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Pirates Have Six in John Sickels’ Top 120
John Sickels of Minor League Ball has released his mid-season top 120 prospect list today, and ranks six Pittsburgh Pirates prospects in the first 77 spots. The rankings don’t include… Read more
International Signing Period Preview: New Rules Shouldn’t Hurt Pirates
There has been a lot of talk about how the new draft rules hurt the Pittsburgh Pirates, who spent more than any team from 2008-2011. The Pirates have also upped… Read more
Surveying the National League – Part 2 of 2
Checking out the strengths and weaknesses of the NL playoff contenders.
Heredia Convinces Manager to Leave Him In During Impressive Start
The State College Spikes fell flat in Luis Heredia’s second start in the New York-Penn League Tuesday in Batavia, N.Y. The Spikes fell to 6-3, while Batavia improved to 4-5…. Read more
With Guidance From Veterans, McDonald Evolving into Ace
After James McDonald tossed his first career complete game his last trip to the mound on Thursday at PNC Park, he explained what was the biggest key for him in… Read more
Heredia’s Prospect Status Could Soar With More Outings Like Tonight
Luis Heredia made his much anticipated 2012 debut tonight for the State College Spikes. The assignment to the New York Penn League was an aggressive one. Heredia went up against… Read more
Gerrit Cole Shows Why He’s the Top Prospect in Double-A Debut
For the last month, Pirates fans have been asking the same question: when will Gerrit Cole get promoted to Double-A? Last week the Pirates announced the move, and tonight Cole… Read more
How Much Trade Value Does Your Prospect Have?
With trade season upon us, Pirates Prospects decided to update the Trade Surplus Values for Prospects.
What’s Wrong With Jameson Taillon?
It was only a month ago today that most people were wondering when Jameson Taillon would be promoted to Double-A. The 2010 first round pick had a 1.47 ERA in… Read more
Want to Write For Pirates Prospects?
I get about two to three e-mails a week from people who are interested in writing for the site. Some e-mails are from Pirates fans who read the site and… Read more
