John Perrotto stories, Page 2

Pirates reliever Geoff Hartlieb off on the right foot

BRADENTON, Fla. — Geoff Hartlieb spent the first 25 years of his life with an extra bone in his right foot and didn’t even know it. “It’s one of those crazy things,” the Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher said. Hartlieb began feeling pain in his foot midway through his rookie season...
Pirates catcher Susac hoping to finally live up to once-lofty projections

BRADENTON, Fla. — It wasn’t a big deal when the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Andrew Susac to a minor league contract Jan 31. In fact, it barely rated more than a mention. Yet, there was a time when Susac was a pretty big deal. That makes his presence in an organization...
Pirates hard-throwing prospect Cody Ponce eyes role

BRADENTON, Fla. — It seems Cody Ponce is a bit of a soothsayer. Before leaving for spring training last year with the Milwaukee Brewers, the right-handed pitching prospect made a prediction to his father. Ponce said he would be traded before the 2019 season ended. Ponce was right. The Pirates...
Pirates pitcher JT Brubaker keeps head up after trying seasonVideo

BRADENTON, Fla. — JT Brubaker could be bitter about how last season unfolded. The Pittsburgh Pirates used 32 pitchers last year — not counting catcher Jacob Stallings and outfielder JB Shuck — because of injuries and poor performance. Furthermore, 14 pitchers started at least one game, though two were technically...
Pirates GM Ben Cherington: Money to build winner will be there when neededVideo

NORTH PORT, Fla. — Ben Cherington made a remark on the day he was hired as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ general manager that raised the eyebrows of many fans. Cherington said Nov. 18 he felt he would have the resources necessary to win in Pittsburgh. Nearly two months later, the Pirates...
Stars who helped spark Pirates’ resurgence reunite with Phillies

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A visit to the Philadelphia Phillies’ spring training clubhouse at Spectrum Field made it almost seem like the Pittsburgh Pirates should be preparing for a National League wild-card game. In one corner of the room was Andrew McCutchen’s locker. About 12 lockers down from McCutchen, Francisco Liriano...
Pirates newcomer Riddle ready, willing to fill variety of roles

BRADENTON, Fla. — JT Riddle is a newcomer to a team that almost certainly will have the lowest payroll in the major leagues on Opening Day. Yet playing for a thrifty organization such as the Pittsburgh Pirates is nothing new to the utility player. Money was a factor in the...
New Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole keeping close tabs on Pirates

TAMPA, Fla. — Gerrit Cole no longer plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he hasn’t forgotten his first professional organization. Cole keeps close tabs on the Pirates. The right-hander still talks to some of his former teammates, though he last played for Pittsburgh in 2017 before being traded to the...
With Starling Marte gone, Pirates likely will turn to free agency at center fieldVideo

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t been this unsettled about their Opening Day center field in more than a decade. General manager Ben Cherington said he will be look for external options to fill the hole created when veteran Starling Marte was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. The Pirates received...
New Pirates catcher John Ryan Murphy seeks bounce-back yearVideo

It seems only fitting John Ryan Murphy will be in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ spring training camp next month. The veteran catcher, who signed a minor league contract Jan. 10 as a free agent, was born and raised in Bradenton, Fla. He attended many Pirates Grapefruit League games at what was...
John Perrotto: Bonds, Clemens, Ramirez worthy of Hall of Fame

The facts are the facts. Barry Bonds hit 762 home runs, more than any player in major league history. He also won seven National League MVP awards — two with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1990 and ’92 — and was selected to 14 All-Star Games. Roger Clemens won 354 games...
Pirates’ 1st Hall of Fame class will include Steve Blass, and who else?

This year’s voting results for baseball’s Hall of Fame will be announced Tuesday night, and Derek Jeter almost certainly will headline the Class of 2020. Later this year, at a date to be determined, the first class of the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame will be announced. Details are scant...
Pirates’ projected 2020 payroll ranks 2nd lowest in MLB at $69M

Bob Nutting, fairly or not, has developed a reputation of being a cheap owner in the eyes of many Pittsburgh Pirates fans. That perception of Nutting likely isn’t going away anytime soon. The Pirates are projected to have a $69 million payroll to open the 2020 season, according to Tribune-Review...
Analysis: Mitch Keller, Ke’Bryan Hayes lead list of top 10 Pirates prospects

One of the primary reasons Ben Cherington was hired as general manager by the Pittsburgh Pirates in November was because ownership believes he can build a strong player development system. The Pirates certainly can use help in that department. They generally are considered to have one of the weaker farm...
OF Guillermo Heredia might be welcome addition to Pirates

In a three-day span at the MLB winter meetings last month, teams spent a combined $814 million on three free agents: Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ largest expenditure on the free-agent market so far this offseason is the $1 million, one-year they gave outfielder Guillermo...
Glenn Sherlock eager to lend his wisdom to Pirates coaching staff, manager Shelton

Many career paths in professional baseball eventually intertwine, especially for veterans of the game like Derek Shelton and Glenn Sherlock. Sherlock was working as a catching instructor in the New York Yankees farm system in 1992. That same year, Shelton was beginning his brief professional playing career as a catcher...

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