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Daily Archives: Mar 8, 2012

Every Wednesday, I’ll be recapping the weekly Statcast leaders at each level of the Pittsburgh Pirates system that has data available. That includes the Major Leagues, Triple-A, and Single-A. The results give a quick glimpse at players...
On Tuesday night, Paul Skenes threw six shutout frames in Indianapolis. The top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, and the best pitching prospect in the game, looks like he's ready. As I wrote yesterday, I would...

More on Starling Marte

I'll have a feature up later today on outfielder Starling Marte. He has been creating quite a buzz due to his hot spring with...

McDonald Getting Feel for Changeup, New Turn in Delivery in Loss to Phillies

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Right-hander James McDonald looked sharp in his second outing of the spring against the Philadelphia Phillies tough lineup. His only run allowed over his...

Don’t Sleep On Justin Wilson

It may not be right out of Spring Training, but at some point this season I expect Justin Wilson to be firmly entrenched in...

Take the Pirates Prospects Survey and You Could Win a $100 Gift Card

Pirates Prospects will be conducting a survey over the next week, collecting information from our readers. The survey is completely anonymous, with the information...

Game Six vs. Phillies in Clearwater

Good afternoon from Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida. The Pirates are set to take on the Philadelphia Phillies at 1:05 today. Right-hander James McDonald will start...

Cabrera to Pitch B game Saturday

Right-hander Daniel Cabrera, who has been sidelined with right forearm tightness,  threw a 15 pitch batting practice session today at Pirate City without issue. Cabrera is tentatively scheduled...

First-rounder Cole Cut from Big League Camp

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Right-hander Gerrit Cole was reassigned to Minor League camp this morning. The 21-year-old, who was the first overall pick by Pittsburgh...

Live From Pirate City: 3/8

It's been the same thing over and over here at Pirate City. Drills, batting practice, bullpen sessions, and so on. It was good to...

Can You Spare a Win?

Today's "This Date" article had a bio for former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jim Hughey, who had a career record of 29-80. That record gave...

This Date in Pirates History: March 8

Eight former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date. To save on some time, I included links from previous articles we posted here, for...

First Pitch: Another Draft Prospect Out For the Year

Another draft prospect has gone down for the season. This time it's prep pitcher Lucas Giolito. According to Nathan Rode of Baseball America, Giolito...

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