still isn’t quite sure what kind of player he is. Before he took the field for a re

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Pirates 2026 season in review: BullpenIt was an up-and-down year for the ‘pen.

Jazz Chisholm Landing Spots📍FA fits for All-Star 2B with Yankees stint likely over 📲

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🚨MLB Proposes Less GamesReturn of 154-game season. Opponent selection in postseason. Full MLB proposal to MLBPA here 📲

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Best Fits for Michael King and Casey Mize ⚾Why the Nationals should look to sign one of San Diego's free agents ➡️

Pirates offseason rotation plan starts with one massive Mitch Keller decisionThinking long and hard about the Pittsburgh Pirates' offseason wishlist brings about several key needs. The top of that list is headed by retaining Brandon Lowe

Paul Skenes’ imperfect 2026 season may have taught him more than his dominant ones ever couldPaul Skenes entered the major leagues without much experience being ordinary. He dominated college baseball. He tore through the minor leagues. He arrived in Pi

Division Series Recap 🍿Yankees, Padres and Braves all eliminated. Tap to catch up on all the action 📲

AL and NLDS Overreactions 🗣️Can anyone beat the Dodgers? Time to trade Acuña Jr.? 📲

MLB Lays Out Lockout PlansNew details emerge on 34-page memo with team owners and high-ranking execs (The Athletic)

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2026 Arizona Diamondbacks Prospect All Stars: Middle Infielders + OutfieldersSnakepit’s resident MILB expert C. Wesley Baier look breaks down the best 2026 seasons by Dbacks minor league shortstop, secondbase, and all three outfield positions.

Jackson Merrill’s old Paul Skenes quote has aged painfully for PiratesTwo years ago, Paul Skenes beat Jackson Merrill for National League Rookie of the Year. The Pittsburgh Pirates can keep that one. Because when Merrill reflecte

Pirates may regret Oscar Marin decision if Reds hand him a promotionThe Pittsburgh Pirates decided last offseason that Oscar Marin had taken their pitching staff as far as he could. Now, one year later, a division rival might de

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SnakePit Post-season GDT, #8Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Diamondbacks NewsThe NL West continues to march towards the World Series.

11 years after Pirates’ 98-win heartbreak, 82 wins shouldn’t be treated like a breakthroughEleven years ago today, more than 40,000 fans packed PNC Park expecting the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin another October run. Instead, Jake Arrieta and the Chica

MLB Postseason Buzz 🗣️

😬 Yankees defensive struggles ♨️ Padres-Brewers drama 📳 LIVE with insider Jon Heyman

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Predicting the Outcome for Each Team's Top Free Agent 🔮How the Pirates will decide to keep or let go of their most coveted available player ➡️

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The greatest MLB player from every stateBaseball is America’s pastime for a reason. It remains the one sport kids play from a young age and remain active in through high school in many cases. There ar

Wilber Dotel looks like a Pirates success story but still comes with one huge questionThe Pittsburgh Pirates' pitching was a mixed bag in 2026, providing both optimism and concern for 2027. The bullpen was a major issue in the first half, but the

Pirates should be embarrassed watching MLB’s smallest markets dominate OctoberThe Pittsburgh Pirates have spent years explaining all the ways baseball's economic system makes their job harder. Then October arrives, and teams facing many o

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Spencer Horwitz’s Super Two status quietly makes Pirates’ offseason math more complicatedThe Pittsburgh Pirates knew their young core was eventually going to become more expensive. For some of that core, “eventually” is starting to arrive a little e

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How every MLB owner made their fortune, from Stan Kroenke to Steve CohenMLB owners are worth billions of dollars. This is nothing new. While most are in the business of private equity or even gain net worth courtesy of their team al

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Next Season’s First BasemanWho will it be?

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Arizona Diamondbacks News 10/6: Bye, BertThe D-backs play-by-play man for the last 14 years will not be returning

Pirates giving Brandon Lowe qualifying offer will be their easiest (and most fruitless) offseason callThe Pittsburgh Pirates' biggest Brandon Lowe decision this offseason should also be their easiest. Give him the qualifying offer. Lowe is headed for free agency

Ranking MLB's Top 50 Rookies 🔢Where Pittsburgh's first-year players stand across the league 📲

Pirates should be watching Milwaukee’s 2-0 lead as an offseason blueprintThe Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from the NLCS, and the Pittsburgh Pirates should be paying very close attention to how they got there. Thre Brewers didn’

Mason Montgomery is Pirates breakout star for 2026Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Mason Montgomery is coming off an excellent 2026 campaign.

Arizona Diamondbacks parting ways with Steve BerthiaumeYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Andrew McCutchen’s MLB Network gig offers an intriguing glimpse at his post-Pirates futureAndrew McCutchen has spent nearly two decades making himself one of baseball’s most recognizable players. His latest October assignment offers a pretty convinci

SnakePit Post-season GDT, #6Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

White Sox’s stunning playoff run makes Pirates’ endless rebuild look even worseThe Chicago White Sox lost 121 games two years ago. It was the most losses by an MLB team in the Modern Era, the kind of season that ordinarily becomes shorthan

Mike Hazen’s best and worst Diamondbacks moves, 2025-26Time to strap on those 20/20 hindsight glasses

Players Who Were Worse Than You Think in 2026 ⚾Breaking down which Diamondback didn't perform as well as expected this year 📲

Every Playoff Team's October X-Factor ❌Each squad's key to crushing the MLB postseason

Realistic Offseason Trade Ideas 💡Assessing how the Brewers and Pirates could make a move ➡️

Paul Skenes’ historic arbitration raise should eliminate Pirates’ favorite offseason excusePaul Skenes is about to get a massive raise. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, it still isn't massive enough to justify pinching pennies anywhere else. MLB Trade Rumo

Pirates urged to make trade with division rivalThe Pittsburgh Pirates could be busy on the trade market this offseason.

Braves just showed Pirates what a bullpen game is supposed to look like in masterclass vs. DodgersAfter the Pittsburgh Pirates spent the final weeks of the 2026 season trying to survive bullpen games, the Atlanta Braves just used one to beat the defending Wo

Arizona Diamondbacks News, 10/5: Brewers and Boo-hoo’ersYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Oneil Cruz's surprising ranking adds sting to Pirates' lost opportunityAs the MLB playoffs rage on, the Pittsburgh Pirates sit home; it's hard not to stop and think about what could have been. After an embarrassing 71-91 campaign l

Three-quarters of SnakePit members want to keep Torey LovulloYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Pirates dumped Ke'Bryan Hayes before his bat made heinous history for the RedsThe Pirates have reveled in first-round pick success of late, seeing Paul Skenes, Konnor Griffin, Carmen Mlodzinski, and Nick Gonzales blossom, but that win str

SnakePit Post-season GDT, #5Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Don Kelly’s entire lifetime puts Pirates’ postseason drought into brutal perspectiveDon Kelly is no spring chicken. He has nine big-league seasons under his belt as a player and just wrapped up his first full season as Pirates manager, leading

MLB Division Series Game 1 Recap 🎬Results, top highlights and more from every matchup Saturday 📲

Name the 2026 Arizona DiamondbacksHow soon do YOU forget…?

SnakePit Post-season GDT, #4Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Diamondbacks NewsThe regular season is over. The team extended their skipper. Now the owner is adjusting the future expectations.

Pirates' bold Kyle Schwarber offer could come back to haunt them with Brandon LoweThe Pittsburgh Pirates may have accidentally destroyed one of their own potential excuses for letting Brandon Lowe walk. Last offseason, Pittsburgh reportedly o

Pirates' first offseason signing rumor gets debunked in fittingly lame twistFor a few hours, it looked like the Pittsburgh Pirates had made their first move of the offseason. Somehow, the truth was even less exciting. A transactions log

Transcript: Mike Hazen and Torey Lovullo 2026 reviewYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Jared Jones, Mason Montgomery earn National League award honors for SeptemberThe Pirates’ pitching staff received elite efforts from two of their hardest- throwing arms.

ABS Challenge Success Rate 📈How every MLB team did in first season with system 📲

Pirates insider predicts Brandon Lowe heartbreak fans are already fearingPittsburgh Pirates fans have known for months that Brandon Lowe’s looming free agency could end painfully. Now, one prominent insider is predicting exactly that

MLB Divisional Round Picks 🔮Predicting winners in postseason's next round 📲

Luis Arraez Landing Spots 📍Why the Pirates would be a great fit for Philly's star second baseman 📲

MLB Rules Out Grand Teton GameRob Manfred won't pursue idea after doing 'due diligence' (The Athletic)

Jared Jones, Konnor Griffin just added pressure to Pirates’ Brandon Lowe decisionA lot of moving pieces came together to bring forth the Pittsburgh Pirates' offensive resurgence in 2026, but the single most integral part of the turnaround wa

Every MLB Team's Biggest Surprise and Disappointment ⚾Breaking down notable highlights and lowlights of Arizona's 2026 season 📲

Pirates fans delivered a message ownership can’t afford to overlook in 2027The Pittsburgh Pirates spent years giving ownership an easy excuse. Attendance was down. Interest had eroded. Fans were frustrated. PNC Park was too often fille

SnakePit Post-season GDT, #3Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Red Sox fans only know half the pain that Pirates fans do after another postseason flameoutLosing to the Yankees stinks, but it doesn't compare to what we saw a decade ago.

Pirates ownership has spent 13 years turning the ‘Cueto’ game from a beginning into a relicOctober 1 will always mean something different in Pittsburgh. Thirteen years ago today, PNC Park shook. It shook with 40,000-plus fans who had waited more than

Diamondbacks Extend Torey LovulloThe Diamondbacks have extended their skipper for another two seasons.

D-backs Re-Sign Torey Lovullo

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Source confirms: Torey Lovullo returning as Diamondbacks manager on two-year deal. First: @nickpiecoro and @SteveGilbertMLB

Kevin Gausman, Shota Imanaga's Top Suitors 🛬Why the Diamondbacks should pursue one of the Cubs' top free agents ➡️

Pirates finally fixed baseball’s most embarrassing offense, raising the stakes for 2027A huge improvement still wasn't enough this season.

Ben Cherington’s Brandon Lowe comments already sound like Pirates are preparing an excusePittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said virtually everything fans could want to hear about Brandon Lowe, but he also said one thing that should m

Arizona Diamondbacks 2026: A Post-mortemYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Wild Card Game 2 Slate Recap ✍️3 out of 4 matchups officially set. Results and top highlights from each Wednesday game 📲

Ben Cherington's biggest Pirates roster failures are hiding in plain sight on playoff benchesIf you want a perfect illustration of everything wrong with the Pittsburgh Pirates' roster construction under general manager Ben Cherington, look no further th

Astros fans are booing what Pirates fans have spent decades begging forThere are few things more frustrating for Pittsburgh Pirates fans than watching other fan bases take October baseball for granted. But the Houston Astros might

SnakePit Post-season GDT, #2Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Diamondbacks NewsThe Wild Card round of the playoffs is underway and it seems almost no one is happy.

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🎯 Wild Card picks 👀 Manager situations 📳 LIVE with insider Jon Heyman

5 Teams That Can Dethrone the DodgersAnalyzing which squads have the best chance to beat reigning champions 📲

Former Pirate Joe Musgrove had an unforgettable playoff moment nearly two years in the makingThe Pittsburgh Pirates may be watching the MLB postseason from home for the 11th consecutive year, but one of their former pitchers just delivered one of Octobe

Pirates’ September award sweep makes one offseason need impossible to ignoreThe Pittsburgh Pirates’ best month of the 2026 season came too late to salvage their playoff aspirations, but it produced a fitting pair of individual honors. J

Pirates Prospect update: Seth Hernandez named top MLB Prospect in FSLThe Pirates’ top prospect is atop the Florida State League!

Wild Card Game 1 Slate Recap ✍️Results and top highlights from all of Tuesday's matchups 📲

Pirates’ record-setting strikeout total exposes clear next step for pitching staffTime to turn that dominance into wins.

Why Diamondbacks Missed The PlayoffsAs an optimist, this is a rare look at 11 reasons Diamondbacks missed the playoffs. Four reasons had high negative impact.

Mariners managerial search could leave Pirates scrambling for replacement on Don Kelly's staffThe Pittsburgh Pirates aren't expected to make sweeping changes to Don Kelly's coaching staff this offseason. That doesn't necessarily mean the group will remai

SnakePit Post-season GDT, #1Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Ranking Postseason Starting Lineups 🔢Where the top offenses stand going into October ➡️

Arizona Diamondbacks News 9/29The Diamondbacks cleaned out their lockers and met with the media after missing the playoffs.

Complete list of Pirates 2026-27 free agents and their outlookThe Pittsburgh Pirates don't have a particularly long list of major league free agents this offseason. They do, however, have one decision that could tell us a

Pirates already missed the window to make Ben Cherington decision that matteredBen Cherington expects to be back for an eighth season as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. At this point, does it really matter? Cherington said that

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Pirates get first winning season since 2018It was a winning season despite no playoffs for the Bucs.

Pirates gave opponents an embarrassingly simple blueprint that might've kept them out of playoffsThe 2026 season saw the Pittsburgh Pirates improve massively on offense. After finishing dead last in nearly every significant category in 2025, the Pirates fin

Pirates’ Camilo Doval misfire somehow looks even worse after one Giants appearanceThe Camilo Doval trade already looked bad for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Somehow, it took exactly one inning with the San Francisco Giants for it to look worse. Pi

Arizona Diamondbacks Decision: Should Mike Hazen and Torey Lovullo go?Your best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

ABS Increased MLB Game Times ➕Average time to play nine innings up nearly 4 minutes from last year (AP)

🚨 MLB Playoff Bracket SET 🔒😱 Astros on wrong end of history 🔔 Phillies taking on Braves 📲 Recap of final day

MLB Playoff Predictions 🔮Round-by-round picks with bracket set 📲

Arizona Diamondbacks News, 9/28: Not to beYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Brandon Lowe’s wife may have accidentally raised the stakes for Pirates’ offseasonBrandon Lowe's future with the Pittsburgh Pirates was already going to be one of the biggest storylines of the offseason. Then his wife may have unintentionall

Final Regular Season Power Rankings 📊How the Pirates finished out the year 📲

Pirates may learn replacing Brandon Lowe is the more expensive optionThe Pittsburgh Pirates are going to have to pay somebody this offseason. The question is whether they finally realize the easiest person to pay might be Brandon

2026 Dbacks Prospects All Stars: Starting Battery & Infield CornersA look at the best starting pitcher, catcher(s), and firstbaseman and thirdbaseman in the Dbacks farm system in 2026

Last Day of Regular Season 🔥Phillies grab final Wild Card spot. Astros take AL West. Full recap here 📲

Reasons to be D-backs ThankfulYour best source for quality Arizona Diamondbacks news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Playoff Field Finalized ♨️Standings after Phillies clinch, Astros win division 📲

Padres Spoil D-Backs Playoff Odds 😈

Rivals halt Arizona's chances at making the dance

Pirates vs. Tigers (09/27/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-2 win vs. Detroit Tigers 🎥

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Detroit Tigers: Jared Jones vs. River RyanThe Pirates are on the road looking to grab a win today.

Pirates’ Don Kelly had a front-row seat for both ends of Justin Verlander’s legendary careerLong before Don Kelly was managing the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was standing at third base wondering what exactly the Detroit Tigers had just unleashed on profess

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Kirby Yates' unlikely Pirates finale gave veteran reliever the sendoff his career deservedKirby Yates had spent his entire major league career coming out of the bullpen, so when he jokingly pitched Pirates manager Don Kelly on making his first career

Diamondbacks 7, San Diego 10: Garbage Time, As It Turned OutYou didn’t think that getting the third wild card spot would be easy, did you?

Diamondbacks vs. Padres (09/26/2026)

Full highlights from San Diego Padres' 10-7 win vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 🎥

Latest MLB Playoff Picture 🖼️Final NL Wild Card spot still up for grabs. Full standings with 2 days to go 📲