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Taillon Overpowers Richmond Flying Squirrels in 7-0 Victory
The Altoona Curve defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-0 on Sunday night behind an impressive start from heralded prospect Jameson Taillon. The 2010 first-round draft pick moved to 2-0 in… Read more
Defining Large, Mid, and Small Markets
Oftentimes you’ll hear that Team X is a Large Market team or that Team Y is a Small Market Team. But aside from knowing that the Yankees are a large… Read more
Jameson Taillon Impressive in Double-A Debut; Reducing Drop in Delivery
At the end of last week, the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted top prospect Jameson Taillon to Altoona for the end of the season. That gave Taillon enough time to make three… Read more
A Behind the Numbers Look at Jameson Taillon’s 2012 Season
On July 25th, Jameson Taillon took the mound on the road in St. Lucie. The right-hander gave up four runs on eight hits in six innings. It was an unimpressive… Read more
Comparing Gerrit Cole in 2012 to David Price in 2008
In 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays had a surprising season, much like the Pittsburgh Pirates are having in 2012. The Rays went from worst to first, winning the highly competitive… Read more
After The Trade Deadline: Updated Top 20 Prospects
A lot has changed since we last updated the top 20 prospects rankings after the draft. Mark Appel didn’t sign. Starling Marte was promoted, and will most likely lose his… Read more
How Do August Waiver Trades Work?
Every year there is a ton of hype surrounding the trade deadline, but the big misconception is that teams can no longer make trades after 4:00 PM on July 31st…. Read more
How Did the Trade Deadline Impact the 2013 Payroll?
Every year, following the trade deadline, I take a look at the future payroll for the upcoming year. In previous years, the Pirates’ season was all but over following the… Read more
Gerrit Cole Has Lots of Weapons, But Which One Will He Focus On?
If you look at Gerrit Cole’s numbers since being promoted to Double-A Altoona in June, you’d likely be disappointed from the Pittsburgh Pirates No.1 overall pick in last years draft. Heading in to… Read more
Pirates Focus on Short Term and Long Term Help at the Deadline
The Pittsburgh Pirates were connected to a lot of big names throughout the month of July, in their search to find help for their run at contending in 2012. Names… Read more
