DK's Daily Shot of Pirates

Another very real bat's added in Ryan O'Hearn ... and now more?

24 Dec 2025

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Does anyone dare pencil out the Pirates' batting order?

23 Dec 2025

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Will it just be one more 'proven bat' being added?

22 Dec 2025

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But who'll improve among the existing hitters, if anyone?

18 Dec 2025

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If a hitter can't be acquired, might I suggest the ultimate Plan B?

17 Dec 2025

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Can rotation excellence really occur in 2026?

16 Dec 2025

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Is there really any single-pill cure left out there?

15 Dec 2025

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Still doubt the spending to come this offseason? That's fair, but ...

11 Dec 2025

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Is Gregory Soto just the obligatory lefty signing?

10 Dec 2025

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Can they afford to wait on these signings, as if it's any other year?

09 Dec 2025

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Inside how the Winter Meetings work and how they're covered

08 Dec 2025

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The winter's first major move makes for a fine opening pitch

05 Dec 2025

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Don Kelly vs. the GM’s analytics army

04 Dec 2025

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On Andrew McCutchen's future in Pittsburgh

03 Dec 2025

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How many hitters are really needed here?

02 Dec 2025

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How to spend all this (apparent) extra money

01 Dec 2025

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It all sounds sooooo serious, this payroll increase

26 Nov 2025

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Don’t give the union any ammunition

25 Nov 2025

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Sources say ... let's talk more payroll

24 Nov 2025

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Are there really people falling for this?

20 Nov 2025

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(Insert laugh track!)

19 Nov 2025

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Dennis Santana and ... who else in this bullpen?

18 Nov 2025

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Let's really talk about the multiyear-free-agent thing

17 Nov 2025

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The best pitch Paul Skenes has ever made

13 Nov 2025

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Ben Cherington says he'll have 'more flexibility,' but will he really?

12 Nov 2025

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Remember what Jared Jones, rest of rotation can do

11 Nov 2025

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Don't get hopes up for the Mitch Keller return

10 Nov 2025

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Why Paul Skenes stays mum despite the incompetence above him

06 Nov 2025

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Derek Shelton keeps it classy upon introduction in Minneapolis

05 Nov 2025

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The Dodgers didn't 'ruin' baseball ... they just did the opposite!

04 Nov 2025

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Woo! A salary cap system's (finally) coming to Major League Baseball!

03 Nov 2025

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Milton’s finally robbed of his red Swingline stapler

30 Oct 2025

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The vicious cycle of not buying tickets against not boosting payroll

29 Oct 2025

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Let's talk about Bill Murphy, the new pitching coach

28 Oct 2025

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Justin Horowitz, the scouting director responsible for drafting Konnor Griffin, leaves for the Nationals

27 Oct 2025

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Lower the payroll? Sure, what'd be the difference?

24 Oct 2025

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Where/how to upgrade Major League Baseball's worst offense?

23 Oct 2025

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The big lockout theory for keeping Ben Cherington

22 Oct 2025

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No. 2 payroll vs. No. 6 in the World Series? Ideal!

21 Oct 2025

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The Dodgers -- and those who hate them -- are missing the point

20 Oct 2025

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Nobody other than Andrew McCutchen should decide his fate

16 Oct 2025

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Go Blue! Win it all, Dodgers! Next year, too!

15 Oct 2025

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More excellence underway with Ben Cherington's first move!

14 Oct 2025

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The Brewers' ongoing success underscores Bob Nutting's greatest mistake

13 Oct 2025

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No hitting changes? At all? Yep, par for the course

10 Oct 2025

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The New York delusion of baseball's health

09 Oct 2025

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Ben Cherington's (quite literal) money quote

08 Oct 2025

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What could change to make everyone happy this offseason?

07 Oct 2025

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Why we all should pull for the Dodgers

06 Oct 2025

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About today's Friday Insider feature on our app

03 Oct 2025

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Even if Oscar Marin's firing might be justified, who'll benefit?

02 Oct 2025

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The circus never ceases with this franchise

01 Oct 2025

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Bob Nutting gives Pittsburgh the middle finger

30 Sep 2025

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It's over, at long last

29 Sep 2025

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Get this all done by the time I return, huh?

26 Sep 2025

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The truly, legitimately, verifiably great Paul Skenes

25 Sep 2025

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Bring on the bots for balls and strikes!

24 Sep 2025

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Could Konnor Griffin really arrive by next summer?

23 Sep 2025

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Ben Cherington's status seems shakier than ever

22 Sep 2025

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Good riddance to this wretched season ... and those responsible

19 Sep 2025

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These guys just can't be shamed

18 Sep 2025

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Squint harder! There'll be no 76 wins this time!

17 Sep 2025

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What would you do if Ben Cherington's retained?

16 Sep 2025

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The Ben Cherington delusions achieve new lows

15 Sep 2025

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Just keep losing ... like these past six in a row

12 Sep 2025

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Same story every summer, counting up to 82

11 Sep 2025

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Isaac Mattson, the surprise of the summer

10 Sep 2025

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Nothing exposes Ben Cherington like the home run

09 Sep 2025

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Nothing exposes Ben Cherington like the home run.

The perils of over-romanticizing prospects

08 Sep 2025

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Make no mistake, this is 'good baseball,' and unapologetically so

05 Sep 2025

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It’s been better ball of late, for sure

04 Sep 2025

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Is Jared Triolo an answer to anything?

03 Sep 2025

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Ben Cherington's three bizarre non-trades

02 Sep 2025

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Who still watches these games? Anyone?

29 Aug 2025

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Dejan Kovacevic's Monday-Friday morning commentary on the Pittsburgh Pirates