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Daily Archives: May 14, 2012

The Pittsburgh Pirates won in extra innings on Opening Day, beating the Miami Marlins by a 6-5 score after a Jared Triolo RBI single in the top of the 12th inning. The Pirates played comeback the entire...
Normally, I do a pre-season analysis, where I fill in my own depth chart and playing time estimates for the upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates season, along with ZiPS projected WAR totals. This year, I'm looking at the...

Prospect Watch: Three Hit Night For Hanson, Good Start For Kingham

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

The Rise of The Altoona Four

Like any good superhero trilogy, the first movie introduces the viewer to the heroes.  By the end of the movie, the team is united...

Marte Returns, Wilson Injured in Indians’ 1-0 Win

Indianapolis Indians 1,  Norfolk Tides  0 (Box)   Yesterday the Tides shut out the Indians, while spoiling a strong start by Tribe starter Rudy Owens, who allowed...

Hurdle: Did you Have This From Our Pitching? Seriously. This is Good Stuff.

Following the Pirates 3-2 walkoff win in 12 innings at PNC Park, Pirates skipper Clint Hurdle continued to express his pleasure with the club's...

Weekly Prospects Chat Transcript 5/14

Below is the transcript for this week’s prospects chat.

Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Marlins’ Probable Starting Pitchers

Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each series, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitchers expected to oppose the...

Justin Wilson Leaves Start With Injury

Indianapolis Indians left-hander Justin Wilson left his start this afternoon with an unknown injury. Wilson threw three shutout innings to start off his day,...

Jose Tabata Gets His Swagger Back

Towards the end of April, Jose Tabata said that he was working on tweaking his swing. The outfielder was watching old videos from the 2011...

This Date in Pirates History: May 14

Only one former Pittsburgh Pirates player born on this date, and he played just one major league game. We also have a manager, who...

2012 Pirates Draft Prospects Rundown: 5/14

STATS Mark Appel - 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 1 HR, W (8-1) Kevin Gausman - 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1...

Prospect Trends — Week Ending 5/13

The biggest "up" trend in the Pirates' farm system lately has been Indianapolis, which has won 14 of its last 19.  Help appears to...

First Pitch: Are the Pirates Slow to Promote Players?

I received a comment on Twitter tonight which was a response to the Prospect Notebook looking at when Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon would be...

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