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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.

Williams: Waves Crashing Into the Pittsburgh Shores

Analysis
I like to think about a baseball farm system like an ocean. The shore is the Major League level, and from that vantagepoint, you can...

Mason Martin Wants to Be a Complete Player, and the Pirates Need That at First Base

Player Features
In a long conversation about baseball, Mason Martin will casually drop quotes from some of the greatest hitters in the game on the art...

John Baker on Growth Mindsets and Learning Continuously, Even in the Face of Success

Analysis
Last week on Pirates Prospects, we focused on the new, individualized development plan for the Pittsburgh Pirates. My understanding of the new development system is...

Williams: Gifted and Talented

Analysis
There was one moment in my life that set the course to where I am today. I was in third grade, obsessed with my math...

Carter Bins Knows What He’s Doing Behind the Plate

Player Features
The Pittsburgh Pirates were looking for a catcher. That's what we can draw from the two different trades they attempted this past summer with left-handed...

The Pirates Are Implementing an Individualized and Collaborative Player Development System

Analysis
During his playing days as a Major League catcher, John Baker noticed a trend. He noticed that his pitchers would throw with more conviction...

Three Examples of Individual Player Development and How They Changed in the Pirates System

Analysis
The Pittsburgh Pirates had what has been described as a "cookie cutter" approach to player development under former General Manager Neal Huntington, and former...

The Players Are Driving the Bus, But the Pirates Development Coaches Are the GPS

Analysis
In the new development approach by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the players lead the way with their individualized development plans. Those plans are made as a...

Williams: Don’t Expect Much From the Minor League Rule 5 Draft

Analysis
Shea Spitzbarth. That's the best case scenario for the Pirates in today's minor league Rule 5 draft. The Pirates drafted Spitzbarth last year in this same...

New Pirates Prospects: What to Expect From Kyle Nicolas and Connor Scott

Analysis
The Pittsburgh Pirates added two new prospects to the farm system with the Jacob Stallings trade. The biggest player coming back in the deal...

Pittsburgh Pirates Third Base Prospects: The Ke’Bryan Hayes Failsafes

Analysis
Today I'm wrapping up my positional recaps with a position that hopefully won't require prospect help in Pittsburgh anytime soon. As I wrote today...

Pittsburgh Pirates Second Base Prospects: The Free-For-All is Ready to Begin

Analysis
Second base looks like it's going to be a free-for-all next year in Pittsburgh. The Pirates traded Adam Frazier in 2021, and started rotating a...
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