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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.

Scouting Who the Pirates Added and Lost in the 2022 MLB Rule 5 Draft

The 2022 MLB Rule 5 draft is in the books, and it was a busy one for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates added one player...

Williams: What is the Importance of the Rule 5 Draft These Days?

If I type the hallowed words "Rule 5" in any article title, it's a guarantee Pittsburgh Pirates fans will blow up that article and...

Looking at ZiPS Projections to See Where the Pirates Should Add in 2023

Last week, Dan Szymborski released his 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates ZiPS projections at FanGraphs. This is one of my favorite projection systems, and every year I...

Who Wants to Be the Second Baseman For the Pittsburgh Pirates?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a lot of needs at the MLB level. If you followed this team at all in 2022, you probably don't need...

First Pitch: Are the Pirates Really Changing Their Ways?

There's a reason that I'm still here. It's not entirely money. We all need to make a living in this Capitalistic hellscape, and I'm very fortunate...

Bryan Reynolds Trade Rumors: Yankees, Rockies, and Braves Interested

The MLB Winter Meetings began today, and as you'd expect after the Bryan Reynolds trade request being made public, there are teams attached to...

Bryan Reynolds Has Requested a Trade From the Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds has requested a trade from the team. The report was broken by Jason Mackey and Robert Murray, and quickly...

Pirates Roundtable: Can the Pirates Have a Winning Season in 2023?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been busy early in the 2022-23 offseason. They've addressed their first base and DH holes with the additions of Carlos...

Williams: What Type of Lasting Impact Can a One-Year Rental Have?

What kind of impact can one year of veteran presence have on a young, rebuilding franchise? The Pittsburgh Pirates just signed Carlos Santana to a...

The Mental Toll of Defensive Shifts

Carlos Santana knows a different game of baseball than almost anyone else in the game. Last year, Santana was shifted 98.3% of the time. When...

The Pirates’ Infield Defense Just Got an Important, Yet Subtle, Upgrade

It's not difficult to find areas where the Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the worst teams in baseball in 2022. As such, there will...

First Pitch: Pirates Prospects and the Pittsburgh Pirates Universe

On the middle of a white page with blue striped lines, there is a black dot which represents the singularity that is the Pittsburgh...

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