SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates’ first big move this Trade Deadline brought an end to the tenure of one of their longest rostered players and one-time owner of the largest contract in franchise history, as they sent Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Reds on Wednesday. Coming to Pittsburgh are lefty reliever

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates continue to be active as Thursday’s Trade Deadline nears, as they sent lefty reliever Caleb Ferguson to the Mariners on Wednesday for Minor League right-hander Jeter Martinez. Ferguson signed a one-year deal with the Pirates this past winter and added some stability to the Pirates’

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Trade Deadline Day has arrived, and we could see a frenzy of activity before the 6 p.m. ET cutoff for deals. Heck, we already saw a good amount of activity on Wednesday, with deals going down throughout the day. As the hours tick away, each dealin' team has plans --

Thursday is the Trade Deadline (6 p.m. ET), and many contending teams will be lining up to acquire starting pitching. It’s a commodity that precious few teams have enough of, with depth often in short supply at this time of year. Don’t expect anybody on the list below to be

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The playoff races and the Trade Deadline are heating up, and so are several position prospects. Yankees outfielder Spencer Jones has been the hottest hitter in the Minors over the past month, slashing .427/.477/.987 with 12 homers in 18 Triple-A games entering Wednesday. That performance could get him promoted to

SAN FRANCISCO -- Braxton Ashcraft yelled something to himself leaving Oracle Park’s mound Tuesday night. It wasn’t out of frustration. It was an amped-up rookie celebrating as Oneil Cruz snagged a lazy fly ball to close Ashcraft's night.

SAN FRANCISCO -- It has been a year of milestones for Andrew McCutchen. In March, he launched his 800th career extra-base hit. In June, he passed Roberto Clemente for the third-most homers in Pirates history. And in the seventh inning of a frigid July night at Oracle Park on Monday,

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Dave Parker’s likeness was all over the place for induction weekend, from shop windows and lampposts on Main Street to the Clark Sports Center, site of the ceremony just outside the village. But nowhere is it more prominent than in his son David Parker II, the spitting

PITTSBURGH -- Manager Don Kelly was greeted by boos as he walked out to PNC Park’s mound, but the Pirates skipper hadn’t made a motion to the bullpen yet. As the infielders congregated to the center of the infield, Kelly instead opted to chat with Paul Skenes. The right-hander was

PITTSBURGH -- It’s been mostly quiet on the trade front so far for the Pirates ahead of Thursday’s Trade Deadline, with the only move being sending Adam Frazier back to the Royals. That could, if not should, change in the coming days. It’s been a tougher year than expected for

PITTSBURGH -- David Bednar threw one final warmup pitch, walked through the bullpen gate and made his trek to PNC Park’s pitcher’s mound on Saturday night. The ballpark goes black. Tommy Shaw’s voice starts to play through the sound speakers as the a cappella opening of Styx’s "Renegade" begins.

PITTSBURGH -- They say greatness can be thrust upon you. For Nick Gonzales, that came via a jersey number. The Pirates’ second baseman hasn’t been too picky with numbers in his career. He didn’t know if he was going to see the field as a freshman walk-on in college, so

Sitting atop the Top 100 Prospect rankings for the first time didn't faze Konnor Griffin, who continued to tear through opposing pitching. Perhaps the only hitter doing more damage is Spencer Jones, who left the yard three times as part of an ongoing power surge that has the slugger a

With Roman Anthony officially graduating from prospect status on Thursday with his 46th day of active big league service time (one more than the maximum for future rookie eligibility), there's a new No. 1 atop MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin ascends to the top spot

PITTSBURGH – It was pretty quiet in the Pirates’ clubhouse this weekend after they were swept by the White Sox. The team came out of the All-Star break flat and paid the price. Leaving the clubhouse on a quiet Saturday night, there was one source of noise not too far

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We are in this kind of strange in-between limbo land when it comes to prospect rankings. It’s after the Draft but before the signing deadline (July 28), and we’ve historically not done any updates to our lists until after all the draftees are signed. But at the same time, we’ve

PITTSBURGH -- Seth Hernandez got to watch Paul Skenes pitch Monday from the seats at PNC Park. Before Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Tigers, Hernandez got to chat with the Pirates’ ace on the field, with the 2025 first-round pick decked out in the custom white No. 25 jersey with

PITTSBURGH -- Paul Skenes did something on Monday night that he hadn’t done since June 19. He pitched into the sixth inning. Much of the discussion around Skenes over the past month -- that didn’t involve him starting his second straight All-Star Game -- has centered around his shorter starts.

PITTSBURGH -- It’s starting to feel real again for Johan Oviedo. If his words didn’t tell the story, the smile across his face did. On Friday, Oviedo made a rehab start with Double-A Altoona, striking out three over 3 1/3 innings for the Curve. On Monday, he was back at