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Matt Hague Looking To Make a Good Impression In Big League Camp
PITTSBURGH — In less than two weeks, first base prospect Matt Hague will be heading down to Bradenton, Fla., for spring training. This year, however, is different for Hague. The… Read more
Pirates Prospects Adds a Beat Writer, Will Have Full Coverage of Spring Training
Two weeks ago Pirates Prospects celebrated its third birthday. That seems kind of incredible to me, because it seems like I’ve been running this site for longer than three years…. Read more
Taking a Look at the Pirates’ Crowded Bullpen
Yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they had signed right handed reliever Juan Cruz to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. Cruz was considered one of… Read more
A Detailed Look at the Early Results From the 2008 Draft
On Monday I explored the question of when you could start grading a draft. While you can always apply a grade to a draft, it’s hard to get a grade… Read more
Does a Big Free Agent Make Sense For the Pirates?
The 2011-2012 off-season has been somewhat amusing. At the start of the off-season, the big focus was on the options of Paul Maholm, Ryan Doumit, Chris Snyder, and Ronny Cedeno…. Read more
When Is The Best Time To Grade A Draft?
It’s no secret that the bulk of the rebuilding process by the Pittsburgh Pirates has been primarily focused on the MLB draft. The Pirates have spent more than any other… Read more
BA Ranks Pirates’ Farm System 13th
In its just-published annual Prospect Handbook, Baseball America ranked the Pirates’ farm system 13th in baseball, up from 19th a year ago. The system no doubt was helped by the… Read more
Early Look At the Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Payroll
When I was writing about a possible long term Edwin Jackson deal the other day, I reached a point where I started thinking about how a long term deal would… Read more
Pirates Have Four Players in MLB.com Top 100
MLB.com has released their top 100 prospects for the 2012 season, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended up with four players on the list. The four players ranked were pitchers Jameson… Read more
Is This the 2002-2003 Off-Season All Over Again?
The Pittsburgh Pirates had one of their best off-seasons in 2002-2003 from a free agency standpoint. I feel that disclaimer is necessary because while the Pirates made some strong free… Read more
