The international signing period began at midnight, which means that all teams are eligible to start signing players. It was mostly by coincidence that I spent the entire night writing about the international players in the...
Both Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon will start tonight, making it the first time both players started on the same night. The two top prospects in the Pirates system were selected to represent the organization in...
The State College Spikes defeated the Batavia Muckdogs 1-0 in 10 innings on Sunday night, the first time in Spikes history that a scoreless game was carried into extra innings. The Spikes were led by another...
Since Neal Huntington and company took over in 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates have upped their amateur spending budgets each year. In the draft, no team spent more money than the Pirates from 2008-2011. In the international...
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 majors. Rankings are from the mid-season update.
1. Gerrit Cole, RHP, Altoona (1-1, 7.50)...
A month ago today, I found a discrepancy in the stats for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Harry Gardner. He was credited with three extra runs and two less outs during his only game in 1912, a game...
Since Rod Barajas was injured on a play at the plate in Philadelphia earlier this week, Michael McKenry has been making the most of his playing time. When McKenry was acquired from Boston mid-June of last...
All-Star selections were announced this afternoon and the Pittsburgh Pirates will have outfielder Andrew McCutchen and Joel Hanrahan representing the Steel City.
McCutchen, 25, enters game action today with 15 home runs, 51 RBI and 14 stolen bases....
Three former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, plus we have one trade to cover. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland recaps a classic battle from the 1916 season.
The Trade
On this date in 1921,...
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each game, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitcher expected to oppose the Pirates. The chart below shows the horizontal and vertical movement of...
Luis Heredia will make his third start of the season tonight. His first two starts were covered live here and here. Bradenton has a doubleheader today, while the GCL Pirates, as well as both DSL teams,...
Starling Marte had a huge month of June. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitting prospect finished the month with a .325/.385/.558 line in 120 at-bats. His strikeout rate was 23% and his walk rate was 7%. A...