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Author: Ryan Palencer

Ryan has been following Indianapolis baseball for most of his life, and the Pirates since they became the affiliate in 2005. He began writing for Pirates Prospects in 2013, in a stint that ran through 2016 (with no service time manipulation played in). Ryan rejoined the team in 2022, covering Indianapolis once again. He has covered the Pirates in four different big league stadiums. Ryan was also fortunate enough to cover the 2015 Futures Game in Cincinnati.

Pitch Clock Enforcement Goes Off With No Hiccups Yet

News
The pace of play initiative that has been used this season throughout baseball finally took full effect on Friday night. The new rules include penalties for...

Big Innings Continue to Doom Nick Kingham

Analysis
For Nick Kingham, the results have been a bit crooked the past four times out since opening day. In those four starts, he allowed...

Jaff Decker Placed on the Indianapolis DL

Injury Updates
After Jaff Decker got injured on April 14, he tried to play through a bruise and a sprain to his right hand, but eventually...

John Holdzkom is Losing Control With Indianapolis

Analysis
Unfortunately for last year’s darling John Holdzkom, Sunday’s 18-pitch, eight-strike performance was nothing new this season. Holdzkom has really struggled to find the zone so...

First Pitch: Positional Depth Leads to Some Roster Crunches in Indianapolis

First Pitch
Organizational depth is a great thing for preparation for injuries at the Major League level. However, it is not always the best thing for...

Adrian Sampson Improving in Every Start With Indianapolis

Analysis
After getting knocked around in his first start of the season, Adrian Sampson has been much stronger his last two times out, including Tuesday...

The Important Role That Indianapolis Manager Dean Treanor Plays in the Dominican

Analysis
International scouting and work overseas has exploded over the past four to five years in baseball, and each organization is looking for each little...

How the Pirates Will Split Playing Time Between Tony Sanchez and Elias Diaz

Free Articles
With the announced demotion of Tony Sanchez to Triple-A today, a new issue is created with how to get reps for both Diaz and...

Early Reactions From Pitchers on the Pitch Clock at the Triple-A Level

Free Articles
Change is never easy. With the implementation of the 20-second pitch clock at the top two Minor League levels this year, the pace of the...

Chris Stewart and Jaff Decker Close to Completing Their Rehab Assignments

Injury Updates
Coming out of Spring Training, both Jaff Decker and Chris Stewart had nagging leg injuries. Stewart was bogged down with a hamstring ailment, while...

Elias Diaz’s Value Doesn’t End With His Excellent Defense and Improving Bat

Analysis
While everyone knows about Elias Diaz’s throwing arm by now, the Indianapolis pitchers have been raving early in the season about the work that...

What Do the Pirates See in Gorkys Hernandez, Beyond His Outstanding Defense?

Analysis
Gorkys Hernandez has been searching for something throughout his career that he thinks that he has finally located after a solid Spring Training: Consistency. “One...
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