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Minor Moves: Montana DuRapau Promoted to Triple-A; Kevin Kramer Update

ALTOONA, Pa. - The Pirates are promoting RHP Montana DuRapau to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday. DuRapau has a 1.49 ERA in 36.1 innings this season for...

Barnett: Breaking Down Some Pirates Trade Surplus Values as the Deadline Approaches

As a resident of Indiana, I have spent weeks listening to the incessant rumors surrounding a Paul George trade after he informed management that...

Getting to Know Those Pirates Over-Slot Prep Pitchers From the 2017 Draft

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates have always gone heavy with prep pitchers in the draft, and that has continued even with the current draft...

The Pirates Added Some Promising Outfield Prospects in the 2017 Draft

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates went heavy on prep players in the 2017 draft, taking high school players with their first four picks, along...

Updates on All Five Starters in the Prospect Heavy Bradenton Rotation

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Bradenton rotation has been one of the strengths of the Pirates' farm system this year. The group is the strongest...

How Mitchell Tolman Has Been One of the Hottest Hitters in the System Lately

BRADENTON, Fla. - Mitchell Tolman has been one of the hottest hitters for the Bradenton Marauders lately, and arguably has been one of the...

Top Third Base Prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes Showing Steady Progression

BRADENTON, Fla. - Ke'Bryan Hayes is one of the youngest players in the Florida State League this year. The Pirates aggressively pushed him up...

The Pirates Have Some Catching Prospects Developing Behind Elias Diaz

ALTOONA, Pa. and BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates made a few trades from their minor league catching depth last year, sending out prospects Reese...

Luis Escobar Throws Scoreless Inning for World Team in Futures Game

Luis Escobar was the lone representative of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2017 MLB Futures Game and he did something the first four pitchers...

Stephen Alemais is Moving Toward an Adam Frazier Approach at the Plate

BRADENTON, Fla. - Stephen Alemais has been rehabbing with the GCL Pirates for the last week, making his return from surgery to repair a...

Eric Wood and Erich Weiss Continue to Improve as the Season Moves Along

INDIANAPOLIS — One is a Canadian and the other would quickly be accepted as a son-in-law. They’re two players both new to the Triple-A level...

An Up and Down 2017 Season For Connor Joe

ALTOONA, Pa. - A trip to the disabled list with a dislocated middle finger put a pause on Connor Joe's 2017 campaign; however, after...

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