Daily Archives: 10:50 pm
Pirates Notebook: Lincoln Steps Up in Spot Start, McLouth Needs to Produce
Since being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis on April 18, Brad Lincoln was used in relief with the Pittsburgh Pirates. And in that role, the right-hander was very good. He entered… Read more
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 majors. Rankings from the 2012… Read more
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 Norfolk only 5… Read more
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 Pirates. The charts below show the… Read more
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, giving up one hit, no walks,… Read more
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 season, and put that work into… Read more
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 BB, 11 K, 0… Read more
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 be ready in AAA, but the… Read more
Minor League Schedule: 5/14/12
Altoona is off today. They resume play on Tuesday night, with Tim Alderson currently listed as the probable starter. Kris Johnson, who was originally scheduled to start for Altoona yesterday,… Read more
