Andrew McCutchen News

Once upon a time, in the early days of WHYGAVS, there was a pretty heated debate between myself and some of the commenters about Jason Bay's value on defense.

Tuesday officially begins a two-week period in which Major League Baseball hands out its postseason awards for 2009.

You can hold out for more than the $15 million a year Boston is reportedly offering you, Jason Bay.

Akinori Iwamura isn't going to make the Pirates a winning baseball team. He's a nice player and a viable starting second baseman, provided he is healthy.

Pirates general manager Neal Huntington wasted no time addressing one of the team's most critical offseason needs, doing so before the Hot Stove season even officially began.

Andrew McCutchen's personality and confidence were on display during his first few minutes inside a major league clubhouse.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen was named major league rookie of the year by Baseball America.

That's BBA as in Baseball Bloggers Alliance . The BBA is mimicking the Baseball Writers Association awards, casting ballots for the Manager, Rookie, Cy Young and MVP honors in both leagues.

BUCCO Fans.com: Andrew McCutchen and Jose Tabata top IL prospects >> Baseball America released their top 20 prospects from the 2009 International League.

Here is part one in a seven-part series that will take an in-depth look at how each of the Pirates' Minor League affiliates fared during the 2009 season.

Cubs head for Chapter 11 Chicago Cubs outfielders Micah Hoffpauir left, and Sam Fuld collide while attempting to catch Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen's fly ball at Wrigley Field on Sept.

Next up in our review of our community projections is Nate McLouth . Community : .276/.355/.480 ZiPS : .261/.342/.459 Actual : .256/.352/.436 Bonus: We predicted McLouth would get his first caught stealing on May 21; actually, he didn't get one until June 22, although he got six overall with the Braves, including four after returning in September ...

Center fielder Andrew McCutchen is the winner of the Roberto Clemente Award, which is presented annually to the top Pittsburgh Pirates player of that season.

Can we be encouraged that Perry Hill and the Pirates are still talking? If his major issue was that the center of the infield was traded, there is not really anything to discuss since that can't be changed.

If the Pirates are going to succeed with home-grown players, they must produce breakthrough seasons at an above-average rate.

Well, here we are again. It has been 17 painful years since our Pittsburgh Pirates have made the October Classic.

Reality can really be a drag at times. Especially when your reality is that of a Pittsburgh Pirates fan.

The Pirates' 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds tonight at Great American Ball Park very much had that get-this-thing-over-with feel, from Zach Duke uncharacteristically losing his command to the offense swinging wildly at an erratic opposing pitcher to ??? Well, whatever.

Daniel McCutchen picked up his first major-league victory Friday, as the Pirates nipped the Cincinnati Reds, 3-1. The rookie right-hander worked 6.1 innings and allowed one run on four hits.

Ryan Doumit went 4 for 4 with a home run, four RBIs and a walk as the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 8-2, tonight at Wrigley Field to complete a doubleheader sweep.