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First Pitch: Why is Gerrit Cole Throwing So Many Fastballs?
In his first two starts, Gerrit Cole has gone heavy on the fastball. Really heavy. As in 80.7% of his pitches have been fastballs. Only one pitcher in all of… Read more
First Pitch: Five Popular Prospects and When They Might Be Promoted
In the last few weeks the Pittsburgh Pirates have made a lot of prospect promotions. Gerrit Cole was promoted to the majors. Andrew Lambo and Stolmy Pimentel moved up to… Read more
First Pitch: Locke’s Anti-Regression, Cumpton a Bonus, and Jamestown
I didn’t have one specific thing I wanted to write about, but a few notes I was thinking about. So I went with more of a notes column, with three… Read more
First Pitch: The Pirates Have Had Some Amazing Starting Pitching Depth
Earlier today I was recording a podcast with James Santelli and Tom Bragg, talking about the rotation, and what moves would need to be made once guys like Jeanmar Gomez,… Read more
First Pitch: The Important Lower Tiers in the Prospect Rankings
For the last few years we’ve been hearing the same thing over and over about the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system. They’re very top-heavy, but the system lacks depth. It was… Read more
First Pitch: So Many Things Are Going Right For the Pirates
I wanted to keep this more of a notes article tonight, jotting down a few thoughts I had throughout the evening. A lot of things happened tonight which had me… Read more
First Pitch: Is Gerrit Cole the Most Important Player For the Pirates Going Forward?
When Gerrit Cole makes his major league debut today, it will be the first time the Pirates have graduated their top prospect to the majors since 2010 with Pedro Alvarez…. Read more
First Pitch: Revisiting the Idea That the Pirates Have Been Unsuccessful in the Draft
The 2013 draft is complete, and we’ll have our mid-season top 20 prospect rankings coming out this week. There are two things I noticed during these two events. During the… Read more
First Pitch: Day Two Reactions – Everybody Loves Cody Dickson
Day two of the draft is over, and all of the slot picks for the 2013 bonus pool have been selected. Just like last night we will give our reactions… Read more
First Pitch: Reactions to the Day One Picks
Day one of the 2013 MLB Draft is in the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates took Austin Meadows with their first pick, Reese McGuire with their second pick in the first… Read more
