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Author: Tim Williams

Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

Williams: The Problem With the Bats in Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had the worst offensive in the National League this year. They rank last in the NL in batting average (.221), on-base...

Williams: Scouting Talent, Scouting People

ALTOONA, Pa. - The game of baseball is a series of one-on-one battles. Every single pitch is a battle within itself. Every pitch contains the potential...

P2Daily: Nick Gonzales is Trending in the Right Direction

If you're looking for a sign of hope that things will eventually get better in Pittsburgh, the area I'm looking at is the hitting...

Ke’Bryan Hayes Reflects on His Work With Hitting Coach Jon Nunnally

PITTSBURGH - When I was in Altoona last week, I spoke with hitting coach Jon Nunnally, as well as many of the hitting prospects...

Prospect Roundtable: Who was the best Pirates prospect in Altoona this year?

The Altoona Curve have had a loaded prospect roster throughout the 2022 season. The Pirates' Double-A affiliate has seen most of the top prospects in...

Williams: Exquisite Corpse

The Pittsburgh Pirates don't have any . This is all just the same. is no different than . This team will never win...

Endy Rodriguez is Looking Like the Best Prospect in the Pirates System

ALTOONA, Pa. - Endy Rodriguez is Blake Sabol's "jugador favorito." Sabol calls his fellow Altoona catcher his favorite player in Spanish, whenever he sees Rodriguez. Rodriguez...

Liover Peguero Needs to Control His Talent

ALTOONA, Pa. - Liover Peguero is one of the most talented players you will see on a baseball field. Whether offensively or defensively, he routinely...

Jon Nunnally Discusses the Hitting Development Approach in Altoona

ALTOONA, Pa. - In his first year in the big leagues, Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Nunnally found himself in a 3-0 count against...

Why is Nick Gonzales Struggling to Make Contact?

ALTOONA, Pa. - We might be starting to finally see the real Nick Gonzales. Two years after being drafted by the Pirates with the seventh...

Blake Sabol: A Prospect Development Story

ALTOONA, Pa. - When Blake Sabol was growing up, he was taught to be a hitter first. As a big lefty, Sabol was pitched away...

Aaron Shackelford: “It’s definitely been a growing season, mentally”

ALTOONA, Pa. - Aaron Shackelford has been one of the biggest surprises in the Pirates' farm system this year. Drafted out of The Masters University...

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