Pirates GM shuts down Paul Skenes trade rumors
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Audacy on MSNPirates mindset 17 games under & playing younger playersWhat Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said about how they approach the rest of the season & the alarming hitting stats at AAA this year
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Rum Bunter on MSNPirates make much-needed rotation decision, but totally bungle corresponding demotionThe Pirates have finally seen enough of Carmen Mlodzinski as a starting pitcher. It took just nine starts for them to see that it is not working, but they appea
Pirates fire Derek Shelton, but GM Ben Cherington—called the worst in Pittsburgh sports history—remains the bigger issue.
It changes nothing. Relieving Shelton of ... You can’t polish excrement. The Pirates have an awful roster. Half their players aren’t legit big-leaguers. But Shelton’s Pirates looked ...
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Rum Bunter on MSNDon Kelly’s first ejection as manager immediately forces Pirates to scrambleNew Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly just had another "first" as he was ejected in just his second game managing the Pirates.
The Pittsburgh Pirates finally jettisoned the weak link in their starting rotation on Wednesday morning, demoting righty Carmen Mlodzinski to Triple-A. This should by all accounts be cause for celebration: Mlodzinski had put up an ugly 5.67 ERA over his first nine outings of the year, the only Pirates starter with an ERA below league average.