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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...

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

Pirates Have Five in Jonathan Mayo’s Updated Top 100

Analysis
Over the weekend, Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com released his mid-season top 100 prospects. The list, along with the updated Pirates top 20 prospects, can...

DSL Prospect Watch: Rosario Gets Rare Mid-Season Promotion

Analysis
For a season preview of the Pittsburgh Pirates two Dominican Summer League teams, check out our article here.  For a recap of the DSL...

First Pitch: Why Not Andrew Lambo?

First Pitch
Alex Presley was promoted today to replace Michael McKenry on the active roster. In the last two days the Pirates have replaced Travis Snider...

Minor League Schedule: Kingham, Pimentel and Holmes All Set For Tonight

Analysis
7/30/13 Starters: Stolmy Pimentel, Nick Kingham, Adrian Sampson, Clay Holmes, Isaac Sanchez, Neil Kozikowski

Prospect Watch: Lambo Hits His 27th Homer; Glasnow Continues His Dominance

Prospect Watch
Top Pitcher: Tyler Glasnow, Top Hitter: Andrew Lambo, HR: Andrew Lambo, Jose Osuna

Pirates Open Five-Game Set with All-Around Dominance

Analysis
The story of the Pirates’ win Monday night may really just come down to the opinion of who you ask; some may say Francisco...

Pirates Notebook: Bucs Return to PNC Park

News
The Pittsburgh Pirates return to PNC Park on this Monday night, and open a five-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals (62-40)...

Pirates Considered Strong Front Runners For Brian Wilson

News
Bob Nightengale of USA Today has an update on Brian Wilson. https://twitter.com/BNightengale/status/361935133743390721 We heard about Wilson last Thursday. Nate Barnes wrote about him here. I talked...

Pirates Place McKenry on the DL, Recall Alex Presley

Transactions
The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed catcher Michael McKenry on the 15-day disabled list, and have recalled Alex Presley. McKenry was placed on the DL...

Alex Dickerson Wins Another Eastern League Player of the Week Award

Analysis
Alex Dickerson has been crushing the ball lately. He has a .298/.342/.522 line in 339 at-bats this year with Altoona. Most of that production...

First Pitch: Using Hanson and Polanco Helps to Predict Future Promotions

First Pitch
Every year at the start of the year I get the same questions: When do you think (Insert Player) will be promoted to (Insert...

Minor League Schedule: Glasnow Looks To Continue Dominance At Home

Analysis
7/29/13 Starters: Ethan Hollingsworth, Robby Rowland, Tyler Glasnow, Jackson Lodge, Wei-Chung Wang
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