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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
Creating Space on the 40-Man For Sanchez and Inge
The Pirates committed roster spots to Jonathan Sanchez and Brandon Inge today, which means they will eventually have to create spots on the 40-man roster for each player. Both players… Read more
Brandon Inge Makes The Team, But Could Start on the DL
After committing to Jonathan Sanchez for the Opening Day roster, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a commitment to Brandon Inge for a roster spot. The team had until noon today to… Read more
Jonathan Sanchez Will Open the Season as the Fourth Starter
Today was the deadline for the Pittsburgh Pirates to make a decision on left-handed pitcher Jonathan Sanchez. Early this morning Sanchez and his agent met in Clint Hurdle’s office with… Read more
Pirates Release Six Minor League Pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates released six minor leaguers this morning. Details on each player below. Logan Pevny – Pevny was a 49th round prep pitcher taken in the 2010 draft. He’s… 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
Pirate City Notes: Welker, Curry, Santos, Rojas, Rowland, Allie, 2013 Draft
Below are the lineups, pitchers, and notes for each game. The Triple-A and Double-A squads are home. Also, Duke Welker will be throwing a simulated game. Welker was experiencing some… 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
Pirates at Pirate City: Jason Grilli, Charlie Morton (Video)
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was over at Pirate City today, instead of being in Fort Myers for this afternoon’s game. There were also a few major leaguers in camp,… Read more