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5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Top Prospects: Number 10 Taylor Hearn

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VEB 2018 Projections Results: Luke Gregerson

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3/24: Kiner, Greenberg Honored; HBD Gentleman George, Mike, Al, Gus, Pat, Corey & Chris; RIP Mace

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Greg Holland highlights more than a dozen free agents still looking for work

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/24/17159406/greg-holland-mlb-free-agents-john-lackey

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates 2018 Preview – Gregory Polanco

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National League Central capsules

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12 Sarasota Herald Tribune

SPRING TRAINING: Pirates closer Rivero shaking off the rust

http://www.heraldtribune.com/sports/20180323/spring-training-pirates-closer-rivero-shaking-off-rust

13 The Point of Pittsburgh

Can Francisco Cervelli Regain His 2015 Form?

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/can-francisco-cervelli-regain-his-2015-form/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  BenFred: Munoz, like J. Martinez, left Cardinals no choice but to take him

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2018 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: How does broken hand impact Madison Bumgarner's stock?

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17 Fangraphs

2018 Positional Power Rankings: Center Field

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2018-positional-power-rankings-center-field/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Rubbing Mud: The Maturation of Byron Buxton

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38690/rubbing-mud-maturation-byron-buxton/

19 National Pastime Museum

TEAMS THAT HAVE OVERCOME A POOR START

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/teams-have-overcome-poor-start

20 CBS Sports

2018 MLB Spring Training: Previews, depth charts and schedules for all 30 teams

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21 Blog Prediction Contest

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22 Foo’s Survey

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Pirates vs Blue Jays  1:07 PM

Pirates

Joe Musgrove (R)       

Blue Jays

Marco Estrada (R)

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) CF

2. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

3. Sean Rodriguez (R) SS

4. Jose Osuna (R) 3B

5. Ryan Lavarnway (R) 1B

6. Kevin Kramer (L) 2B

7. Bryan Reynolds (S) RF

8. Jason Martin (L) LF

9. Joe Musgrove (R) P

Blue Jays

1. Devon Travis (R) 2B

2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

3. Justin Smoak (S) 1B

4. Randal Grichuk (R) RF

5. Kendrys Morales (S) DH

6. Steve Pearce (R) LF

7. Luke Maile (R) C

8. Gift Ngoepe (R) SS

9. Roemon Fields (L) CF

7

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E Pittsburgh 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 10 0 Toronto 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 11 0

4

  W: J. Musgrove (1-1)   L: M. Estrada (1-2)   S: G. Hartlieb (1)

1:07 PM ET, March 25, 2018 Dunedin Stadium, Dunedin, Florida  Attendance: 5,335

• Box

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG A. Frazier, CF 5 1 1 0 2 .333 .407 .563 F. Cervelli, C 3 2 2 3 5 .400 .488 .829   W. Craig, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 S. Rodríguez, SS 4 0 0 0 0 .244 .326 .561   K. Crick, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. McKinney, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Smoker, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Suiter, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444   G. Hartlieb, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - J. Osuna, 3B 4 2 2 2 5 .327 .370 .673 R. Lavarnway, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .261 .370 .565   K. Siegrist, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   S. Alemais, SS 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 K. Kramer, 2B 2 0 1 0 2 .320 .500 .800 B. Reynolds, RF 4 0 0 0 0 .048 .048 .048 J. Martin, LF 4 0 1 0 1 .238 .238 .238 J. Musgrove, P 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   E. Díaz, C 2 0 2 2 3 .212 .297 .515 Totals 36 7 10 7 19 - - -

Toronto Blue Jays Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG D. Travis, 2B 3 0 1 0 2 .267 .298 .444   C. Biggio, 2B 2 0 2 0 2 .600 .600 1.000 J. Donaldson, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 .148 .303 .148   I. Castillo, 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 J. Smoak, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 .214 .283 .405   R. Noda, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 R. Grichuk, RF 2 0 0 0 0 .267 .303 .467   T. Hernández, LF 1 0 1 0 2 .340 .370 .660   A. Guillotte, PR-LF-SS 2 1 0 0 0 .235 .316 .235 K. Morales, DH 2 0 0 0 0 .222 .263 .352   D. Espinosa, PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 .229 .302 .375 S. Pearce, LF 1 1 1 1 4 .346 .400 .615   J. Palacios, PR-RF 2 0 1 1 2 .500 .500 1.000 L. Maile, C 2 0 1 0 1 .259 .382 .370   P. Cantwell, C 2 1 1 0 1 .444 .500 .444 G. Ngoepe, SS 3 1 0 0 0 .163 .308 .302   C. Panas, LF 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 R. Fields, CF 4 0 2 1 2 .370 .420 .587   M. Estrada, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Axford, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   T. Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   T. Mayza, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Santos, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Girodo, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Fisk, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 36 4 11 4 17 - - -

2B: Pit 3, A. Frazier (6), K. Kramer (3), E. Díaz (1). Tor 3, D. Travis (2), T. Hernández (4), J. Palacios (1).

HR: Pit 2, F. Cervelli (4), J. Osuna (5). Tor 1, S. Pearce (1).

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K ERA J. Musgrove, (W 1-1) 5.0 5 1 1 1 2 6.94 K. Siegrist 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 7.94 K. Crick 0.2 3 2 2 2 1 5.73 B. McKinney 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 5.14 J. Smoker 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 4.35 G. Hartlieb, (S 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00

Toronto Blue Jays Player IP H R ER BB K ERA M. Estrada, (L 1-2) 2.2 5 5 5 2 2 4.60 J. Axford 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 1.13 T. Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 T. Mayza 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 1.69 L. Santos 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 6.75 C. Girodo 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 1.00 C. Fisk 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10.80

Stolen Bases: Tor 1, I. Castillo (1).

Caught Stealing: Pit 1, J. Osuna (1).

Time: 3:04

Attendance - 5,335