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Prospect Notebook: Cole Impressed In Short Time With Altoona
Gerrit Cole will not likely help the Pittsburgh Pirates in their playoff push, but the right-hander will get the experience of pitching in playoff baseball. On Wednesday evening, Pittsburgh promoted… Read more
Prospect Notebook: September Callup Candidates
Less than a month from now, on September 1st, Major League Baseball rosters will expand. Teams will be able to call up additional players, beyond the current 25-man restrictions. Only… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Casey Sadler Is a Sleeper Pitching Prospect
Casey Sadler’s progression in pro ball so far has matched his progression on the mound in college. In college, he began his career in the bullpen, then later moved to… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Trading From the Rule 5 Candidates
Every year we keep track of the upcoming Rule 5 eligible players, tracking who the Pittsburgh Pirates will have to protect the following off-season. The term typically used is “The… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Baker Enjoying Move To Pen; McPherson Trying to Get Back on Track
Nathan Baker spent the entire 2011 season with the High-A Bradenton Marauders, where he made 25 starts (29 appearances). The left-hander posted a 3.34 ERA over a career-high 148.1 innings… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Cole Reflects on Futures Game, Colla Incorporates Long Toss
Gerrit Cole has always been a starter, so when he was asked to warm up in the bullpen in the first inning of the MLB Futures game on Sunday, it… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Marte Could be Promoted During Midst of Pennant Race
By Kristy Robinson and Tim Williams Prospect Starling Marte has been swinging a hot bat in Triple-A recently, which has begun the frenzy of questions on when he will be… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Pirates Successful in the International Market
Since Neal Huntington and company took over in 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates have upped their amateur spending budgets each year. In the draft, no team spent more money than the… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Alvarez Continues Hot Hitting in Day Games; Lincoln, McCutchen Updates
After Pedro Alvarez stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs on Friday, the third baseman ripped a bases clearing double to right field off St. Louis… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Tabata Getting Closer to Being Demoted
If Jose Tabata doesn’t get his act together, the outfielder could face a demotion to Triple-A. After Tabata made several throwing errors in right field in the Pirates 8-3 loss to… Read more
