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Pirates fall to Curve 8-6 in final spring tune-up
It was an exciting day in Curve, PA as the Double-A Altoona Curve hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates in front of a record crowd of 10,116. The Curve won the game… Read more
Pirate City Results: Holmes, Kingham, Oliver, Escobar
Today was a camp day at Pirate City. They held intra-squad games, with Indianapolis taking on Bradenton and West Virginia taking on the extended Spring Training group. The matchups were… Read more
Minor League Results: Dodson, Bell, Mathisen, Herrera
Zack Dodson Zack Dodson started off looking a little shaky Wednesday against the Phillies. But he quickly shifted to dominance. In a 3-2 win, very much a group effort, with… Read more
Pirate City Results: All The Home Runs
This time of year the pitching rotations in the Spring Training games get kind of crazy. Minor league rotations aren’t like big league rotations. There are no Opening Day starters… Read more
The Depth At Triple-A Forces Some Position Changes and Returns in Altoona
The cuts from major league camp left the Pittsburgh Pirates with a lot of options at the Triple-A level. Those options ended up holding a few players back in Altoona… Read more
Pirate City Results: Pimentel Continues to Impress, Cole Gets Work Bunting
If there’s one player who has surprised me this Spring, it’s been Stolmy Pimentel. When he came over from the Red Sox in the Joel Hanrahan trade, Pimentel looked like… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Garrett Jones as a Number Two Hitter?
Garrett Jones hit in the number two spot today. Tomorrow he will do the same thing. When people have been thinking about possible lineups for the 2013 season, I don’t… Read more
Analyzing the Opening Day Roster
The Opening Day roster is all but set. The Pirates cut nine players this morning, leaving 26 active players in camp. The only question mark remaining is whether Brandon Inge… Read more
Pirate City Notes: Minor League Rosters Starting to Take Shape
Wandy Rodriguez and Tony Watson will be over from major league camp today, as the Triple-A and Double-A teams take on the Phillies farm system. We’ll have bonus coverage tonight…. Read more
Pirates Make What Appears to be Final Cuts
The Pittsburgh Pirates made the following moves this morning: Optioned Kyle McPherson, Alex Presley, and Jordy Mercer to Triple-A. Re-assigned Lucas May, Ryan Reid, Mike Zagurski, Carlos Paulino, Vin Mazzaro,… Read more
