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Prospect Notebook: Sampson’s Early Inning Jitters, Benedict’s Off-Speed Stuff
One of the starters I was looking forward to seeing this year in Bradenton was Adrian Sampson. I heard a lot of good reports on him from last season, and… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Luis Heredia, Zack Dodson, and Rinku Singh Set to Return Soon
I’ve had a lot of questions early in the year about the progress of Luis Heredia. The right-hander is in extended Spring Training, and hasn’t thrown in many games. He… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Looking Deeper at Another Group of Breakout Players in West Virginia
We are two weeks into the season, and once again it looks like West Virginia is the team to watch for breakout performers. The offense currently has four regulars with… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Zack Von Rosenberg Switches to a Two-Seam Fastball
When Zack Von Rosenberg was drafted, the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t have any ace pitching prospects. Jameson Taillon was a year away from being drafted. Luis Heredia was a year and… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Recapping Week One in Altoona
I should start by acknowledging that I’m taking some liberties by saying “week one” since I’m actually looking back over the first 11 games of the season. This review highlights… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Tony Sanchez, Kris Johnson and Victor Black
Sanchez praises batting coaches after productive afternoon Sneaking a peek at Phil Irwin’s major-league debut on the visiting clubhouse’s television on Sunday afternoon, Tony Sanchez received an urgent summons to… Read more
Gerrit Cole vs Jameson Taillon at Pirate City
Today was a camp day at Pirate City, which means intra squad games. Usually the Triple-A and Double-A teams go against each other on one field, with the A-ball teams… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Hafner Having Success With New Slider; Kingham and Fuesser Pitch Well
The Pirates took on the Blue Jays in three lower level minor league games. The two class A squads hooked up, while the teams added a rookie level game. The… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Casey Sadler, Brandon Cumpton and Duke Welker
The Pirates’ AAA and AA squads took on their Toronto counterparts at Pirate City today. They got good starts from Brandon Cumpton in the AAA game and Casey Sadler in… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Good Pitching in the Class A Games
The Pirates played host to the Yankees’ class A teams at Pirate City today, in games dominated by the pitching. Outside of a first inning outburst by the Pirates’ high… Read more
