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Prospect Trends — Week Ending 8/21
The Pirates are facing a potentially significant roster crunch this off-season, with numerous prospects becoming eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Adding to the pressure are one or two players… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 8/14
Fanatical Pirate fans will be giving most of their attention around now to the draft signing deadline, which is today (August 15) at midnight. Still, the minor league season grinds… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 8/7
The Pirates’ season has gone down the tubes in the blink of an eye, with nearly two months still left. Meanwhile, the minor league seasons are winding down in a… Read more
Prospect Trends — By Position
The Pirates entered this year with a farm system skewed very strongly toward pitching. It’s surprising, then, that many of the players who’ve taken the biggest steps forward so far… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/24
A couple pitchers took steps toward coming out of season-long struggles, and quite a few of the hitters at Bradenton broke out the whuppin’ sticks. Of course, it all paled… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/17
It’s been pretty disjointed recently in the farm system. Some leagues had All-Star breaks this week, while injuries and promotions, as they always do around this time, have started piling… Read more
Prospect Trends — Early Short Season Returns
It’s always hard to get a handle on players in short season ball. The two leagues in which the Pirates have short season affiliates are both intended as introductory leagues,… Read more
Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/3
A couple of AAA hitters may be wondering when they get to join the parade of Indianapolis players going to Pittsburgh, a couple of sluggers start to overcome slumps, and… Read more
Prospect Trends, Week Ending 6/26
All-Star games are mostly over, so it’s time to get back to the regular edition. I’ll cover more than a week here, so some good (and bad) stretches don’t go… Read more
Prospect Trends — Mid-Season Edition, Part 2
Check out Part One of the Mid-Season Prospect Trends Here Part 2 covers the pitchers whose prospect status has taken a step forward or backward in the first half of… Read more
