The Pirates are hiring Astros pitching coach Bill Murphy as their new pitching coach, sources told MLB.com. The club has yet to confirm the story.

Murphy, 36, has spent the past decade in the Astros’ organization, starting as a Rookie Ball pitching coach in 2016 before rising to their pitching coordinator in ‘19 and assistant pitching coach in ‘21. He was elevated to one of Houston’s two Major League pitching coaches after the ‘21 campaign, and the Astros have boasted some of the best pitching in baseball since then, leading the Majors in team ERA (3.61) since the start of the ‘22 season.

This year, the Astros finished eighth in team pitching WAR (18.0) in MLB per FanGraphs and were tied for 11th in ERA (3.86).

Murphy started his coaching career in the collegiate ranks with Georgeto

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