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When the Pirates arrived home from Washington, D.C. late Sunday night, they couldn’t help but feel good about this current stretch of 22 consecutive games against teams .500 or better. After dropping a series to the Braves, thanks to Thursday’s 10-5 loss at PNC Park, the conversation has shifted to

The Pirates have indeed traded their Competitive Balance-A Round Pick for help, and it will address needs at shortstop with Konnor Griffin’s injury and in the bullpen. Late Friday, the Pirates flipped the 34th overall pick in the upcoming MLB Draft to the White Sox for infielder Jacob Gonzalez and

PHILADELPHIA -- Edward Florentino walked onto the field at Citizens Bank Park Sunday morning and soaked in the scene, gazing into the stands and around at some of baseball’s top prospects. Inside the National League clubhouse, Florentino turned to his right and saw his High-A Greensboro teammate, Seth Hernandez, the

PHILADELPHIA — Before Paul Skenes and Braxton Ashcraft took their seats along Ashburn Alley beyond the outfield at Citizens Bank Park on Monday afternoon, Skenes made sure to introduce Ashcraft to his good friend and Plum native Pat McAfee, who was broadcasting live from the MLB All-Star Game. It was

PHILADELPHIA — Before Paul Skenes and Braxton Ashcraft took their seats along Ashburn Alley beyond the outfield at Citizens Bank Park on Monday afternoon, Skenes made sure to introduce Ashcraft to his good friend and Plum native Pat McAfee, who was broadcasting live from the MLB All-Star Game. It was

PHILADELPHIA — Paul Skenes and Braxton Ashcraft are both good at pitching. That much was established long ago and reaffirmed by their trip to the MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park. But along with being talented, they’re also smart, insightful and sneaky funny. While tackling plenty of serious topics

PHILADELPHIA -- While the outside world spent plenty of time over the past few months pondering what’s wrong with Paul Skenes \-\- the dip in velocity, nine games without a win — the Pirates ace has remained methodical. Skenes hasn’t wavered. He trusts his process and believes the under-the-hood numbers

PHILADELPHIA -- Forget Paul Skenes’ velocity, Braxton Ashcraft’s ascent or the Pirates' bullpen struggling. The wildest first-half storyline with this team has been a screeching and squealing offensive U-turn, Pittsburgh going from worst to (tied for) first in runs scored and flipping this facet from weakness to strength. It should’ve