

OOTP 26 Pittsburgh Pirates Rebuild — 2026 Q3: A Contender Becomes a Juggernaut
We're 121 games into the 2026 season and I think it's finally safe to say it: The Pittsburgh Pirates are one of the best teams in the MLB. With 40 left to play the Pirates sit at 41 games over .500 with a 81-40 record, owning a 10.5 division lead over a very good Reds team. The 81 wins is the best record in baseball, lead by their continued fantastic pitching, which was one of the carry-overs from 2025. The thing that has pushed this team into the elite tier? The offense. An

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Sep 29, 20258 min read


OOTP 26 Pittsburgh Pirates Rebuild — 2026 Midseason Report: Riding the Rotation
81 games in already?! Boy does the time fly when you're having fun being the upstart Pirates! The 2025 Pirates find themselves 13 games over .500, and with help coming from the IR (both Logan Gilbert (60/60) and Dedniel Nunez (49/49) on rehab assignments with plans to join the team in July. Starting pitching and the offense as a whole are still producing at a good level. So let's take a closer look! Here's the Team Report through 81 games. Basics 81 games in and the Reds have

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Sep 11, 20256 min read


OOTP 26 Pittsburgh Pirates Rebuild — 2026 Q1: Defying the Forecast
And just like that we are 40 games into the 2026 season, and so far I'm really liking the way the season is heading. Despite some issues with injuries, and lengthy injuries at that, the Pirates have been one of the best teams in the MLB to start the season, despite the in game prediction of the Pirates finishing with a 66-96 record. As always, here's the Team Report through 40 games. Basics The Pirates, Reds and Cubs have all played good baseball to start the season, with the

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Aug 31, 20256 min read


OOTP 26 Pittsburgh Pirates Rebuild — 2025 Postseason & Offseason: Heartbreak Fuels an Aggressive Winter
The 2025 Post Season has come and gone, the Pirates played host the the New York Mets. The teams traded blow out wins, with the Mets winning game 1, 7-2 and the Pirates winning game 2, 12-2. It all came down to a game 3, the Mets jumped out a 4-1 lead and held that lead until the 8th, where the Pirates struck for 2 runs. Cue the bottom of the 9th, the Pirate get 2 runners on 2nd and 3rd with two outs. With LHP A. J. Minter pitching, Pirates legend Andrew McCutchen was called

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Aug 21, 20256 min read


OOTP 26 Pittsburgh Pirates Rebuild — 2025 Regular Season Recap: Ahead of Schedule
The end of the regular season has drawn upon us and year 1 under my guidance has seen a lot of change within the organization. With that change has come a 90 win season, the Pirates first non-losing season since 2018. The 90 wins earns the Pirates their first NL Central division championship since 1992! Here's the Team Report for the regular season. League Leaders Offense Kyle Schwarber had an MVP worthy season hitting 55 HR's and driving in 131. He also lead the league in SL

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Aug 16, 20255 min read
