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P3 Episode 5: Polanco the Top Prospect? Can Pirates Keep Winning? Mark Melancon Interview
Episode five of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) on the Pirates, John… Read more
Baseball America’s Second Mock Draft Has the Pirates Taking Hitters
In Baseball America’s first mock draft the Pittsburgh Pirates were projected to take Colin Moran and Sean Manaea. Today Jim Callis released his second mock draft at BA, and has two… Read more
First Pitch: This Year is Different Because of the Depth
After recording the podcast today, I was talking with James and Tom about depth. We were specifically talking about the Dodgers, and how despite their mega payroll, they don’t really… Read more
Draft Prospect Watch: Tournament Time As Draft Gets Closer
The 2013 MLB draft is right around the corner, with the first day of the draft starting two weeks from today. Tonight was a big day in college baseball for… Read more
Prospect Watch: Tyler Glasnow Strikes Out 12 in 5 Innings; Allie Hits 13th Homer
Top Pitcher: Tyler Glasnow, Top Hitter: Matt Hague, HR: Alex Presley, Matt Hague, Stetson Allie
Vic Black Placed on the DL With a Left Oblique Injury
The other day Vic Black left the Indianapolis Indians game after getting one out. Today Black was placed on the Triple-A disabled list with a left-oblique injury. The move was… Read more
Should the Pirates Go All In On International Signings This Year?
The new Collective Bargaining Agreement brought changes to the draft and the international markets, with the big changes being harsh penalties for teams who go over their allotted draft or… Read more
Pirates Attack Edwin Jackson Early In 4-2 Win, Sweep Cubs
Only Mother Nature could stop the Pirates’ offensive barrage on Edwin Jackson. In the first two innings, the Bucs smacked six hits and brought in four runs on the opposing… Read more
Gerrit Cole Links: Two Reports Have Cole As A Number Two Starter
Two different reports went up this morning about Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Gerrit Cole. Both reports were similar, possibly seeing the same start from the right-hander, and the takeaway from… Read more
First Pitch: Do the Pirates Need to Make Any Trades This Year?
Earlier this week Jon Morosi of Fox Sports wrote that the Pirates needed to add some depth at the trade deadline, especially for their over-worked bullpen. It’s probably too early… Read more
