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Morning Report: Clay Holmes Loses His Prospect Tag

On Tuesday night, Clay Holmes pitched two shutout innings in a win over the Chicago Cubs. That gave him 52 innings in the majors,...

Morning Report: Some Candidates for the Top 30

I've gotten a little impatient, on the days when I've done the Prospect Watch, from updating the performances of the Pirates' top 30 prospects. ...

Morning Report: Some of the Realities of International Signings

The start of the new international signing period yesterday was a reminder that processes like international signings or the draft are artificial structures imposed...

Morning Report: The 2019-20 International Signing Period Begins

The 2019-20 international signing period begins today, with teams able to sign international players using their 2019-20 bonus pools. MLB changed the international system...

Morning Report: Breaking Down Kevin Newman’s Increase in Power

Kevin Newman always ranked high in our prospect rankings in large part to his high floor. He looked like a guaranteed MLB player from...

Morning Report: A Look Back at the Top Ten Prospects for the 2016 GCL Pirates

Over the last two days, we have looked at the progress from the top ten prospects on the 2017 GCL Pirates and the 2018...

Morning Report: A Look Back at the 2017 GCL Pirates Top Ten Prospects

Yesterday, we took a look at the progress from the top ten prospects for the 2018 GCL Pirates. If we did that list over,...

Morning Report: A Look at the Progress from the Top Ten 2018 GCL Pirates Prospects

Today we look back at the top ten prospects list for the 2018 GCL Pirates. We did things a little different last year for...

Morning Report: All-Time Best Baseball Drafts

Yesterday was the Pirates' best drafts; today here's the best of MLB.  Since the Rule 4 draft was instituted in 1965, there've been 33...

Morning Report: The Pirates’ All-Time Best Drafts

There was a comment the other day wondering whether there had been baseball drafts comparable to the best NFL drafts, like the Steelers' legendary...

Morning Report: The Players to Watch in the Lower Levels of the Pirates’ System

One of my favorite things to watch each year is the development of guys on the short-season teams. For the most part you want...

Morning Report: Cody Bolton’s Rise in the Pirates’ System Continues

I wasn't totally convinced that the Pirates were going to promote Cody Bolton to Altoona this year. That has nothing to do with the...

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