Author Archives: WTM
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
Wyatt Mathisen Hits First Homer in GCL Pirates Win
The GCL Pirates scored a run in the bottom of the 8th to break a 2-2 tie and went on to defeat the GCL Braves, 3-2. Edwin Espinal singled to… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 8/12
The minor league season is down to its last few weeks and, at this stage, most of the players have (or have not) accomplished most of what they’re going to… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 8/5
As the minor league season gets into the late stages, most of the teams in the Pirates’ system are playing well. Even West Virginia, which had a miserable 23-47 first… Read more
Prospect Trends — Short Season Progress Report
It’s hard for a prospect to have a trend when his pro career may be just a few weeks old, or when he’s only a few weeks removed from the… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/22
The Pirates continue to get more good hitting and less good pitching than expected in their farm system. TRENDING UP Brock Holt, SS (AA): Holt continues to hit, and continues… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/15
The past week was a little light on action, with Indianapolis and Altoona both missing time for their All-Star breaks. The system continued to get some surprising offense, but a… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/8
Maybe it’s the record warm . . . no, hot temperatures being set everywhere, but the Pirates continue to have a lot of hot hitters in the farm system, especially… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/1
The Pirates have had several hot teams in the farm system recently, especially at the plate. Coincidentally, both Indianapolis and Altoona have gotten red hot with the bats at the… Read more
