Emma Lingan

The Pittsburgh Pirates needed bullpen help. What they appear to have found instead is a pretty loud admission that they are running out of answers. But we already knew that.

Pulling Jared Jones after six perfect innings Wednesday was an unpopular decision by Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly , but the real issue was what happened after.

St. Louis nearly changed Pittsburgh's future before passing on Griffin. By Emma Lingan |

For once, the Pittsburgh Pirates are not being discussed as a team that should sell, reset or wait for next year. In fact, they're being discussed as a team that could strike early.

Ben Cherington still has time to fix the Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen. He does not have time to erase the fact that he allowed it to become a crisis.

Well, it happened. The Pittsburgh Pirates finally traded the No. 34 pick. And somehow, the return is even more underwhelming than the month of rumors that preceded it.

The Dodgers-Tarik Skubal rumor has become one of those deadline ideas that refuses to go away, mostly because it makes too much sense from Los Angeles’ side and

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected LSU outfielder Derek Curiel with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft , adding one of the most polished hitters in the class to their farm system.

The Pittsburgh Pirates opened the 2026 MLB Draft by selecting one of the class's most polished hitters in LSU outfielder Derek Curiel. They then used their next two picks to address another important organizational need: building a deeper, more athletic infield for the future.

The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the 2026 MLB Draft with an opportunity to add another significant collection of talent to one of baseball's strongest farm systems.