The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided the sweep and won game three at Busch Stadium on Thursday afternoon, 6-2, against the St. Louis Cardinals. Lefty Erik Bedard picked up his second win as a Bucco and Pedro Alvarez...
During the second inning of last night’s game, Pirates catcher Rod Barajas took issue with a ball that was called with Carlos Beltran at the plate. In turn, home plate umpire Angel Campos took issue with...
Throughout spring training Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle shuffled the top of the order between Alex Presley and Jose Tabata several times based on matchups. It also carried into the season. Presley has been in the lineup...
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com has released his mid-season top 100 draft prospects. A few weeks ago we saw the mid-season rankings from Keith Law and Baseball America released. Now that all three are out, we can...
Two former Pittsburgh Pirates players and two trades for today, plus John Fredland recaps the day Bob Prince returned to the radio for the Pirates during that forgettable 1985 season, in his Jolly Roger Rewind.
The Players
Ivan...
I had a few interesting questions sent in at the end of this week's Prospects Chat. My answers would have been too long for a chat, but they were questions I wanted to answer. Going forward,...
Nick Kingham was originally scheduled to start game two of yesterday's doubleheader but his start has been pushed back to today. Michael Jefferson started in his place. Altoona plays a late morning game today before returning...
Indianapolis Indians 3, Norfolk Tides 1
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Strong pitching and timely hitting gave the Indians their second win over the Norfolk Tides this evening at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia. Jo-Jo Reyes earned his 4th win in 4...
TOP OF THE SYSTEM
A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. Rankings from the 2012 Prospect Guide, which can be purchased here.
1. Gerrit...
Right-hander A.J. Burnett looked sharp in his first two starts for the Pittsburgh Pirates allowing just two runs over 13.0 innings while striking out 15. But on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the...
Kevin Goldstein has an interesting article up at both Baseball Prospectus and ESPN Insider today, breaking down what it means to be a true number one starter from a scouting perspective. The article is subscription only,...
On the 130th anniversary of the first game in franchise history, we have three former Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers and a Jolly Roger Rewind from John Fredland, covering a game against the first place Braves and their...
