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The Pirates added six prospects to 40-man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 draft and DFA'ed four players.
Katrina Stebbins|
The Pirates are among the worst teams in baseball, if not professional sports, but it wasn't always that way. Commentator Pat McAfee reminded Pittsburgh of its gritty past in a call to action to the city's sports teams.
Abigail Miskowiec|
The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly in on Kyle Schwarber according to Jeff Passan. An absolute unreal and uncharacteristic rumor that would completely shift this organization.
Baron Dionis|
The Pittsburgh Pirates have such a deep pitching staff and now are reportedly fielding calls on Johan Oviedo, coming as a total surprise.
Baron Dionis|
There are three ways the Pirates could realistically use a $30–40 million payroll boost heading into 2026 — aligned with their spending history, Ben Cherington’s risk profile and the actual market tiers they play in.
Emma Lingan|
MLB insiders are reporting that the Pittsburgh Pirates are expected to spend at least $30 million this offseason in rumored payroll increase.
Baron Dionis|
The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially lost the Josh Bell trade now that Eddy Yean has returned to the Washington Nationals on a minor league deal.
Baron Dionis|
Pat McAfee crushing the Pirates' spending and ownership on College GameDay is exactly the national validation that Pittsburgh fans needed.
Emma Lingan|
Cam Devanney is signing in Japan, giving the Pirates an extra 40-man roster space to work with ahead of the Rule 5 protection deadline.
Emma Lingan|
Former Pirates third base coach Mike Rabelo is joining Derek Shelton's staff in Minnesota, Paul Skenes is getting another bobblehead, and the Pirates have a decision to make with Esmerlyn Valdez.
Emma Lingan|
The Rule 5 protection deadline forces MLB teams to pick which prospects to shield from being snatched up by another team, and the Pittsburgh Pirates still have some decisions to make before next week.
Emma Lingan|
The Pittsburgh Pirates should take a look at this offseason blueprint to help bring competitive baseball back to the city.
Baron Dionis|
Pittsburgh Pirates fans are understandably pessimistic, but history suggests that it's hard for a team with two elite players of Paul Skenes and Konnor Griffin's caliber to be truly bad.
Emma Lingan|
Jared Triolo showed enough improvements to his game for fans to believe in a 2026 breakout with the Pirates.
Noah Wright|
The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially lost the Adam Frazier trade with the Kansas City Royals as Cam Devanney opts to play baseball in Japan next season.
Baron Dionis|
Chris Rose of Jomboy Media predicted the Pittsburgh Pirates to sign JT Realmuto to a two year deal that would snap their dry spell of no players signed to a multi-year contract since 2016.
Baron Dionis|
Baseball America's sketch is exciting, but third base blinks red in this Pittsburgh Pirates prediction. Defense plays; the power profile doesn’t for a contender.
Tremayne Person|
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in need of a closer after trading David Bednar to the New York Yankees. Might the answer already exist within the farm system?
Brandon Glick|
The Pirates are set to hire Kristopher Negron as bench coach and Tony Beasley as third base coach on Don Kelly's staff.
Emma Lingan|
MLB Trade Rumors is high on the Pittsburgh Pirates to fix up their offense by predicting them to add Kazuma Okamoto and Jorge Polanco.
Baron Dionis|
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