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Bailey Falter Shuts Down the Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in...

Jared Jones is Appointment Viewing

During the 2004 season, Oliver Perez had one of the best pitching seasons I can recall from a Pittsburgh Pirates starter in the last...

After Dropping to .500, Pirates Could Turn To Help in Triple-A

After losing 6-1 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to .500 on the season, finishing their week by getting...

P2Daily: High Times/Low Times

Saturday was a convergence of many schedules to create an eclipse type moment for me. For starters, I try to take off work every...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: The Pirates Have Hitting in Triple-A

The Pittsburgh Pirates are struggling at the plate at the Major League level. Fortunately for them, a lot of their hitters in Triple-A are...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Never Giving Up

I liked the story of Javier Rivas on Sunday. The tall shortstop for the Bradenton Marauders went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, three...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Has His Best Start of the Season

Braxton Ashcraft hadn't gotten off to the best start this season. In his first two appearances of the year, the right-hander allowed six runs...

Player Features

Jack Brannigan is the Next Gold Glove Quality Third Baseman in the Pirates System

The Pirates have Gold Glove third basemen in Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jared Triolo. They've got another candidate in the system in power hitter Jack Brannigan.

Discussion

Saturday Sleepers

Saturday Sleepers: Carlos Jimenez Has One of the Best Changeups in the System

In early 2022, I saw Carlos Jimenez pitch for the Bradenton Marauders. Of all the players who played in Single-A on that particular day,...

Saturday Sleepers: Valentin Linarez Added Velocity and Improved Control in 2023

Valentin Linarez had one of the biggest recorded velocity jumps in minor league baseball last year. Baseball America tracked the year-over-year four-seam velocity gainers from...

Saturday Sleepers: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 17 year old throw 100 miles an hour”

At the start of the 2023 international signing period, the Pittsburgh Pirates added David Matoma as their first signing out of Uganda. The right-handed...

Saturday Sleepers: Omar Alfonzo is a Catching Prospect to Follow

On March 26, 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Omar Alfonzo to big league camp for a day. A catcher entering his age 19 season,...

ARCHIVES

Pirates Prospect Watch: Lonnie White’s Three Homers Led the Way Last Week

The top performers in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system this week included two extended hitting streaks; the debut of a trade deadline acquisition;...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Piggybacking

I only watched a few innings of last night's game, wanting to get a first look at Bailey Falter. Overall, the Pirates got the...

Prospect Watch: Aaron Shortridge Strikes Out Nine, Jase Bowen Steals a Homer

Altoona had a big Saturday night on both sides of the ball, with one run allowed by Aaron Shortridge, and 13 hits and 6...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Quinn Priester Struggles in Pirates Win

Quinn Priester did not look comfortable in last night's start. I don't like commenting or speculating on the mindset of a player during a game,...

Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler Throws Seven Shutout Innings

Friday's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system featured a great outing from 2021 third round pick Bubba Chandler, the returns of Nick...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Nick Gonzales Goes to Triple-A With a Clear Focus

The Pirates optioned Nick Gonzales to Indianapolis prior to Thursday's game. The 2020 first round pick made his MLB debut on June 23rd, batting...

Prospect Watch: Po-Yu Chen is Lights Out, Lonnie White Jr. Keeps Homering

The Pirates saw a few outstanding pitching performances in their system on Thursday, led by Po-Yu Chen. The bats were also active, with Lonnie...

Pirates Prospects Daily: How Do the Pirates Grade With Deadline Deals?

Kyle Glaser at Baseball America had a look at the success rates of MLB teams picking prospects at the trade deadline. In the article,...

Prospect Watch: Josiah Sightler is Player of the Month, Lonnie White Jr. Homers

Today's Prospect Watch looks back at the month of July to see who the best players were at each level of the Pittsburgh Pirates'...

Williams: Ben Cherington’s Pittsburgh Pirates Trade History

Another trade deadline has passed, and for the fourth season in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates were sellers at the deadline under General Manager...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Recapping the Pirates Trade Deadline Moves

The days of veteran leadership are over. The Pirates traded Rich Hill, Ji Man Choi, Austin Hedges, and Rodolfo Castro prior to the trade...

Prospect Watch: Thomas Harrington Fans 11, Michael Kennedy Five Shutout

Tuesday's action across the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system saw the debuts of a few 2023 draft picks, some roster shuffling after a day of...
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