Kevin Gorman stories, Page 95
Pirates sign 4th-round pick Owen Kellington, completing prized draft class
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed fourth-round pick Owen Kellington, a right-handed prep pitcher from Vermont, to a $600,000 bonus Saturday to complete a prized draft class without going a penny past the 5% overage. Kellington signed for $28,600 above the slot value for the No. 102 pick in the MLB Draft,...
Versatile, hard-swinging Hoy Park willing to play anywhere for PiratesVideo
Hoy Park likes to keep his swing simple, and the newest Pittsburgh Pirate made it look effortless when he swatted a ball into the upper-right field seats Saturday afternoon at PNC Park. “I try to be on time, looking for a good pitch to hit,” Park said. “I’m just trying...
Pirates ready to rebuild rotation, bullpen after trading starting pitcher, relievers
After absorbing all of the comings and goings of Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers over the past week, their braintrust needed a day to discuss what the starting rotation and bullpen would look like moving forward. The Pirates shook up their pitching staff by trading left-handed starter Tyler Anderson (Seattle) and relievers...
Pirates pound 12 hits, ride Wil Crowe’s strong start to snap 4-game skid by blanking Phillies
The Pittsburgh Pirates put the tension of the trade deadline and a sorry series against the Milwaukee Brewers behind them and played like a team that had some making up to do Friday night. The Pirates pounded out 12 hits — one shy of their total over the past three...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington swings 6 trades for 11 players, including three deals at deadline
Ben Cherington had been working for weeks on trades to transform the Pittsburgh Pirates, showing a willingness to listen to offers on almost anybody on the roster in an effort to restock the farm system with talent. The Pirates general manager had been active all week, swinging three trades by...
As baseball’s trade deadline looms, Pirates looking forward to ‘finality’ of deals
In a week where their All-Star second baseman was traded during a game, a reliever was dealt during their day off and Tuesday’s scheduled starter was scratched hours before first pitch, it’s understandable that trade talk has stirred some unrest with the Pittsburgh Pirates. So it was no surprise when...
Manny Pina’s 2 homers boosts Brewers to blowout win over Pirates to sweep series
Just when the Pittsburgh Pirates thought their troubles were with Chad Kuhl giving up doubles, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Manny Pina decided to go deep. After the Brewers ran up a three-run lead by taking two bases on five of their first seven hits, Pina hit a three-run homer off Chris...
Pirates rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes embraces Adam Frazier’s advice, focuses on future as leader
Adam Frazier had been traded to San Diego but accompanied the Pittsburgh Pirates on their flight home from San Francisco on Sunday, so the All-Star second baseman offered free advice to Ke’Bryan Hayes: Treat every day like it’s brand new. The rookie third baseman shared that snippet from their conversation,...
Rookie Rodolfo Castro hits 2 home runs to make history as Pirates lose to Brewers
Taking baseball’s hits leader out of the lineup had a profound impact on the Pittsburgh Pirates, who hadn’t scored a run since trading All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Rodolfo Castro wasn’t aware that the Pittsburgh Pirates’ scoreless streak had stretched to 23 innings...
Pirates lose starting pitchers Chase De Jong to surgery, Trevor Cahill to fractured foot
The Pittsburgh Pirates lost two starting pitchers to season-ending injuries but could soon add another to their rotation. Pirates director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said right-hander Chase De Jong (1-4, 5.77 ERA in nine starts) underwent surgery Tuesday on his left knee to repair damaged cartilage that coats the...
Brewers take advantage of late scratch to starting pitcher, pound punchless Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates were preparing for their first game without All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier when they found out they also would be without their scheduled starting pitcher. Tyler Anderson was scratched less than four hours before first pitch Tuesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, who reportedly was traded to the...
Getting chance to start at 2B for Pirates newest chapter of Rodolfo Castro’s ‘glory story’
When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres, Rodolfo Castro was torn over losing a teammate but thrilled for the opportunity that awaited him. After hitting back-to-back home runs in a 6-5 comeback win over the New York on July 11, Castro was...
Pirates sign another top-100 prospect from draft, 14th-round pick Braylon BishopVideo
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed their fifth top-100 prospect from the MLB Draft, when Texarkana, Ark., prep outfielder Braylon Bishop agreed to a $268,700 bonus Tuesday. Bishop was ranked the No. 87 prospect by Baseball America and No. 94 by MLB Pipeline — making him a third-round talent — but slipped...
After Phillies trade falls through, Pirates have deal to send Tyler Anderson to Mariners
The Pittsburgh Pirates officially are open for business before the MLB trade deadline, as general manager Ben Cherington is conducting a fire sale of veterans for a haul of prospects. After dealing All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to San Diego on Sunday and right-handed reliever Clay Holmes to the New...
After trade from Pirates to Padres, Adam Frazier says ‘ultimate goal now is to win World Series’
Adam Frazier heard daily rumors about where the Pittsburgh Pirates would trade him – one day to the New York Mets or Chicago White Sox, the next to the Seattle Mariners — before manager Derek Shelton pulled him from Sunday’s game at San Francisco and broke the news he long...
Pirates trade RHP Clay Holmes to Yankees for two minor league infielders
A day after sending All-Star second baseman Adam Frazier to the San Diego Padres for three prospects, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded right-handed reliever Clay Holmes to the New York Yankees for infielders Hoy Jun Park and Diego Castillo. Holmes, 28, was 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA, 44 strikeouts and 25...
Padres’ prospects passed ‘threshold’ for Pirates GM Ben Cherington in Adam Frazier trade
The trade conversations started soon after the MLB Draft ended, and Ben Cherington knew any trade offers involving Adam Frazier would have to meet certain criteria for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After talking with a handful of teams last week, the Pirates general manager settled on sending the All-Star second baseman...
Report: Pirates draft pick Lonnie White Jr. chooses pro baseball over Penn State football
Pittsburgh Pirates draft pick Lonnie White Jr. has chosen to play professional baseball and bypass a football scholarship to Penn State, according to a report by PhillyVoice.com. The Malvern Prep outfielder, selected No. 64 overall in the MLB Draft in the Competitive Balance B round, was reportedly torn between the...
Searching for a strong second half, Pirates RF Gregory Polanco finds success in choking up
After a first half that had his batting average hovering around – and often below – the Mendoza Line, Gregory Polanco spent his time sidelined by an injury searching for ways to have a strong second half. When he was on the injured list with a bilateral adductor strain —...
Gregory Polanco, Kevin Newman have 3 RBIs as Pirates pound 16 hits to beat Giants
Sparked by three-RBI games from a pair of hitters in Gregory Polanco and Kevin Newman who have been hovering around the Mendoza Line, the Pirates pounded the pitcher with the best ERA in baseball Saturday night. Boosted by a big lead, Pirates right-hander Wil Crowe finished with a career-best nine...
Pirates notebook: Derek Shelton keeping close watch on starters’ pitch, inning counts
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ discussions with right-hander JT Brubaker have revolved around his pitch selection and execution, though Derek Shelton has a deeper issue in the back of his mind at all times. Brubaker (4-9, 4.68 ERA) is scheduled to make his 18th start of the season against Alex Wood (8-3,...
Pirates get a gift from Giants, scoring 3 runs without a hit in 7th to snap 4-game skid
Derek Shelton laughed at the suggestion, that the perfect antidote for the Pittsburgh Pirates after getting swept by the team with the worst record in baseball was to play the team with the game’s best record. “I don’t know if you ever welcome a challenge of playing the team with...
Pirates notes: Scoring change gives Adam Frazier another hit, NL batting lead
Even with a day off, Adam Frazier picked up another hit. This one moved the Pirates All-Star second baseman to the top of the National League batting leaders. MLB made a scoring change in the Pirates’ 9-7 win over the New York Mets on July 17, switching the third-inning error...
Pitcher Will Bednar, a Mars alum, signs with San Francisco Giants for $3.65 million bonus
Will Bednar, the Mars alum who led Mississippi State to the College World Series championship, signed with the San Francisco Giants on Friday for a reported bonus of $3.65 million. The Giants announced the signing of the 6-foot-2, 229-pound right-hander, the younger brother of Pittsburgh Pirates reliever David Bednar, just...
After choosing Pirates over Clemson, Bubba Chandler says he’s ‘only scratched the surface’
Bubba Chandler was ready to be a two-sport athlete at Clemson until the Pittsburgh Pirates presented an opportunity to be a two-way professional baseball player — and an offer he couldn’t refuse. The Pirates announced the signing of Chandler, their third-round pick in the MLB Draft, on Thursday morning and...
