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Pirates Split Series With Brewers

The Pirates couldn't hold the lead against the Brewers on Thursday, dropping the final game 7-5 to split a four game series. Milwaukee got on...

P2Daily: More Premium Articles For Pirates Prospects Subscribers

Six weeks ago, Pirates Prospects returned as a solo project. Since that point, this article is the 122nd that I've posted. If you're doing...

Bailey Falter Shuts Down the Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in...

Jared Jones is Appointment Viewing

During the 2004 season, Oliver Perez had one of the best pitching seasons I can recall from a Pittsburgh Pirates starter in the last...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes Pitches Into the Fifth in Latest Start

Paul Skenes is human, after all. The 2023 first overall pick gave up his first runs of the season against Omaha on Wednesday afternoon, in...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Nick Gonzales Extends Hitting Streak

Nick Gonzales keeps hitting. The middle infielder, playing second base on Tuesday night for Indianapolis, went 2-for-4 with a walk. That extends his hitting streak...

Pirates Prospect Watch: The Pirates Have Hitting in Triple-A

The Pittsburgh Pirates are struggling at the plate at the Major League level. Fortunately for them, a lot of their hitters in Triple-A are...

Player Features

Jack Brannigan is the Next Gold Glove Quality Third Baseman in the Pirates System

The Pirates have Gold Glove third basemen in Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jared Triolo. They've got another candidate in the system in power hitter Jack Brannigan.

Mitch Jebb Brings Elite Speed and Swing Decisions to Greensboro

With so many three-true-outcome approaches in pro ball, 2023 second round pick Mitch Jebb brings a refreshing style of contact, speed, and hustle.

Discussion

Saturday Sleepers

Saturday Sleepers: Carlos Jimenez Has One of the Best Changeups in the System

In early 2022, I saw Carlos Jimenez pitch for the Bradenton Marauders. Of all the players who played in Single-A on that particular day,...

Saturday Sleepers: Valentin Linarez Added Velocity and Improved Control in 2023

Valentin Linarez had one of the biggest recorded velocity jumps in minor league baseball last year. Baseball America tracked the year-over-year four-seam velocity gainers from...

Saturday Sleepers: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 17 year old throw 100 miles an hour”

At the start of the 2023 international signing period, the Pittsburgh Pirates added David Matoma as their first signing out of Uganda. The right-handed...

Saturday Sleepers: Omar Alfonzo is a Catching Prospect to Follow

On March 26, 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Omar Alfonzo to big league camp for a day. A catcher entering his age 19 season,...

ARCHIVES

Williams: The Pirates Haven’t Earned the Right to Rule Like the Yankees

The New York Yankees have prioritized perception for nearly 50 years. In 1976, former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner instituted a no-facial hair policy. Since...

First Pitch: Free Agency

I feel like one of those veteran free agents who waits until March to make a decision on his life for that year. In this...

Williams: Has The Future Finally Arrived?

I'll be honest, I wasn't interested in covering the "build" part of this "build" as closely as I covered the last Pittsburgh Pirates front...

Prospect Watch: Pirates Prospects For The Spring Breakout Win

If there's one thing you can say for certain about the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system, it's that they are deep with pitching prospects. From...

Statcast Heroes: Oneil Cruz, Martin Perez, Marco Gonzales

We're living in a special time for advanced baseball metrics. Today, you can watch a game, while having a laptop open to Baseball Savant,...

Williams: And We’re All Just Entertainers, Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar came up with a theory that the average person has 150 people who they recognize, name and...

P2Daily: Flow States

Flow can sound like a buzz word to some. Everyone has experienced the feeling. It's that feeling where time disappears, and you get lost...

P2Daily: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas to everyone! Or, if you're not Christian (speaking as a Taoist/Buddhist), Happy Holidays! This time of year in the northern hemisphere is...

P2Daily: Twenty and Eight

I didn't have this on my bingo card heading into the year, but the thing I'm looking forward to watching most on Christmas Day...

P2Daily: Impacting Minds

Baseball is a mental game. Every single moment in the game starts with a pitcher delivering a pitch to a batter. Prior to that...

P2Daily: The Pittsburgh Pirates Are an Underdog Story

I love Major League Baseball for one odd reason: The game isn't fair. No sport has been a better model of America than this...

Pirates Designate Andre Jackson For Assignment

The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated right-handed pitcher Andre Jackson for assignment. The 27-year-old requested his release so that he could pursue a playing opportunity...
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