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Pirates Notebook: McDonald Continues to be Pirates Ace
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — James McDonald continues to be the Pittsburgh Pirates ace this 2012 season. Facing a hot Cincinnati Reds lineup, McDonald was not fazed on Monday at PNC Park. Coming into Pittsburgh… Read more
Deven Marrero Has a Strong Second Half, But Is It Enough?
First impressions can really hurt sometimes. Deven Marrero entered the year as a consensus top five prospect. In my early draft preview last September he seemed like a lock to be a… Read more
Pirates to Take a Hitter in the Draft?
Jim Callis has been busy on Twitter today with draft talk for all teams. When asked who he thinks the Pirates will take, he mentioned a hitter, and that he… Read more
2012 Pirates Draft Prospects Rundown: 5/28
STATS Mark Appel - 7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 HR, ND Kevin Gausman - 7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 HR,… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 5/27
So far, it hasn’t been the best of all possible seasons for the farm system. Few of the team’s hitting prospects are having good seasons and one of the ones… Read more
Pirates Add Doug Slaten to 40-Man; Cruz to Restricted List
The Pittsburgh Pirates have added right-handed reliever Juan Cruz to the restricted list so that he can return home to the Dominican Republic and attend to some personal business. As… Read more
Exploring the Arsenal: Previewing the Reds’ 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
Minor League Schedule: 5/28/12
West Virginia was off yesterday. They resume their schedule today at home, with a three game series against the Lakewood Blueclaws. Bradenton has off today. They resume their schedule on… Read more
Prospect Watch: Taillon Struggles; Marte, Mercer, and Presley Homer
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
Indians’ Win On Seven Run 9th
Indianapolis Indians 9, Louisville Bats 4 (Box) A huge 9th inning, which included a go-ahead RBI by RF Alex Presley and a Grand Slam by CF Starling Marte, gave… Read more
