Yearly Archives: 2012

Earlier today, Brandon McCarthy had the following tweet to Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan. https://twitter.com/BMcCarthy32/status/268800118239674368 McCarthy mentioning that he was in Pittsburgh sparked the instant speculation that...

Last year there was a pretty close race between two players in the system for our 2011 Minor League Player of the Year. Starling...

In Winter League action yesterday, Starling Marte went 0-for-2 before leaving the game for a defensive replacement during the top of the sixth inning....

In Arizona Fall League action today, Scottsdale won 13-6, with Adalberto Santos leading the way among Pirates players with three RBI's. Two Pirates players were...

A look at the market for relievers through the free agent, non-tender, and trade markets.

In Arizona Fall League action today, Scottsdale lost 4-3 to Surprise. Gift Ngoepe hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to tie the...

In Winter League action yesterday, Benji Gonzalez made his first start for Leones de Ponce, batting ninth and playing shortstop. He went 1-for-4, with...

According to Rob Biertempfel, the Pittsburgh Pirates have lost top scout Mike Leuzinger, the man who signed Josh Bell in 2011. Leuzinger turned down...

Complete DSL Coverage The Hitters The Pitchers 10 Prospects to Watch Unlike the other teams in the system, it is much harder to put together a top ten...

As a group, there was a lot of good pitching from the Pirates' two DSL teams this season. Part of it was due to...

The DSL Pirates clubs were ranked sixth and 19th in the 35 team league in OPS. As a group, they have a decent amount...

In Winter League action yesterday, Gregory Polanco played for the first time in five days. He batted seventh and played center field, going 1-for-4...