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A Rotation Full of Prospects at Indianapolis
Last year it looked like the Pittsburgh Pirates would have a rotation full of prospects. Brad Lincoln was expected to start the year in Triple-A, while the “Altoona Four” of… Read more
Pirates Reassign Four to Minor League Camp
BRADENTON, Fla. — Prior to the club’s 1:05 start against the Boston Red Sox at McKechnie Field, the Pittsburgh Pirates reassigned four players to minor league camp. Those players include:… Read more
Pirates Release Ten Minor League Players
The Pittsburgh Pirates released ten players from minor league camp yesterday, Pirates Prospects has learned. The players released, and some brief information on each: Calvin Anderson – The 6′ 7″,… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Watson Focusing on Consistency
TAMPA, Fla. — Left-hander Tony Watson spent the offseason focused on consistency. After making his Major League debut with the Pirates on June 8 against Arizona last season, Watson finished… Read more
Bedard Focuses on Pitching Inside In Loss to Yankees
TAMPA, Fla. — Left-hander Erik Bedard allowed four runs on five hits over 3.2 innings in his third Grapefruit League start this spring. He walked three and struck out three… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Mega Prospect Day
The Pirates had a camp day today, which ended with four intersquad games. Days like this are like mega prospect days. Everywhere you look there’s a Pirates pitcher throwing, and… Read more
Tim Alderson Returns to Long Toss, Sees Velocity Return
When the Pittsburgh Pirates were shopping Freddy Sanchez in 2009, the expectations were low on a return. The second baseman was making $6.1 M, which was a reasonable salary for… Read more
Tabata Feeling Comfort in Right Field
BRADENTON, Fla. — At just five years old, outfielder Jose Tabata’s father told him stories of Roberto Clemente. He showed him videos, articles in the paper, everything. But the young… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Meek Continues to Move Forward This Spring
BRADENTON, Fla. — After making a rough Grapefruit League debut with the Pirates, right-hander Evan Meek has bounced back this spring by tossing three scoreless frames over his last three… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Kingham Pounding the Strike Zone
Nick Kingham made his second start of Spring Training, and his first start of the year at Pirate City today, going up against the Philadelphia A-ball team. Kingham threw four… Read more
