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Ranking MLB's best 26-and-under position players
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Pirates get brutal Ke'Bryan Hayes blow right after agreeing to $70 million deal
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2021 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List, by Tieran Alexander
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2022 MLB season preview - Power Rankings, playoff odds and everything you need to know for all 30 teams - ESPN
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Analysis: With spring training starting, let's examine 5 areas of concern for the Pirates in 2023
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MLB Power Rankings Week 10: Can red-hot Rangers catch Rays? - ESPN
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Analysis: Six (non-trade) questions setting up Pirates' second half
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How Pirates 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes used 'squishy' balls to eliminate errors
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2017 Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 Prospects — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America
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WATCH: Pittsburgh Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes misses first base after HR, called out
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Ke'Bryan Hayes returns to clubhouse, eager to rejoin young Pirates lineup
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Ke'Bryan Hayes' exit in 1st inning casts a cloud over opener, as Cardinals pound Pirates