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First Pitch: The Good and Bad of Radar Guns, Sudden Catching Depth, First Cuts

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This week there were two quotes that really stood out to me that related to scouting pitchers. These quotes showed the good and the...

First Pitch: Brandon Cumpton, The 60-Day DL, and When to Expect Prospects to Be Cut

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Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that right-handed pitcher Brandon Cumpton underwent Tommy John surgery. That puts him out for the 2015 season, and...

First Pitch: Minor League Talk on Tucker, Meadows, McGuire, Taillon, and More

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I had a really good interview with David Todd today on ESPN 970. We discussed a lot of minor league topics, and a few...

First Pitch: The Minor League Rosters Are Starting to Take Shape

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Every year I get an early look at who will be on each full-season roster by seeing where players are playing during Spring Training....

First Pitch: Looking Beyond the Numbers to Find Jameson Taillon’s Upside

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There was a lot to take away from today's article on Jameson Taillon. The information in that article was some of the most insightful...

First Pitch: It Seems Like Every Pirates Reclamation Starter is Guaranteed to Work

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Does it seem like a guarantee that Clayton Richard will turn things around? Alright, yeah, nothing is a guarantee in baseball. But at this point...

First Pitch: The Reason For the Adjustments For Austin Meadows and Reese McGuire

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It might be difficult to surpass the talent that the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted in 2011. Not only did they land Gerrit Cole and Josh...

First Pitch: Five Things to Watch During Pirates Minor League Camp

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Minor league camp started this week for the Pittsburgh Pirates. We're still a little less than two weeks away from actual games being played,...

First Pitch: Filling the Biggest Needs in the Pirates Farm System

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Over the last few years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have had one of the top farm systems in the game. What makes that even more...

First Pitch: The Pirates Definitely Shouldn’t Be Trading Jeff Locke Now

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Last week, as part of our new weekly Q&A feature on the site, I received the following question. Elliot Hicks: Charlie Wilmoth at Bucs Dugout posted...

First Pitch: The Andrew McCutchen Drawing in This Korean Cartoon Wins the Internet

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Tomorrow I'll be heading over to minor league camp at Pirate City, rather than heading up to Dunedin to see the Pirates on the...

First Pitch: In the Best Shape of His Life

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Spring Training is a wonderfully optimistic time. Most players enter a new season by picking up where they left off the year before, and the...
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