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Author: John Dreker

John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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Morning Report: The Best Prospects in the GCL

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Pirates Hit Snag With 17th Round Pick, Austin Sodders

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Morning Report: Bradenton’s Second Half Has Some Big Stories to Follow

Bradenton returns from their All-Star break today and there will be a lot to watch over the second half of the season. The main...

Prospect Watch: Tarpley Gets Back on Track With Solid Outing

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Morning Report: Previewing the Live Coverage From the Dominican

On Monday and Tuesday, we will have live coverage from the Dominican Summer League for the first time. The DSL Pirates are 10-9 so...

Prospect Watch: Shaky Debuts For Brault and Sanchez

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

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The Pittsburgh Pirates needed a third catcher for their Gulf Coast League club and they didn't go far to find one. Garrett Russini, who...

Morning Report: Tarpley Looks For Answers While Brault and Sanchez Move Up

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