In the past few years, the State College Spikes have been heavy with pitching prospects, with not a lot of the system's top hitting prospects. There will be a few notable hitters this year, but for...
MARTIRES CADET
LEFT HANDED PITCHER
Born: May 9, 1991
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Signed: Int'l FA, Pittsburgh Pirates, 2009
How Acquired: Int'l Free Agent
Country: Dominican Republic
Agent: N/A
WTM'S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES
Despite very good results, the Pirates left Cadet in the Dominican Summer League for three years. He throws...
AXEL DIAZ
RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
Born: March 14, 1991
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Signed: Int'l FA, Pittsburgh Pirates, 2011
How Acquired: Int'l Free Agent
Country: Dominican Republic
Agent: N/A
WTM'S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES
Diaz signed with the Pirates at a later age than most Latin American prospects. In 2012...
The minor league season is roughly at the halfway point, so it's a good time to look back at the first half to see which players surprised and which disappointed. There are going to be more...
Garrett Jones dug his left cleat into the fresh dirt scattered around Busch Stadium’s home plate and tapped the end of his bat on the ground. He lifted his head, stared without expression toward the pitcher’s...
One of the more popular features on the site has been the "Trade Values" series. When a player is connected to the Pittsburgh Pirates through a rumor, we take a look at their trade values using...
Bradenton was off yesterday, the last day of their All-Star break. West Virginia begins their All-Star break today. Alen Hanson, Gregory Polanco and Matt Benedict were all chosen for the South Atlantic League All-Star game, which...
Indianapolis Indians 2, Charlotte Knights 0
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Two RBI by 1B Jeff Clement accounted for all of the Indians scoring this afternoon, as the Indians earned a split of this 4-game series in Charlotte. The Indians' pitchers also...
Luis Heredia will begin the 2012 season in State College, which is an aggressive push for a player at his age. Heredia is 17 this year, and won't turn 18 until the middle of August, when...
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 (0-0, 0.00)...
CLEVELAND, OH -- Pedro Alvarez has been locked in at the plate the past two games against the Cleveland Indians. The third baseman drove in a career-high six RBI on Sunday and nine overall over his...
The Pirates opened up the 1910 season with a 16-9 record before losing six in a row in late May, pushing them into fourth place in the NL. With the team playing like they were in danger...
