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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...

After Dropping to .500, Pirates Could Turn To Help in Triple-A

After losing 6-1 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to .500 on the season, finishing their week by getting...

P2Daily: High Times/Low Times

Saturday was a convergence of many schedules to create an eclipse type moment for me. For starters, I try to take off work every...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Hard Hits

What has stood out about Quinn Priester in the early games in Triple-A this year is his high whiff rate. The 2019 first rounder...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Never Giving Up

I liked the story of Javier Rivas on Sunday. The tall shortstop for the Bradenton Marauders went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, three...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Has His Best Start of the Season

Braxton Ashcraft hadn't gotten off to the best start this season. In his first two appearances of the year, the right-hander allowed six runs...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Nick Gonzales Extends Hitting Streak to Eleven Games

The Pirates sent down 2020 seventh overall pick Nick Gonzales this spring, relegating him to a depth option for the second base position. He...

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

Jase Bowen Has a Power/Speed/Defense Combo to Dream Upon

Tres Gonzales Brings Advanced Hitting Approach to Altoona

Rodolfo Nolasco Has Huge Power and Huge Swing and Miss

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

Prospect Highlights: Polanco Crushes a HR, McGuire Shows Off a Cannon

Analysis
All of the scheduled minor league games tonight were rained out, which means there is no Prospect Watch. In it's place, here are a...

Minor League Schedule: Monday Rainouts Lead To Busy Tuesday

Analysis
Today's Starters: Phil Irwin, Jay Jackson, Joely Rodriguez, Jason Creasy, Dovydas Neverauskas, Shane Carle

Minor Moves: Harold Ramirez and Barrett Barnes To The Disabled List

Injury Updates
We heard last night that West Virginia outfielders Harold Ramirez and Barrett Barnes both left their game early and for both of them, it looked...

Tony Sanchez, Chris Stewart, and the Depth vs Best 25 Debate

Analysis
Yesterday there were two events that took place which will raise controversy in the next week for the Pittsburgh Pirates. At the minor league...

Top Performers: Homers For Polanco, Bell, Jhang, and Osuna in Week One

The 21
Below are the top Runs Created* totals in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system from the last week. The rankings include every hitter who had...

Top Performers: Even Without Taillon and Glasnow, Pirates Get Strong Pitching

The 21
Below are the pitching Game Scores* in the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system from the last week. Normally in this weekly article, the top ten...

First Pitch: You Can’t Stop Pitching Injuries, You Can Only Hope to Contain Them

First Pitch
Once upon a time, it seemed like every top pitching prospect the Pittsburgh Pirates had would go down with a major injury. Bobby Bradley,...

Minor League Schedule: Phil Irwin Gets First Start

Analysis
Today's Starters: Phil Irwin, Joely Rodriguez, Dovydas Neverauskas

Week In Review: Who Needs to Step Up With Jameson Taillon Out?

Analysis
At the start of the week, Jameson Taillon received his second opinion on his injured right elbow. After the opinion the Pirates and Taillon were...

Draft Prospect Watch: Louisville’s Nick Burdi Is Worth Watching

2014 Draft
On Friday night, we took a look at a day filled with two big pitching match-ups and staff aces pitching well. Then on Saturday, we covered...

Harold Ramirez and Barrett Barnes Injured in West Virginia Game

Injury Updates
The sixth inning of today's West Virginia Power game saw outfielders Harold Ramirez and Barrett Barnes go down with injuries. Barnes came up favoring his...

Prospect Watch: Gregory Polanco Homers, Nick Kingham Throws Six Shutout Innings

Prospect Watch
TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...
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