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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 Prospects Daily: Henry Davis Homers in His First Rehab Game

Here is what every Fantastic Four movie gets wrong about Doctor DOOM... I'm getting a bit out of pocket today, before eventually getting to the...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Promising Pitching From Jones and Chandler

Friday night's action saw two of the best pitching prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system on the mound. Neither one disappointed. Jared Jones pitched...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Around the Pirates Development System

I spent two weeks on the road covering games at the end of last month. I followed that with another week to myself, recapping...

Andrew McCutchen Injured; Matt Gorski, Bubba Chandler, Jase Bowen Promoted

Andrew McCutchen will miss the rest of the season with a partial tear of his left achilles tendon. Earlier this year, McCutchen passed the...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson and a Day of Power

Wednesday's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates system saw the Bradenton Marauders fall to 2.5 back in their race for the playoffs, with an elimination...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Who Had the Better Day at the Plate?

Which of the following players had the better game in the Indianapolis 8-6 victory over Toledo last night? Canaan Smith-Njigba went 4-for-5, knocking in...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Rodolfo Nolasco Hits His 18th Home Run

Tuesday's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system featured the Bradenton Marauders in a playoff push, and a team effort from the Indianapolis...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler is the Player of the Week

With no minor league action on Monday, today's Prospect Watch will break down the best performers over the last week, led by another excellent...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Seasonal Statistical Sequencing

At the end of Monday's game, Jack Suwinski has a .778 OPS. That's slightly higher than Andrew McCutchen, who has a .775 OPS. It's also higher...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Tsung-Che Cheng Homers Twice

This weekend's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system was capped off by two home runs from Tsung-Che Cheng. Check out the recap of the...

Williams: The Path to the Major Leagues

"CALL HIM UP!" If I had a dollar for every time I've heard Pittsburgh Pirates fans type that phrase in response to a big game...

Pirates Prospects Daily: 62 and Counting

I don't know if anyone else followed last year's Pittsburgh Pirates, but the team only won 62 games. On Friday night, the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates...
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