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Pirates Prospects Live Q&A: 1/19

It has been a few weeks since we've done a live Q&A. For most of that time, there was nothing really to talk about....

Podcast: Surviving the Pirates Trade-pocalypse

Yesterday I was on The Only Pittsburgh Sports Podcast with D.J. Gallo and Dan Hopper. We discussed the Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole trades,...

Getting to Know Jordan Milbrath and the Wiffle Ball Movement on His Throws

BRADENTON, Fla. - Pitcher Fielding Practice, commonly referred to as PFPs, is a routine for every club. You'll see pitchers lining up behind the...

Josh Bell Could Be One of the Leaders For the Pirates, Sooner Than Later

BRADENTON, Fla. - Josh Bell had many goals for his future MLB career when he was drafted. Some of those started to come true...

Pittsburgh Pirates Aren’t Stacking Up Well Against the Rest of Baseball

On Saturday morning, Buster Olney continued his rankings of the best players at each position around baseball. These rankings are from Olney, but he...

18 Potential Breakout Pirates Prospects to Watch in 2018

For the past few years I've done an article at the start of the year along the lines of "18 Players Who Can Help...

Is Felipe Rivero One of the Top Ten Relievers in the Game?

Buster Olney began his rankings of the top players by position on Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Pirates didn't have any starting pitchers in his top...

Julio Eusebio is Focused on Having a Strong 2018 Season

Right-handed pitcher Julio Eusebio is in a much different place this off-season than he was at this time last year. After pitching briefly in...

Taylor Hearn Named as a Top Prospect Set to Have a Breakout Season in 2018

Jonathan Mayo from MLB Pipeline wrote an article on Thursday morning looking at the top prospects set to break out in 2018. He picked...

Pirates Prospects 2018 Prospect Guide Live Q&A: 12/27

Last week we released the first edition of the 2018 Prospect Guide, which is an eBook this year. The first edition of the book...

Paul Brands Shows Improvements on Offense and Behind the Plate

In May of 2015, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed catcher Paul Brands out of the Netherlands right before his 18th birthday. They had another catcher...

What It’s Like Growing Up Playing Baseball in South Africa

When Gift Ngoepe played his first game for the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26th this year, he became the first player from the entire...

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