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Who are the best young players in baseball right now? Our Top 100 MLB prospects ranking stacks the game’s rising stars, weighing their upside, risk and trajectory.News

Seth Hernandez promotion gives Pirates a temptation they must resist
Seth Hernandez’s promotion to High-A Greensboro on Sunday was inevitable, but what happens next is where the Pirates have to be careful.
Pirates fans are missing the point with Don Kelly's decision to pull Bubba Chandler
Don Kelly taking the ball away from Bubba Chandler was not a reckless over-managing decision, but it did expose a bigger problem with the Pirates' roster.
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.Rumors




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Pirates fans should find joy in Rookie of the Year race tilting scales in the NL Central
Konnor Griffin’s adjustment at the plate is giving the Pirates more than prospect hype. It is giving them a real rookie race storyline.
Pirates insider doubles down on team's biggest trade deadline need
If the Pirates are still in the playoff mix by mid-June, the front office’s biggest priority should be strengthening the front of the bullpen.
Braxton Ashcraft proved he’s becoming a problem Pirates' opponents can’t ignore
Coming off his best outing of the season, Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Braxton Ashcraft is putting the league on notice that he's a legitimate top-end starter.
How Joey Bart helped Mitch Keller avoid early collapse vs Diamondbacks
Mitch Keller appeared to be headed for disaster, but Joey Bart pulled him aside between innings and challenged him.
Pirates' bold trade steal is quickly making fans forget his brutal start
Just over a month into the season, Mason Montgomery is starting to look like a legitimate bullpen weapon in Pittsburgh.
Jared Jones’ impending return could force Pirates into uncomfortable rotation compromise
As Jared Jones nears his major league return, the Pirates have already hinted they’ll be cautious with his workload.
Pirates just matched a franchise feat not seen since 2015 with series win over Diamondbacks
A year ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates were unraveling. Now, they look like a team finally starting to put it all together.
Confusing Pirates bullpen call-up has fans asking questions (but there's a simple answer)
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a roster move Thursday that immediately raised more questions than it answered.
Pirates fans need to admit Don Kelly got Paul Skenes decision right
Don Kelly made the hard decision to pull Paul Skenes after eight shutout innings, and it was the right one.
Pirates in last place in NL Central but somehow still ahead where it counts
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.
Former Pirates castoff pulls off impossible feat with Diamondbacks
Ildemaro Vargas, who had 13 plate appearances with the Pirates in 2021, is now leading the league in batting average with the Diamondbacks.
Pirates have a Konnor Griffin dilemma they might not actually need to solve
Konnor Griffin's surge leads to the question: how much longer is he going to stay buried in the bottom half of the Pirates' lineup?
Bubba Chandler’s struggles have Pirates fans pointing fingers the wrong way
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.
Pirates History: Bob Skinner’s death leaves Pittsburgh fans mourning a lost era
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost a piece of their history Monday when Bob Skinner passed away at the age of 94.
Henry Davis is proving Pirates right and wrong at the exact same time
Henry Davis is giving the Pirates everything they could reasonably ask for behind the plate — except the one thing they now need most.
Pirates receive drastic discipline from MLB over weekend Reds drama
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 accidentally found the third baseman they spent winter chasing
The Pittsburgh Pirates spent the entire offseason searching for a solution at third base, but they may have had their answer all along.
Oneil Cruz proved he doesn’t need power to change a game for Pirates
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.
Konnor Griffin’s Pirates glow-up between 19 and 20 feels almost fake
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.

