We’ve reached the part of the offseason where things start to slow down around baseball — and this year, that includes the Pirates. Usually, it’s hard to say there’s a “slow…

We've reached the part of the offseason where things start to slow down around baseball — and this year, that includes the Pirates. Usually, it's hard to say there's a "slow" part of the winter for the Bucs, because that would imply there was a time during the offseason where the team was active. But the Pirates were unusually proactive in December, adding a…

After two weeks of mysterious tweets, trolling, vague guessing from unsourced accounts, and reports that the Pirates were interested but not optimistic, Kazuma Okamoto ended the speculation ahead o…

On this day five years ago, the Pirates rudely interrupted my Christmas Eve with news of a transaction. I took a break from stirring the pasta sauce to run down to the basement and pound out a few …

After two weeks of mysterious tweets, trolling, vague guessing from unsourced accounts, and reports that the Pirates were interested but not optimistic, Kazuma Okamoto ended the speculation ahead o…

After two weeks of mysterious tweets, trolling, vague guessing from unsourced accounts, and reports that the Pirates were interested but not optimistic, Kazuma Okamoto ended the speculation ahead of his January 4 signing deadline by inking a deal with the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. I can't remember the last time a free agent was the subject of this level of preoccupation from the fanbase, and there are several reasons why Okamoto drew such singular attention from Bucco diehards.

On this day five years ago, the Pirates rudely interrupted my Christmas Eve with news of a transaction. I took a break from stirring the pasta sauce to run down to the basement and pound out a few …

On this day five years ago, the Pirates rudely interrupted my Christmas Eve with news of a transaction. I took a break from stirring the pasta sauce to run down to the basement and pound out a few …

On this day five years ago, the Pirates rudely interrupted my Christmas Eve with news of a transaction. I took a break from stirring the pasta sauce to run down to the basement and pound out a few hundred words on a befuddling transaction, one that did not make me happy that Ben Cherington had decided to work on the holiday.

The Pirates could not have another ordinary Pittsburgh Pirates offseason. They could not stand pat for most of the winter, and then tinker around the edges of the roster by adding bench players or …

The Pirates could not have another ordinary Pittsburgh Pirates offseason. They could not stand pat for most of the winter, and then tinker around the edges of the roster by adding bench players or …

The Pirates could not have another ordinary Pittsburgh Pirates offseason. They could not stand pat for most of the winter, and then tinker around the edges of the roster by adding bench players or platoon bats. They could not just add a player or two on one-year, seven-figure deals — either ancient veterans or failed former top prospects who could 

For the first time in my life, the Pirates are generating actual buzz in the offseason. And the buzz isn't over who the Bucs are going to trade away, but who they might acquire — not just through trades, but possibly on the open market. Already, the Bucs have added Jhostynxon García to their bench via trade, and Gregory Soto to their bullpen through free agency…

I don’t know how I made it through last offseason. The Pirates were coming off a disappointing 2024 campaign in which they had finished with 76 wins, the exact same number of victories as 202…

On Tuesday, after weeks of rumors swirling around the baseball world — rumors that grew increasingly intense over the first few days of the Winter Meetings — the Pirates finally signed a free agent…

On Tuesday, after weeks of rumors swirling around the baseball world — rumors that grew increasingly intense over the first few days of the Winter Meetings — the Pirates finally signed a free agent. It just wasn't the free agent that everyone in Pittsburgh was hoping for. Hours after Kyle Schwarber reunited with the Philadelphia Phillies for one year and $25 million more than the Bucs offered, the Pirates made their first free agent signing of the winter.

I don’t know how I made it through last offseason. The Pirates were coming off a disappointing 2024 campaign in which they had finished with 76 wins, the exact same number of victories as 202…

Earlier this week, ESPN released a list of potential trade targets who could be moved this winter. The Pirates were connected with no fewer than 11 names on that list, including a couple of outfiel…

Earlier this week, ESPN released a list of potential trade targets who could be moved this winter. The Pirates were connected with no fewer than 11 names on that list, including a couple of outfielders on the Red Sox. On Thursday night, the Bucs did swing a trade with Boston, swapping a pitcher for an outfielder — but not for one of the Sox outfielders mentioned by ESPN.

I don't know how I made it through last offseason. The Pirates were coming off a disappointing 2024 campaign in which they had finished with 76 wins, the exact same number of victories as 2023 despite employing Paul Skenes. The rebuild appeared to have stalled out. I wrote that it would be a crucial winter for the franchise. But the Pirates apparently disagreed; after trading for Spencer Horwitz, Ben Cherington hit the "sim to Spring Training" button and the offseason passed with little action.