Author Archives: Tim Williams
Draft Links: Pirates Among Day One Winners
Day two of the draft is about an hour and a half away. The Pirates went for upside on day one, taking two prep hitters in the first round, and… Read more
Draft Day Two Preview: Any Reason to Create Extra Slot Money?
Today is day two of the 2013 MLB draft. Day two consists of rounds three through ten. Last year the Pirates went with the best available players through the fifth… Read more
First Pitch: Reactions to the Day One Picks
Day one of the 2013 MLB Draft is in the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates took Austin Meadows with their first pick, Reese McGuire with their second pick in the first… Read more
Draft Day One Recap: Pirates Go With High Upside Prep Players
The Pittsburgh Pirates had a theme on day one of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft: left-handed prep players. With their first pick, the Pirates took Austin Meadows, a left-handed… Read more
Pirates Draft Blake Taylor With the 51st Overall Pick
With the 51st pick in the 2013 MLB draft the Pittsburgh Pirates selected left-handed prep pitcher Blake Taylor. We had Taylor in our “Hopefully They Fall to the Second Round”… Read more
Pirates Draft Reese McGuire With the 14th Overall Pick
With the 14th pick in the 2013 MLB draft the Pittsburgh Pirates selected prep catcher Reese McGuire. All of the final mock drafts that came out today had McGuire going… Read more
Pirates Draft Austin Meadows With the 9th Overall Pick
With the ninth pick in the 2013 MLB draft the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Austin Meadows. That’s a bit of a surprise since the Pirates have been linked to Reese McGuire,… Read more
Jim Callis Releases His Final Mock Draft
Jim Callis of Baseball America has released his final mock draft, and has the Pirates taking two familiar names. With the ninth pick, Callis has the Pirates taking Reese McGuire,… Read more
Minor Moves: Barrett Barnes Activated From the West Virginia DL
Keeping track of the minor league moves in the system today: **Barrett Barnes has been activated from the West Virginia disabled list. He had missed time with a hamstring issue…. Read more
Draft Rumor Roundup: Appel, Gray, Moran, Astros, Royals, Bickford
We will keep track of all of the draft rumors today in this post. In previous years it was easy to guess what the Pirates would do, since they were… Read more
