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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.

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...

First Pitch: Alive in the Superunknown

This week feels like the old Pirates Prospects. This week feels like a Pirates Prospects that hasn't even arrived yet. This week, you're getting a preview...

Prospect Roundtable: Starting Pitchers in Pittsburgh

Mitch Keller and Roansy Contreras are the best long-term starting pitchers the Pittsburgh Pirates have in the upper levels. Mike Burrows and Quinn Priester are...

P2Daily: Altoona Curve Scouting Notes

This week I've been in Altoona, watching a very loaded prospect team. I've been spending a lot of time talking with players for features...

Prospect Roundtable: Which Pirates Prospects Would You Protect From the Rule 5 Draft?

Last week, Ethan Hullihen had an early breakdown of the Pirates prospects who are Rule 5 eligible this offseason. For this week's Prospect Roundtable, we...

Williams: Tanking

The Pirates don't have a good team right now. It's been described as "A hodgepodge of nothingness." https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1559700135273119744 It's very clear that the Pirates are tanking right...

Williams: The Pirates Need to Get Aggressive in Free Agency

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been in rebuild mode for seven seasons. It hasn't been called that once. Neal Huntington was trying to contend until the very...

Mike Burrows Discusses His Mindset on the Mound

The results haven't been there for Mike Burrows in Triple-A. The key to tracking development sometimes is to look beyond the results. Burrows has emerged over...

Javier Rivas is Emerging as a Sleeper in the Pirates Farm System

"RIVAS!!!" One of the biggest surprises in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system this year has come from 19-year-old shortstop Javier Rivas. The Pirates sent Rivas to...

First Pitch: The Pirates Prospects Rebuild

I've been undergoing a rebuild of Pirates Prospects over the last few years. When I started this site in 2009, there was no one else...

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