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In free agency, Pittsburgh signed catcher ... Some good, some bad. The Pirates’ free agent signings consisted of Carlos Santana (good), Rich Hill (not bad), Vince Velasquez (promising before ...

Veteran pitchers Rich Hill and Jesse ... start in 2023 with the Pirates, working to uncannily similar numbers through 13 starts (4.23 ERA, 21.5 K%, 7.4 BB%). Hill hit a wall at that point, however ...

If the Pittsburgh Pirates are to put up a fight in what should be a competitive NL Central this season, they need closer David Bednar to get back on track after uncharacteristically faltering ...