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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

First Pitch: Would the Pirates Be Taking a Risk With Reese McGuire?

  Greg Rosenstein of ESPN had an article today talking about the risk with high school catchers. Rosenstein quoted an NL West scout who said...

First Pitch: Do the Pirates Have the Top Farm System?

The St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins get a lot of praise for their farm systems. However, Jeff Passan talked with one longtime scout...

First Pitch: Ten Things I Love About Baseball – Ump Show Edition

Tonight the Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a three game series between two of the best teams...

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