Comments on: Baseball Prospectus Releases Their Pirates Top 10 Prospects

By: Jeremy Ransom

Jeremy Ransom — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:48:05 +0000

I am the same way, except with Heredia 1a, Taillion 1b, Cole 1c. I know I’m in the minority for thinking this, but just because Heredia’s younger and further away from MLB ready, that shouldn’t make him a “worse” prospect than Cole or Taillion, IMO. I’ve said before, I think Heredia has the highest ceiling of all three of them.(I mean that figuratively AND literally!!!)

By: buster09

buster09 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:45:26 +0000

@ Fred Langford : did you see both Cole and Taillon pitch in person ? After watching them both on back to back nights myself,I wasn’t sure why Cole is always shown to be more advanced than Taillon. Though I saw Cole pitch several times ,I really thought that Taillon has more tilt and sinking on his fastball. And I am NOT being negative about Cole.

By: Robert S. Myers

Robert S. Myers — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:15:02 +0000

With Cole, Taillon, and Heredia that could be the start of a very dominate rotation.

By: Robert S. Myers

Robert S. Myers — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:13:44 +0000

If you look through out baseball, they are almost always early round picks. Nothing new or unique about that one.

By: MichaelVelaTTU

MichaelVelaTTU — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:45:34 +0000

Agreed. Most of the people on that list are 1st/2nd round draft picks or international signings.

By: Lee Young

Lee Young — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:33:07 +0000

If we had had the same kind of success those first five years that we’ve had the last five, we’d be in REAL good shape!

By: Lee Young

Lee Young — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:31:32 +0000

Thx! every once in awhile….;)

By: TonyPenaforHOF

TonyPenaforHOF — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:49:05 +0000

Decent report considering the excellent draft position the Pirates had for the last 10 years. Shame its not great.

By: CityofChamps

CityofChamps — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:39:53 +0000

I’m surprised to see Mathisen and Glasnow (but I do like both of them) instead of McPherson.

By: Ian Rothermund

Ian Rothermund — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:26:38 +0000

Yeah, I was really intrigued and happy to hear about the reintroduction of his 2-seamer, but especially the talk about him really “learning” how to pitch. He could be in Pittsburgh soon after Cole if he comes in and lights it up this coming year.