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1:10How Paul Skenes And Konnor Griffin Can Change The Culture Of The Pirates
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1:11Challenges Of Rushing A Teen To The Majors
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1:08Konnor Griffin: The Pirates Latest Phenom
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15:21Spring Training Believe It Or Not!
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0:47More Likely To Be Gone Over Summer - Skenes Or Skubal?
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9:31Top 5 Pitching Prospects for 2026 Redraft Leagues!
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0:57Pirates Make Strong Push for Kyle Schwarber, Phillies Still in Play
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1:37Teams Likely To Be Most Active This Offseason
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1:35Reds, Pirates Continue To Make Pushes For Kyle Schwarber
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1:51Assessing Paul Skenes' Future in Pittsburgh
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12:50Paul Skenes Joins CBS Sports HQ
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0:55Paul Skenes on New Giants Manager Tony Vitello: 'He'll Figure It Out Really Quick'
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0:36Paul Skenes: 'Exciting Time to be a Pittsburgh Pirate'
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1:19Paul Skenes Named NL Most Outstanding Pitcher
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0:59Paul Skenes Breaks Down World Series
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0:37Matchup To Watch: Paul Skenes Vs. Hunter Greene
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0:58Highlights: Cubs at Pirates (9/16)
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10:01Tarik Skubal Injury Update & More Prospect Promotions!
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Paul Skenes Goes Over 200K On Season, Pirates Stay Conservative
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10:21Shane Bieber's Great Return & Bubba Chandler's Debut!
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Pirates' Tyler Callihan: Sent to Pittsburgh
The Pirates acquired Callihan from the Reds in exchange for Kyle Nicolas on Wednesday.
Callihan made his MLB debut last season with Cincinnati, seeing action across four games. The 25-year-old utilityman recorded a single, an RBI and one strikeout across six plate appearances. Callihan will compete for a depth role in Pittsburgh after he showed impressive bat-to-ball skills at the Triple-A level in 2025, slashing .303/.410/.528 with four home runs, 12 RBI, 19 runs scored, six stolen bases and a 16:29 BB:K across 106 trips to the plate.
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Pirates' Mike Clevinger: Making push for roster spot
Clevinger threw 3.0 scoreless innings while allowing one hit to go along with three strikeouts and two walks in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.
Clevinger joined the Pirates in February on a non-roster deal, but he appears to have a legitimate chance to make the roster as either the fifth starter or a long reliever. He reports being fully healthy, per Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and touched 97 mph in his first spring outing Feb. 25. Adding in Monday's outing, Clevinger has thrown five scoreless innings, though he's managed only a 4:4 K:BB.
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Pirates' Hunter Barco: Mixed results early in spring
Barco allowed no hits and walked two while striking out three across three scoreless innings in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.
This marked Barco's first start of the spring and second appearance of the exhibition season. He's completed 4.1 innings without allowing an earned run while striking out six, though he's also walked five. Barco is likely on the outside looking in for a rotation spot to begin the regular season due to the signing of Jose Urquidy, but he should have a chance to make an impact at some point in 2026.
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Pirates' Carmen Mlodzinski: Vying for rotation spot
Mlodzinski is competing for a spot in the Pirates' rotation, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Mlodzinski is getting another chance to work as a starter, a role he held at the start of 2025 before shifting to the bullpen. He was more effective as a reliever, and the Pirates have a strong projected rotation with several depth options -- a combination that could ultimately lead Mlodzinski back to the bullpen to begin 2026. He's made one start so far this spring, striking out three while allowing only one hit across two shutout innings.
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Pirates' Bubba Chandler: Struggles with control again
Chandler allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts across 1.1 innings in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros.
Chandler has struggled in two spring appearances, walking seven across only three innings of work. He surrendered free passes to the first two batters he faced Saturday, though he nearly worked out of the jam. There's no indication that Chandler's spot in the Pirates' rotation is in jeopardy, but he hasn't had a strong start to the exhibition season.
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Pirates' Braxton Ashcraft: Three clean innings
Ashcraft threw three scoreless innings while walking one, allowing one hit and striking out two in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros.
Ashcraft entered the spring with a presumed spot in Pittsburgh's rotation, and his work through two exhibition starts seems to have confirmed that. He ramped up to three innings and 38 pitches Saturday, and he's now allowed just one earned run with a 3:1 K:BB across five total frames.
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Pirates' Oneil Cruz: Having strong spring
Cruz went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros.
Cruz's home run in the fifth inning was his first of the spring, though he's otherwise had a solid start to the exhibition season. He has seven hits across 13 at-bats, while striking out four times in 15 plate appearances. Cruz has also chipped in three stolen bases while getting several chances to lead off early on in Grapefruit League action.
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Pirates' Nick Yorke: Adds muscle, tweaks swing
Yorke added significant muscle over the offseason and also tweaked his swing in order to create more loft, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Yorke worked out for three-and-a-half hours per day on a near-daily basis over the offseason to remake his body and add strength. It's already shown up in his spring training results, too, as he's gone 4-for-11 at the plate in the early going. During Tuesday's game versus the Red Sox, he hit two balls in excess of 110 mph. Yorke is competing for a utility role with the Pirates.
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Pirates' Konnor Griffin: Back in lineup Friday
Griffin (foot) is starting at shortstop and batting eighth in Friday's Grapefruit League contest versus the Orioles.
Griffin was lifted from his last game Wednesday as a precaution after being hit on the foot by a pitch, but he's fine. This is the top prospect's first Grapefruit League start since he swatted a pair of home runs Tuesday against the Red Sox. Griffin is competing for the Pirates' Opening Day shortstop gig.
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Pirates' Konnor Griffin: Exits as precaution after HBP
Griffin was removed from Wednesday's Grapefruit League game versus Atlanta as a precaution after being hit on the foot by a pitch, Jose Negron of DK Pittsburgh Sports reports.
Griffin did not start the game but was struck on the foot by a Hayden Harris offering in the top of the seventh inning in what turned out to be his lone plate appearance of the day. He initially stayed in to run the bases but did not come out to play shortstop in the bottom of the frame. Griffin told reporters after the game that "I'm good," so it doesn't seem he will miss much, if any, time. The top prospect is competing for the Pirates' starting shortstop job.
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Pirates' Paul Skenes: Gearing up for WBC
Pirates manager Don Kelly said he expects Skenes to cover at least three innings in his Grapefruit League start Wednesday versus Atlanta, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner will be making his spring debut Wednesday, though he already threw a three-inning simulated game last week as part of his ramp-up program. Wednesday's start will mark Skenes' final outing before he joins Team USA in advance of the World Baseball Classic. Once the WBC concludes, Skenes could make one final tune-up appearance before likely taking the hill for the Pirates' March 26 season opener versus the Mets at Citi Field.
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Pirates' Konnor Griffin: Pops two homers
Griffin went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
Griffin was hitless across his first five at-bats of Grapefruit League action, but he blasted a pair of long balls over the replica Green Monster at jetBlue Park on Tuesday. Both of those homers came on breaking balls -- the first of which was a curveball from Ranger Suarez -- and had exit velocities of 104.8 and 111.2 mph, respectively, per Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Griffin now has four flyballs measured over 104 mph this spring.
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Pirates' Mitch Keller: Makes adjustment to changeup
Keller adjusted the grip on his changeup during the offseason, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Keller throws a wide range of pitches and consistently tinkers with his offerings, though his changeup has never been a major part of his arsenal. It's unclear exactly how he changed the pitch, but he threw it six times in his spring debut Sunday against the Rays -- all against lefties. Keller reported feeling comfortable with the pitch, per Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, so it could be a more prominent part of Keller's game plan in 2026.
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