Chris Adamski stories, Page 139
Who are the prospects the Pirates got in return for Starling Marte?Video
In a signal the organization is trending toward a full-scale rebuild, the Pittsburgh Pirates not only traded arguably their best position player, they did so for some international slot money and a pair of 19-year-old minor leaguers who have not played above the lower Class A level. But who are...
Starling Marte left his mark statistically on the Pirates
Starling Marte left his mark in eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A look back at some of his superlatives now that he has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for two prospects and international bonus money:Among all position players in the franchise’s 133-year history, Marte ranks 17th in Wins...
Pirates trade Starling Marte to Diamondbacks for pair of prospects
Starling Marte’s days with the Pittsburgh Pirates were numbered from the time Ben Cherington became general manager Nov. 18. Cherington saw the center fielder as his best trade option in his attempt to restructure — the Pirates still won’t use the term “rebuild” — the roster. The 31-year-old Marte is...
Newest Pirate Guillermo Heredia was always drawn to team
Though he’s spent his entire four-year MLB career in the American League since defecting from Cuba, Guillermo Heredia said he’d always taken notice of and admired the Pittsburgh Pirates. Speaking through an interpreter Saturday from PNC Park during PiratesFest, Heredia said that played a part in the outfielder’s decision to...
‘Paranoid’ of sign-stealing last season, Pirates would change signs every inning on the roadVideo
Suspicious of opponents engaging in sign-stealing, the Pittsburgh Pirates at times would change their catcher-to-pitcher signs every inning during road games last season, catcher Jacob Stallings said. “I don’t want to say we were aware, (but) we were paranoid that things were going on when we were on the road,”...
16 months after Tommy John surgery, Pirates RHP Chad Kuhl on track for seasonVideo
Chad Kuhl had an eventful offseason in which he got married and traveled to the Caribbean to attend another wedding. The outlook for 2020 is a conventional, normal season for Kuhl. And considering he hasn’t pitched in 19 months, that’s all Kuhl is asking for. Kuhl’s recovery from Tommy John...
Former Pirates 1st-round pick Will Craig drops 25 pounds in effort to improve defenseVideo
In an effort to prove he could travel all around the field, Will Craig bypassed doing any traveling around the world. “We were going to plan a trip to somewhere in the Caribbean (over the offseason), but it was right in middle of my (losing-weight) process, so I said ‘I...
Pirates OF Gregory Polanco at ‘100%’ physical health in return from shoulder injuryVideo
Ben Cherington tapped the knuckles of his clenched hand onto a table not once but twice Friday as he was discussing the status of Pittsburgh Pirates starting right fielder Gregory Polanco. The first time Cherington knocked on wood was when he declared Polanco “at 100% right now from a basic...
GM Ben Cherington: Pirates expect to add another catcher before spring training
Ben Cherington acknowledged Friday the Pittsburgh Pirates went into the offseason knowing it needed to add catchers. Even after signing two with major league experience, Cherington said he isn’t done. “We are continuing to look for more catching,” the Pirates general manager said while speaking to reporters Friday at PNC...
Mt. Lebanon’s Don Kelly’s job safe with Pirates, despite ties to AstrosVideo
Don Kelly’s status with the Pittsburgh Pirates was not impacted by his ties to the Houston Astros, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said Friday. Kelly, a former Mt. Lebanon and Point Park standout, was named the Pirates’ bench coach Dec. 7, five weeks prior to MLB commissioner Rob Manfred disciplining...
The script is back: Pirates unveil updated road jerseysVideo
It was met with great fanfare and well received when Pitt went back to the Script five years ago. Now, the Pittsburgh Pirates are doing the same. The Pirates unveiled updated road jerseys Friday, and the new aspect is actually an old one. The word “Pittsburgh” across the chest of...
Pirates to replace Steve Blass with Kevin Young, Matt Capps, Michael McKenry on broadcasts
Following Steve Blass as Pittsburgh Pirates broadcaster would have been a tough act for any individual. So three former players will do it. Former Pirates players Kevin Young, Matt Capps and Michael McKenry will rotate as color commentator analysts for games on television and radio this season, the team announced...
Frenzied stretch of games about to give way to long layoff for Penguins
It might seem as if the Pittsburgh Penguins have recently been playing every other night. That’s not true —they have played even more often than that during January. The Penguins will play for the 11th time on the 21st day of the month Tuesday night at the Philadelphia Flyers. It...
Penguins Dominik Simon ‘dodges bullet,’ feels well at practice day after hip injury
Looking back a day after the fact, Dominik Simon was able to concede that he feared the worst when he suffered what he indicated was a hip injury during Sunday’s game. “Oh yeah, definitely (dodged a bullet),” the Pittsburgh Penguins forward said Monday from the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. “I...
Penguins F Dominik Kahun out with concussion
A day after Dominik Kahun did not play after his first shift of the second period against the Boston Bruins, Kahun did not take part in Pittsburgh Penguins practice Monday and coach Mike Sullivan said it was because he had suffered a concussion. “Dom Kahun was diagnosed with a concussion,...
Justin Schultz’s return to Penguins is imminent, but will it come Tuesday?Video
By his own evaluation, Justin Schultz’s play after returning from a long injury absence last season was not up to his lofty standards. He is convinced his imminent return from injury this time will produce better results. “It’s definitely tough,” the Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman said about re-acclimating game speed. “Obviously...
Penguins Justin Schultz, Dominik Simon practice fully; Dominik Kahun has concussionVideo
Justin Schultz was back on the ice with teammates at Pittsburgh Penguins practice Monday, and neither the defenseman nor his coach would rule out the possibility of returning to game action Tuesday at the Philadelphia Flyers. A day after leaving Sunday’s win against the Boston Bruins because of a hip...
Diontae Johnson confident he showed Steelers made wise 3rd-round investment in himVideo
A second-team All-Pro as a rookie? Even if it wasn’t at his given position, that’s a good start. Eyebrows were raised in April when the Pittsburgh Steelers used their pick at the top of the third round on Diontae Johnson, a smallish wide receiver from Toledo. By January, though, Johnson...
Cameron Heyward only sure extension candidate among Steelers entering final contract year
In the aftermath of the 2019 season, Pittsburgh Steelers players were reluctant to talk about 2020. Let alone 2021. But for a handful of starters, 2021 is when their current contract expires. And with the way the Steelers do business, that makes the coming months a potentially critical period of...
Was it really just 6 quarters that did in Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s season?Video
The cliche goes that “votes of confidence” in sports are dreaded, the implication being a public show of support for an athlete or coach often can portend his firing, demotion or release. But over the 2½ weeks since the season ended, Mason Rudolph has gotten some pretty influential votes of...
Agent Drew Rosenhaus reportedly severs ties with Antonio Brown until he ‘gets help’
Antonio Brown can’t find a way back into the NFL. Now, he’s lost the official representation in his quest to do so. Super-agent Drew Rosenhaus severed ties with the troubled former Pittsburgh Steelers star, according to an ESPN report. According to a message posted to the verified Twitter account of...
Penguins’ Dominik Kahun showing his skills are 1st-line worthyVideo
No goals and two points over his first 11 games with a new team? Being a healthy scratch for the first time in his NHL career? Not pleasant, sure, Dominik Kahun said Wednesday in looking back to the first month of this season. But it was going to take more...
Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip takes players, fathers to Boston, DetroitVideo
If there were a bunch of middle-aged men in the Pittsburgh Penguins locker room Wednesday, it must have meant only one thing. The Penguins’ annual Dads’ Trip was about to get underway. In a tradition dating back several years, the Penguins designate one short, multiple-game road trip and invite players’...
Art Rooney II: Steelers likely to play in this year’s Hall of Fame game
Bill Cowher is already a part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class to be inducted this summer, and other former Pittsburgh Steelers luminaries Donnie Shell, Troy Polamalu and Alan Faneca could join him. All of the current Steelers seem likely to end up in Canton, as well. Speaking...
Despite unproductive 2019, does Steelers WR corps have promise?
In illustrating how unproductive the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers corps was by modern NFL standards, consider that their top three combined for statistics that were roughly equivalent to Michael Thomas alone. • The New Orleans Saints’ Thomas during his record-setting 2019: 148 catches, 1,725 receiving yards, nine touchdowns. • The...
