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The Truth About Waiver Claims
Among the moves made by the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday, the team made two waiver claims, selecting right handed pitcher Jeremy Hefner off of waivers from the San Diego Padres, and… Read more
Paging Dr. Rosenrosen – Hamate Bone Fractures
Robbie Grossman recently underwent surgery to have a portion of his hamate bone removed. What exactly is the hamate bone?
Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Rule 5 Draft Eligible Players
The Pittsburgh Pirates protected six players from the 2011 Rule 5 draft, adding Matt Hague, Starling Marte, Rudy Owens, Justin Wilson, Jordy Mercer, and Duke Welker to the 40-man roster…. Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates AFL Pitch F/X Data
One of the benefits of the Arizona Fall League is that two of the six parks have Pitch F/X data, which allows us to get some accurate radar readings of… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Arizona Fall League Recap
The Mesa Solar Sox finished their Arizona Fall League season yesterday. Robbie Grossman: .375/.472/.625, 7 HR, 104 at-bats Following his breakout season in the Florida State League in 2011, Grossman… Read more
New Site Commenting Policy
I haven’t done much research in to the makeup of the audience that reads Pirates Prospects, but I can safely assume one thing: the vast majority of readers are adults…. Read more
New Pittsburgh Pirates Future Payroll Page
When I started this site in 2009, one of the first things I added was a chart listing the Pittsburgh Pirates payroll commitments over the upcoming years, along with a… Read more
Joel Hanrahan’s Trade Value
Bob Elliot of the Toronto Sun (via MLBTR) had an update yesterday on the Toronto Blue Jays’ pursuit of a closer. Elliot says that the Blue Jays have been “shocked” by the… Read more
Huntington on Hanrahan, Alvarez, Marte, Cole, Cespedes
Over the weekend, Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington participated in “Going to Bat for Vermont Farmers” – a baseball roundtable which also featured Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein, and Buster… Read more
Pirates Get Their Starting Catcher in Rod Barajas
The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first addition to the 40-man roster this off-season, signing veteran catcher Rod Barajas to a one year, $4 M deal. The deal comes with a… Read more
