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Monthly Archives: March, 2012

Prospect Notebook: Gerrit Cole Is a Special Pitcher

Today was a short day in Pirate City, and a pretty quiet day overall considering the Major League team was off. The minor leaguers...

Gifted and Talented

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed talent from some untraditional places over the last few years. They signed the first players out of India when...

Pedro Alvarez Working On Bouncing Back From 2011 Season

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Over seven Grapefruit League games this spring, third baseman Pedro Alvarez has three hits over 16 at-bats. Two of those three...

Pirates Notebook: No Reason Meek’s Velocity Won’t Return

BRADENTON, Fla. --Right-hander Evan Meek is working on getting back to the All-Star pitcher that he was in 2010. After posting a 2.14 ERA...

This Date in Pirates History: March 13

Four former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, starting with the most recent one first today: Gary Kolb(1940) utility fielder for the 1968-69 Pirates....

Notes From Pirate City: 3/13

Today is a short day. The big league camp has an off-day, and there's a short schedule at Pirate City. They're currently warming up...

First Pitch: BP’s Farm System Rankings

Baseball Prospectus released their farm system rankings today, putting the Pittsburgh Pirates eighth overall. BP was higher on the Pirates' system than most. They...

Prospect Notebook: Who Looks Impressive

If there's one Spring Training question I get asked more than any others, it's the following: "Who has impressed you the most?" There's different variations. Sometimes...

Pittsburgh Pirates Farm System: Fifty Years Ago

In 1962 the Pittsburgh Pirates had seven minor league affiliates. The list of teams is as follows: AAA: Columbus, International League A: Asheville, South Atlantic League B:...

Morton Makes Grapefruit League Debut in Bucs Two-Hit Loss to Phillies

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Right-hander Charlie Morton made his Grapefruit League debut against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday at McKechnie Field. Although scattering four hits over...

McKenry, Karstens Show up Big in Pirates Win Over Netherlands

ST. Pete, Fla. --Right-hander Jeff Karstens got the start against the Netherlands in part of the Intentional Baseball Tournament held at Al Lang Field in St....

Split Squad: Pirates vs. Netherlands; Pirates vs. Phillies

Good afternoon from Al Lang Stadium in St. Pete, Fla.  I had trouble finding parking around the stadium when I arrived this morning, but...

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