Author Archives: Tim Williams
Reid Brignac Traded to the Yankees
Jon Heyman tweets that the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Minnesota Twins are two teams who could have interest in infielder Reid Brignac. #pirates and #twins are among teams that could… Read more
Luis Heredia Close to Joining West Virginia
On Thursday I went over to Pirate City to watch Luis Heredia make a start in extended Spring Training against the Philadelphia Phillies farm system. There hasn’t been a lot… Read more
First Pitch: I Miss the Astros, But Not the Reminder They Bring
It’s weird seeing things from the other side. About six years ago the Pirates were exactly where the Houston Astros are right now. They were in complete rebuild mode, trying… Read more
Baseball America Releases Their Top 250 Draft Prospects
For most of the last year, Mark Appel has been at the top of the draft rankings for the 2013 draft. That changed in Baseball America’s recent draft rankings. BA… Read more
P3 Episode 4: Are the Pirates For Real? Plus a Jameson Taillon Interview
Episode three of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) on the Pirates, John… Read more
Pirates Trade Brian Jeroloman to the Nationals
Rob Biertempfel reports that Brian Jeroloman has been traded to the Washington Nationals. #Pirates have traded Triple-A C Brian Jeroloman to #Nationals — Rob Biertempfel (@BiertempfelTrib) May 17, 2013 The… Read more
First Pitch: Thursday Thoughts on Liriano, Martin, Wilson, Milwaukee, Sanchez
Thursday is podcast recording day. Today it was also “Go see Luis Heredia at Pirate City” day (article coming tomorrow), and “Ten Articles Will Go Up on the Site Today”… Read more
Prospect Watch: Tony Sanchez Keeps Hitting, Gregory Polanco Homers
Top Pitcher: David Bromberg, Top Hitter: Charlie Cutler, HR: Gregory Polanco
What Are the Odds the Pirates Draft a Future Major League Hitter?
The 2013 draft is a few weeks away, and if you haven’t followed our draft coverage, I suggest you start now. Last night John Dreker and I recorded a segment… Read more
First Pitch: Wandy Rodriguez Will Most Likely Land the Pirates a Draft Pick
When the Wandy Rodriguez trade first went down, I wasn’t a big fan of the deal. Rodriguez had been struggling with the Astros in the two months leading up to… Read more
