Posts By Alex Stumpf
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4.7K19PiratesKelly aims to bring a bit of Leyland to bench ☕
Don Kelly played for Jim Leyland for five seasons. Now he hopes to bring the communication skills he learned from Leyland to the Pirates.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 3:25 PM December 23, 2019 -
4.0K13PiratesLongtime Pirates catcher Cervelli signs with Marlins
Former longtime Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Marlins Monday.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 1:39 PM December 23, 2019 -
4.5K21PiratesElmore sticks with Pirates, signs minor-league deal
The Pirates are bringing back veteran utilityman Jake Elmore on a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 7:15 PM December 21, 2019 -
4.5K31Courtesy of StepOutside.orgMound Visit: Can catchers get by with just their defense? ☕
Jacob Stallings and Luke Maile would arguably be the best fielding but worst hitting catching duo in baseball. Is the trade-off worth it?
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 12:19 AM December 21, 2019 -
4.7K9PiratesPirates add Brock, another player development guy, to staff
The Pirates continued their trend of hiring people with player development experience to the MLB coaching staff by adding Tarrik Brock as first base coach.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 3:21 PM December 20, 2019 -
6.3K29PiratesPirates invite Dominican League hits leader, three others to spring
The Pirates announced the signings of four minor league players Tuesday, including the Dominican Winter League's hits leader.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 7:03 PM December 17, 2019 -
4.1K11PiratesPolanco on target for spring training
Gregory Polanco is throwing from 120 feet and is on target to go into spring training without any restrictions, per director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 3:00 PM December 16, 2019 -
6.0K61PiratesMarin, 37, a young choice for pitching coach
The Pirates have hired Rangers bullpen coach Oscar Marin as their next pitching coach.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 1:04 PM December 16, 2019 -
5.4K117PiratesPirates sign defense-first catcher Maile, fresh off a .151 season
The Pirates signed free agent catcher Luke Maile to a one-year major league contract Monday. GM Ben Cherington made the announcement.
at PNC ParkPOSTED: 1:00 PM December 16, 2019 -
5.5K35PiratesWhat Pirates seek in a pitching coach ☕
So far, the candidates linked to the Pirates' pitching coach opening do not have much major league coaching experience, but that is not a deterrent.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 12:06 AM December 14, 2019 -
6.1K72PiratesWinter Meetings: What Pirates did, didn’t do ☕
The Pirates did not make a big signing or trade at the Winter Meetings, but that does not mean the week was a waste for them.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 5:31 PM December 12, 2019 -
6.2K33PiratesWinter Meetings: Sanders ‘excited’ for shot ☕
Ben Cherington has worked closely with Steve Sanders over eight of the past nine years. Now Sanders will get his chance to be an assistant general manager.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 12:45 AM December 12, 2019 -
6.0K40PiratesWinter Meetings: Day 4, Rule 5 draft
Major league rosters are expanding to 26 players in 2020, but the Pirates are not sure yet if they will use that extra spot on a Rule 5 draft pick.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 12:00 AM December 12, 2019 -
2.8K16PiratesWinter Meetings: Leyland’s advice for Shelton ☕
Shortly after he arrived in Pittsburgh, Derek Shelton and Jim Leyland had a breakfast. There, Leyland told him how to succeed in Pittsburgh.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 2:46 PM December 11, 2019 -
3.5K38PiratesWinter Meetings: Cole smashes contract record with Yankees
Former Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole signed the richest contract ever for a pitcher at the Winter Meetings Tuesday.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 12:32 AM December 11, 2019 -
6.3K79PiratesWinter Meetings: Catcher search continues ☕
The Pirates have been addressing several holes during the Winter Meetings, but the most pressing for the 2020 team is catcher.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 12:13 AM December 11, 2019 -
4.4K67Pirates
Winter Meetings, Day 3 ☕
I'm here to report on whatever happens throughout the day, including the Ben Cherington and Derek Shelton media sessions.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 12:01 AM December 11, 2019 -
4.9K27PiratesWinter Meetings: Reliever Noesi signed
The Pirates made their first move at the baseball winter meetings Tuesday, signing veteran pitcher Hector Noesi to a minor league deal.
in San DiegoPOSTED: 5:01 PM December 10, 2019