Author Archives: WTM
Prospect Trends — By Position
The Pirates entered this year with a farm system skewed very strongly toward pitching. It’s surprising, then, that many of the players who’ve taken the biggest steps forward so far… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/24
A couple pitchers took steps toward coming out of season-long struggles, and quite a few of the hitters at Bradenton broke out the whuppin’ sticks. Of course, it all paled… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/17
It’s been pretty disjointed recently in the farm system. Some leagues had All-Star breaks this week, while injuries and promotions, as they always do around this time, have started piling… Read more
Prospect Trends — Early Short Season Returns
It’s always hard to get a handle on players in short season ball. The two leagues in which the Pirates have short season affiliates are both intended as introductory leagues,… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/3
A couple of AAA hitters may be wondering when they get to join the parade of Indianapolis players going to Pittsburgh, a couple of sluggers start to overcome slumps, and… Read more
Prospect Trends, Week Ending 6/26
All-Star games are mostly over, so it’s time to get back to the regular edition. I’ll cover more than a week here, so some good (and bad) stretches don’t go… Read more
GCL Pirates — June 25
This is a brief report from the GCL Pirates’ 5-4, 10-inning win over the GCL Braves at Walt Disney World, which is where the Braves hold spring training. There wasn’t… Read more
Marauders and GCL Pirates — June 24
One advantage Bradenton has now is that there are two Pirates’ affiliates there. The rookie level Gulf Coast League Pirates play at Pirate City, with games generally at noon, and… Read more
Prospect Trends — Mid-Season Edition, Part 2
Check out Part One of the Mid-Season Prospect Trends Here Part 2 covers the pitchers whose prospect status has taken a step forward or backward in the first half of… Read more
Prospect Trends — Mid-Season Edition, Part 1
With the minor league season roughly half over and some leagues holding All-Star games, this is a good time to look back at the first half and see which Pirate… Read more
