ESPN 500: Pittsburgh Pirates

ESPN ranked the top 500 players in Major League Baseball for 2012. Below are the player rankings for the Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates). The file will be updated as more rankings are released.
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![]() ![]() Joel Hanrahan |
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![]() ![]() Neil Walker |
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![]() ![]() Jose Tabata |
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![]() ![]() Garrett Jones |
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![]() ![]() Charlie Morton |
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![]() ![]() Clint Barmes |
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![]() ![]() Erik Bedard |
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![]() ![]() Kevin Correia |
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![]() ![]() A.J. Burnett |
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![]() ![]() Pedro Alvarez |
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![]() ![]() Casey McGehee |
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TOP 500 MLB PLAYERS OF 2012

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RANKINGS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 20
Players ranked Nos. 401-500
· Triple Play: Surprises among bottom 100 »
· Video: Who could break out? »
· Szymborski: The next Jose Bautista? »
· Video: Who Kurkjian likes in 'bottom' 100 »
Wednesday, March 21
Players ranked Nos. 351-400
· Triple Play: Is Dunn done? »
· Video: Slumping sluggers »
Thursday, March 22
Players ranked Nos. 301-350
· BP: Underrated by ballpark »
· Triple Play: Top 100 in 2013? »
· Video: Youngsters to watch »
Friday, March 23
Players ranked Nos. 251-300
· Triple Play: No love for R.A. Dickey? »
· BBTN Video: Zambrano & names to note »
Monday, March 26
Players ranked Nos. 201-250
· Cameron: Top 500's underachievers »
· Triple Play: Helton for Hall of Fame? »
· Video: Bowden & Stark on Cuban duo »
Tuesday, March 27
Players ranked Nos. 151-200
· Triple Play: Who's listed too high? »
· Law: Who'll be No. 1 in 2017 »
· Video: Law/Schoenfield on three rookies »
Wednesday, March 28
Players ranked Nos. 101-150
· Triple Play: Is Jeter still elite? »
· Schoenfield: Jeter's year-to-year rank »
· Video: BBTN on Jeter at No. 115 »
Thursday, March 29
Players ranked Nos. 51-100
· Triple Play: Strasburg, Andrus worthy? »
· Insider: Phillies' age issue »
· Video: Darvish, Strasburg or Moore? »
Friday, March 30
Players ranked Nos. 26-50
· Triple Play: Moving up, A-Rod's HR pursuit »
· Insider: Is Johnson the Marlins' best P? »
· Video: McCutchen or Stanton? »
Monday, April 2
Players ranked Nos. 11-25
· Triple Play: Is Mo too high, who's too low? »
· Insider: Who are the top gloves? »
· Video: BBTN on Mariano Rivera at No. 12 »
Tuesday, April 3
Players ranked Nos. 1-10
· Breakdowns by team/position »
· Insider: Most over- or underrated? »
· Triple Play: Did the voters get it right?
· Video: BBTN on Pujols as No. 1 »
TEAM-BY-TEAM RANKINGS
Check out where players ranked on each team:
- MLB Draft: NL Central targets
- Olney: Scanning the bullpen market
- Szymborski: Best in-house upgrades
- Cameron: Lackey's first-pitch success
- Law: Diagnosing Hosmer, Moustakas' woes













