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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.

Do the Pirates Have a Potential Impact Player at Third Base in Ke’Bryan Hayes?

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates appear to have an open competition at third base this spring between Colin Moran and Jung Ho Kang. Moran...

The Pirates Look Like They’re Ready to Adapt to the “Modern Philosophy” of Hitting

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates believe they can contend for the playoffs this year with a team that's strength is largely built on good...

Things to Do in Bradenton During Spring Training 2019

For this year's "Things to do in Bradenton" article, I thought I'd take a different approach. I've been coming down to Spring Training since...

“Good pitching beats good hitting. We have good pitching.”

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates believe they can be a contender this year. That's not a surprise. It's exactly what you expect to hear...

Pirates Notebook: The Pirates Know You Think They Need a Shortstop Upgrade

BRADENTON, Fla. - I've written several times this offseason that shortstop is the biggest area of need for the Pirates. They're currently going with...

Pirates Q&A: Proposed Rule Changes, The Business of Baseball, Roster Decisions

Here's one final batch of questions from this past week before I dig into Spring Training coverage the rest of the week... Rule Changes Sam T...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2019 Spring Training Tracker and Roster Battles

Spring Training begins this week for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the best way to get our coverage started is to see what position battles...

Pirates Q&A: Farm Depth, Cole Tucker, Gage Hinsz, Best Names, Development Solutions

We're starting off the Q&As this week with some prospect related questions, and with John Dreker providing the assist on some of the questions. JamosLN50...

Pirates Q&A: Answering Prospect Questions and Discussing Development Issues

Here are the final questions from last week's Q&A, all dealing with the prospects in the system. Most of them were quick answers, but...

Williams: Projecting the Pirates For 86-87 Wins, and the Disappointment that Comes With That

My favorite article of every offseason is my ZiPS analysis, projecting how many wins the Pirates will have by using the ZiPS projections on...

Site Updates: Baseball America, 2019 Minor League Coverage, and Prospect Guide Info

I've got a few personal notes for today's site updates, along with an update on when the full 2019 Prospect Guide will be released. First...

FanGraphs Notes the Lack of Star Power in the 2019 Pirates ZiPS Projections

Dan Szymborski released his ZiPS projections for the 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates today over at FanGraphs. The ZiPS projections are my favorite ones every offseason,...

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