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CF Starling Marte - Still has plenty of time to recover, but dropped from an .870 OPS at AA Altoona in 2011, to a .743 OPS through 40 games at AAA this year.A Marte is the organization's only highly-touted hitter in the upper levels of their system.

Adversity can bring out character; adversity can educate. But for the Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 edition, it has done nothing but frustrate.

Jonathon Niese allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, helping the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday for their third win in four games.

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There was some talk on Twitter this morning about Neal Huntington's worst moves , so I thought I'd take a look at his best ones.

The Pirates' offense is bad this year. That's an understatement: they've got 118 runs in 41 games, which is an average of less than three runs per game.

Max Scherzer struck out 15 - the most by a Detroit pitcher in 40 years - and the Tigers rallied for him with three runs in the seventh inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday.

WVU student invents device to help amputees Pennsylvania's first indoor biking park to open in Homewood Gov.

Josh Beckett pitched 7 2-3 strong innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a three-run homer to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Correia is the whipping boy of the Pirates' rotation. He has a lower ERA than A.J. Burnett and has been just as effective as Charlie Morton in 2012.

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The Pirates will reportedly promote Jeff Locke . It's not yet clear exactly why, but Locke was supposed to start for Indianapolis today, and Kevin Correia is the scheduled starter against the Tigers this afternoon.

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In the comments, Chileburger asks about the meaning of the strong performances by upper-minors pitching prospects Rudy Owens , Jeff Locke , Justin Wilson and Bryan Morris , and how to square those with my pessimistic assessments of the farm system.

You want to blame Pirates general manager Neal Huntington for the team's offensive struggles? Feel free.

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Grant Brisbee writes about the worst trade of the last five years at SB Nation today , and it might surprise you to see that he chose the Octavio Dotel for James McDonald deal from the 2010 trade deadline.

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