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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.

Site Updates: Pirates Prospects Enters the 10th Year Covering the Pirates

Nine years ago today, I started this website. At the time I was a writer for another company, providing MLB, NHL, and NFL articles...

Williams: Thoughts on Prospect Rankings, Ryan Lavarnway, Kevin Kramer, International Signings

Yesterday was a busy news day. That's typically the case for Monday, but yesterday felt like an overload. There wasn't anything major, like a...

Williams: Can the Pirates Contend in 2018? Only If These Things Happen

I typically ignore most of the public statements made by Neal Huntington in terms of how he's building a team, trade discussions, free agency...

Pirates Prospects Live Q&A: 1/19

It has been a few weeks since we've done a live Q&A. For most of that time, there was nothing really to talk about....

Pay It Forward Friday: Two Free Subscriptions Available This Week

On Friday, we run a program called Pay It Forward Friday. The program allows you to Pay It Forward by purchasing a Pirates Prospects...

Felipe Rivero and Neal Huntington Discuss the Extension

The Pirates made Felipe Rivero's extension official today, announcing that they've signed him to a four-year deal with two option years. The deal pays...

Podcast: Surviving the Pirates Trade-pocalypse

Yesterday I was on The Only Pittsburgh Sports Podcast with D.J. Gallo and Dan Hopper. We discussed the Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole trades,...

The Pirates Have Had Talks With the Mets About Josh Harrison

It seems that the next player to be traded away by the Pirates will be Josh Harrison. That said, there are questions about whether...

The 2018 Prospect Guide Has Been Updated With Prospects From the McCutchen and Cole Trades

This year we made a switch to having our annual Prospect Guide as an eBook. The benefit to that is we could release multiple...

Williams: The Pirates Really Aren’t Facing a Long Rebuild

The Pirates traded Gerrit Cole and Andrew McCutchen in the last week, finally putting themselves in an official rebuild, and changing the shape of...

Williams: Evaluating the Andrew McCutchen Trade From Emotional and Business Standpoints

I don't make many articles free. We have to pay the bills around here, and the cost to subscribe isn't that high, especially for...

Pirates Trade Andrew McCutchen to the Giants For Kyle Crick and Bryan Reynolds

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made their second major trade in the last few days, this time sending Andrew McCutchen to the San Francisco Giants,...

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