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The Pittsburgh Pirates made what initially looked like a surprise move when they designated reliever Nick Burdi for assignment. However, it was discovered that he needed a second Tommy John Surgery and will miss the 2021 season-ending his Pirates career. The Pittsburgh Pirates made a flurry of moves during the first full weekend of the 2020 - 2021 off-season to clear room on the 40-man roster. One of the initial surprise moves was when the team designated reliever Nick Burdi for assignment. However, it was later found out that Burdi would miss the entire 2021 season after doctors determined he would need a second Tommy John Surgery. This is the third elbow injury that Burdi has suffered in the last two seasons and is just another major setback for the former 24th round draft pick out of Downers Grove South High School in Illinois. Burdi was one of the Pirates closer candidates for the 2021 season after the departure of Keone Kela in free agency. He has a fastball that can r...

The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped up the exhibition portion of their 2020 schedule on Wednesday with a 5-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians. They dropped all three games and are now looking to leave that behind them as they get ready for the 2020 season opener on Friday. The Pittsburgh Pirates ended a disappointing exhibition schedule on Wednesday night when they fell to the Cleveland Indians 5-3. It ended what has been a dismal exhibition season as they combined to go just 3-18 in their 21 games combined between Spring Training 1.0 and 2.0. While they say record doesn't matter in Spring Training games, winning only 14% of the games you play is cause for concern. There have been plenty of negatives throughout the process, but some players have shown promise in the short span of games the team got to play. However, all of that is forgotten as every team starts fresh at 0-0 tomorrow as the 60-game sprint to the playoffs begins. While the Pirates aren't one of the team's...

As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. When Richard Rodriguez signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in December of 2017, the young right-hander barely made the headlines. He signed a minor league deal after coming off a season where he appeared in five games for the Baltimore Orioles and gave up nine earned runs in 5.2 innings of work. No one expected him to be anywhere near the Major League roster and it looked as though he would just fade into the background. However, Rodriguez would prove everyone wrong and had a break-out rookie season in the Bucs bullpen. He pitched to a 2.47 ERA in 69.1 innings of work allowing just 19 earned runs and striking out 88 batters. The opposition was hitti...

As we await the start of the 2020 MLB season due to Corona Virus concerns, we will take a look at every player on the Pirates roster and outline what they will bring to the table and projections for the 2020 season. I hope this brings some positive reading to the current situation and helps us all as we wait for baseball. Entering the 2019 season, not many Pittsburgh Pirates fans knew the name Nick Burdi. However, after the Pirates picked up the left-hander in a trade from the Philadelphia Phillies, fans began to see what the exciting 27 year old could do out of the bullpen. Burdi was picked in the 2nd round of the 2014 MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins and was looking to make an impact at the big league level. After making the Pirates 2019 Opening Day Roster, Burdi came out on fire allowing no more than two runs in each of his first 10 appearances of 2019. He had a 4.32 ERA and went 2-1 while striking out 17 batters in his first 8.1 innings of work. It was beginning to look like ...