Draft Prospect Watch: Pitching Duel Dud In LSU, Four Hits For Moran
The 14th weekend of college wrapped up for some teams tonight, a night that saw a huge pitching match-up at... Read more
First Pitch: Should Jose Tabata Be the Everyday Right Fielder?
So far this season the Pittsburgh Pirates have been using Travis Snider most of the time against right-handers.... Read more
Prospect Watch: Glasnow Continues to Strike Everyone Out; Karstens Rehabs
TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn’t... Read more
Pirates Lose 4-2: Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett Still Good at Baseball
Seeing the Houston Astros again must make the Pirates nostalgic for last year, when Andrew McCutchen and... Read more
Pirates Notebook: Burnett Takes Mound As NL Strikeout Leader
A.J. Burnett will start Saturday night with the most strikeouts (72) in the National League and 25,000 bobbleheads... Read more
Chase d’Arnaud Heading to Altoona For the Next Step of Rehab; Thumb Feeling Good
Chase d’Arnaud spent the last two days with the Bradenton Marauders, starting his rehab from a thumb... Read more
Luis Heredia Close to Joining West Virginia
On Thursday I went over to Pirate City to watch Luis Heredia make a start in extended Spring Training against... Read more
First Pitch: I Miss the Astros, But Not the Reminder They Bring
It’s weird seeing things from the other side. About six years ago the Pirates were exactly where the... Read more
Baseball America Releases Their Top 250 Draft Prospects
For most of the last year, Mark Appel has been at the top of the draft rankings for the 2013 draft. That changed... Read more
P3 Episode 4: Are the Pirates For Real? Plus a Jameson Taillon Interview
Episode three of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode... Read more
Latest News
- 05/19 Minor League Schedule: Cole And Taillon Both Start This Afternoon
- 05/19 Draft Prospect Watch: Pitching Duel Dud In LSU, Four Hits For Moran
- 05/19 First Pitch: Should Jose Tabata Be the Everyday Right Fielder?
- 05/18 Prospect Watch: Glasnow Continues to Strike Everyone Out; Karstens Rehabs
- 05/18 Pirates Lose 4-2: Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett Still Good at Baseball
- 05/18 Pirates Notebook: Burnett Takes Mound As NL Strikeout Leader
- 05/18 Chase d’Arnaud Heading to Altoona For the Next Step of Rehab; Thumb Feeling Good
- 05/18 Reid Brignac Traded to the Yankees
- 05/18 Luis Heredia Close to Joining West Virginia
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Prospect Notebook: When Should Taillon and Pimentel Be Promoted to Indianapolis?
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Prospect Notebook: Cole Making Progress, But Still Needs Those Strikeouts
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Prospect Notebook: Castro, Glasnow Pitching Well for West Virginia
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Prospect Notebook: Lambo a Bright Spot in Altoona; Sadler Shows Promise
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Prospect Notebook: The Other Guys From the Hanrahan Trade
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Prospect Notebook: Vasquez, Curry, and Lambo leading the Altoona offense
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Prospect Notebook: Pirates Have a Lot of Pitching Depth in Indianapolis
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Prospect Notebook: Recapping Week Two in Altoona
Editor's Picks
What Are the Odds the Pirates Draft a Future Major League Hitter?
The 2013 draft is a few weeks away, and if you haven’t followed our draft coverage, I suggest you start now. Last night John Dreker and I recorded a segment… Read more
Pirates Should Extend Starling Marte – And Here’s a Price Guide
I was discussing Starling Marte on Twitter this afternoon with Travis Sawchik of the Trib and Charlie of Bucs Dugout, and we got on the topic of extensions. Marte currently… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Four Things We Have Learned About Pirates Pitchers
We took a look on Monday at five Pirates hitters and which stats have a large enough 2013 sample size for us to see year-to-year changes. Now it’s time for… Read more
Prospect Watch
Prospect Watch: Glasnow Continues to Strike Everyone Out; Karstens Rehabs
Top Pitcher: Tyler Glasnow, Top Hitter: Josh Harrison, HR: Brett Carroll, Josh Harrison, Jerry Sands, Andrew Lambo, Gift Ngoepe, Stetson Allie
Prospect Watch: Solid Pitching All Around, Big Games For Polanco And Herrera
Top Pitcher: Top Hitter: Dilson Herrera, Home Runs: Jarek Cunningham, Dilson Herrera, Willy Garcia, Jared Goedert
Prospect Watch: Tony Sanchez Keeps Hitting, Gregory Polanco Homers
Top Pitcher: David Bromberg, Top Hitter: Charlie Cutler, HR: Gregory Polanco
First Pitch
First Pitch: Should Jose Tabata Be the Everyday Right Fielder?
So far this season the Pittsburgh Pirates have been using Travis Snider most of the time against right-handers. However, when a lefty is on the mound, Snider is on the… Read more
First Pitch: I Miss the Astros, But Not the Reminder They Bring
It’s weird seeing things from the other side. About six years ago the Pirates were exactly where the Houston Astros are right now. They were in complete rebuild mode, trying… Read more
First Pitch: Thursday Thoughts on Liriano, Martin, Wilson, Milwaukee, Sanchez
Thursday is podcast recording day. Today it was also “Go see Luis Heredia at Pirate City” day (article coming tomorrow), and “Ten Articles Will Go Up on the Site Today”… Read more
Pirates Prospects Podcast
P3 Episode 4: Are the Pirates For Real? Plus a Jameson Taillon Interview
Episode three of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) on the Pirates, John… Read more
P3 Episode 3: What To Do With Alvarez, Gomez, and Mercer; Casey Sadler Interview
Episode three of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) on the Pirates, John… Read more
P3 Episode 2: The Returning Pitchers, The Hot Start, and a Robby Rowland Interview
Episode one of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg and James Santelli on the Pirates, John Eshleman on… Read more
News and Analysis
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Reid Brignac Traded to the Yankees
Jon Heyman tweets that the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Minnesota Twins are two teams who could have interest in infielder Reid Brignac. #pirates and #twins are among teams that could… Read more
- Injury Update: Morton, Karstens and McDonald
- Red Sox Knew Joel Hanrahan Was an Injury Risk
- Pirates Pregame: Alvarez, Barmes Sit Against Gallardo
Transactions
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Jose Contreras Placed on Bereavement List, Jared Hughes Recalled
Right-handed reliever Jose Contreras has been placed on the bereavement list due to a death in his family, and the Pirates have recalled righty Jared Hughes to take his spot… Read more
- Pirates Trade Brian Jeroloman to the Nationals
- Minor Moves: Holmes Off DL, d'Arnaud Starts Rehab
- Jonathan Sanchez Signs With the Dodgers
Pirates Game Recaps
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Pirates Lose 4-2: Andrew McCutchen, A.J. Burnett Still Good at Baseball
Seeing the Houston Astros again must make the Pirates nostalgic for last year, when Andrew McCutchen and A.J. Burnett strapped the team to their back in the first half and… Read more
- Pirates Come Back to Win 5-4 with Alvarez's Bomb, Martin's Walkoff
- Snider Goes Swimming as Pirates Pound Brewers 7-1
- Rodriguez Works Out of Trouble, Beats Brewers
Minors Game Reports
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Luis Heredia Close to Joining West Virginia
On Thursday I went over to Pirate City to watch Luis Heredia make a start in extended Spring Training against the Philadelphia Phillies farm system. There hasn’t been a lot… Read more
- Jameson Taillon and Neil Walker lead Curve to Mother's Day victory
- Pimentel struggles but bats rescue Curve in 9-8 victory
- Bell, Diaz Come Up Big For West Virginia
Pirates Notebook
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Pirates Notebook: Burnett Takes Mound As NL Strikeout Leader
A.J. Burnett will start Saturday night with the most strikeouts (72) in the National League and 25,000 bobbleheads with his face in the PNC Park stands. While he trails MLB… Read more
- Pirates Notebook: Robbie Grossman Finally Comes To Pittsburgh
- Pirates Notebook: Four Things We Have Learned About Pirates Pitchers
- Pirates Notebook: Five Things We Have Learned About Pirates Hitters
Injury News
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Chase d’Arnaud Heading to Altoona For the Next Step of Rehab; Thumb Feeling Good
Chase d’Arnaud spent the last two days with the Bradenton Marauders, starting his rehab from a thumb injury in Spring Training. D’Arnaud torn the ligament in his thumb back in… Read more
- Injury Update: Morton, Karstens and McDonald
- John McDonald to the DL, Jordy Mercer Recalled
- Jeff Karstens Goes Three Innings in a Rehab Start For Bradenton
2013 Draft
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Draft Prospect Watch: Pitching Duel Dud In LSU, Four Hits For Moran
The 14th weekend of college wrapped up for some teams tonight, a night that saw a huge pitching match-up at LSU fall well short of expectations. For most teams, this… Read more
- Draft Prospect Watch: Gray And Appel Struggling Recently
- Jonathan Mayo Posts Mock Draft, Peterson Mentioned Again
- Draft Preview: Focusing In On Certain Players
Top Performances
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Top Performers: Felix Pie Starts Hitting, While Josh Bell Continues
Below are the top Runs Created* totals in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system from the last week. The rankings include every hitter who had an at-bat for a Pirates’ minor… Read more
- Top Performers: Sadler Leads a Great Week For Pirates Pitching Prospects
- Top Performers: Three International Left-Handers Making Some Noise
- Top Performers: Stetson Allie Continued His Hot Hitting Last Week
