2016 Pittsburgh Pirates

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Starling Marte: One of Baseball's Most Underrated Players

(By David Schoenfield)

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/68930/starling-marte-one-of-baseballs-most-underrated-players

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Juan Nicasio Terrific as Pirates Sweep Cardinals, 5-1

(By Charlie Wilmoth)

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2016/4/6/11382124/juan-nicasio-terrific-as-pirates-sweep-cardinals-5-1

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18 OUTS: 6 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 5 Strikeouts, 4 Flyouts, 1 Foulout, 1 Lineout

JONATHON JOSEPH NIESE O (vs. TIGERS, 4/11)

IP:l 6

H:;; 5 ll(2 Home Runs, 3 Singles)

R:l) 4

ER:)2

BB: 1

SO: 5

Pitches: 86 (54 Strikes, 32 Balls)

2016 ERA: 4.91

PITCHES BY INNING

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14 (91 Strikes, 5 Balls)

12 (71 Strikes, 5 Balls)

15 (11 Strikes, 4 Balls)

12 (71 Strikes, 5 Balls)

12 (71 Strikes, 5 Balls)

21 (13 Strikes, 8 Balls)

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(vs. BREWERS, 4/16)

Davies had them on the ropes until that third inning.

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This team has the potential to win it all.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: Francisco Cervelli has signed a three-year contract extension with the Pirates. Total money is $31 million.</p>— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="

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Hot take: Solid move by the Pirates.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Matchups to Watch: The Kid Returns

(By Jose Negron)

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2016/06/06/pittsburgh-pirates-matchups-kid-returns/

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Pirates Trade for a Catcher with Francisco Cervelli Out 4-6 Weeks

(By Matt Snyder)

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/pirates-trade-for-a-catcher-with-francisco-cervelli-out-at-least-four-weeks/

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Inside Andrew McCutchen's Decline, from Analytics to the Clubhouse

(By Tom Verducci)

http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/06/29/andrew-mccutchen-pittsburgh-pirates-stats

With top 25 prospect Austin Meadows being practically MLB ready, I expect McCutchen to be traded between now and opening day 2017. The 2017 Pirates will be formidable with the additions of Meadows,Taillon,Glasnow,Kuhl and Bell.

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Flu Forces Pittsburgh Pirates' Starling Marte to Sit Out Versus Milwaukee Brewers

(By The Sports Xchange)

http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2016/07/22/Flu-forces-Pittsburgh-Pirates-Starling-Marte-to-sit-out-versus-Milwaukee-Brewers/1501469163144/

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Source tells me <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pirates?src=hash">#pirates</a> plan to bench McCutchen for entire series v <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/braves?src=hash">#braves</a>.</p>— Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) <a href="

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On this Day in 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates Fielded the First All-Black and Latin Lineup

(By Ryan Cortes)

http://theundefeated.com/features/on-this-day-in-1971-the-pittsburgh-pirates-fielded-the-first-all-black-lineup/

Rennie Stennett - 2B

Gene Clines - CF

Roberto Clemente - RF

Willie Stargell - LF

Manny Sanguillen - C

Dave Cash - 3B

Al Oliver - 1B

Jackie Hernandez - SS

Dock Ellis - RHP

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Former Yankee Ivan Nova pitched a complete game today, beating the Reds by a score of 4-1.

Nova needed only 94 pitches to complete his gem, while striking out 4 and walking 0.

In fact, since being acquired by the Pirates last month, Nova has a scintillating 2.53 ERA and 0.928 WHIP in 46.33 innings pitched.

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