Author Archives: WTM
Prospect Trends: AAA Depth and WV Prospects Going in Different Directions
It’s received wisdom these days that AAA teams serve more as taxi squads for their parent teams than as prospect development vehicles. Most teams in the International and Pacific Coast… Read more
Prospect Trends: Some Turnarounds and Some Struggling Altoona Hitters
A month into the minor league season, things are starting to take shape with the Pirates’ full-season affiliates. With a deep roster and very talented pitching staff, Indianapolis is dominating… Read more
Prospect Trends: Some Fast Starts for West Virginia Hitters
The season’s first two weeks have produced some noteworthy performances in the Pirates’ farm system, both good and bad. It’s way too early to start drawing any conclusions from these… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Hafner Having Success With New Slider; Kingham and Fuesser Pitch Well
The Pirates took on the Blue Jays in three lower level minor league games. The two class A squads hooked up, while the teams added a rookie level game. The… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Casey Sadler, Brandon Cumpton and Duke Welker
The Pirates’ AAA and AA squads took on their Toronto counterparts at Pirate City today. They got good starts from Brandon Cumpton in the AAA game and Casey Sadler in… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Stolmy Pimentel Dominates, While A.J. Burnett . . . Not So Much
Well, okay, A.J. Burnett isn’t a prospect, but he was pitching against them today as the Yankees’ AAA and AA squads visited Pirate City. Burnett struggled throughout his outing, a… Read more
Chase d’Arnaud Has Torn Thumb Ligament
According to a tweet from Rob Biertempfel, infielder Chase d’Arnaud’s left thumb injury, which has kept him out of action since late last week, is a torn ligament that may require… Read more
Pirates Release LHP Aaron Poreda
According to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy, the Pirates have released Aaron Poreda. Once one of the top left-handed pitching prospects in the minors, Poreda increasingly struggled with control problems and… Read more
Spring Training Notes: February 19
The Pirates, still early in spring training, ran some light drills on Tuesday morning. The regimen consisted mainly of drilling the pitchers on backing up bases, fielding grounders, and numerous… Read more
GCL Pirates Take Two From Phillies
The GCL Pirates finished up a 6-0 win over the Phillies in a game suspended yesterday after two innings, then also took the regularly scheduled game in seven innings by… Read more
