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Pirates Prospects Daily

The Pirates Could Use a Day Off

The Pittsburgh Pirates look like they need a day off. Fortunately for Pirates fans, Thursday's action will feature top prospects Paul Skenes and Bubba...

P2Daily: Jared Jones is Looking Like a Rookie of the Year Contender

The Pirates lost 3-1 to the Mets on Tuesday, overshadowing a truly fantastic start from rookie pitcher Jared Jones. Jones was on a restricted pitch...

P2Daily: A Shaky Start to a Bullpen With the Potential to Be the Best

The Pirates have the potential for one of the best bullpens in the game. David Bednar has been one of the best relievers over...

Pirates Win and Split With the Phillies, Andrew McCutchen Hits Number 300

The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped a split series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday with a 9-2 win. This series was split at two games each,...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Tsung-Che Cheng Homers in a 3-for-3 Day

Tsung-Che Cheng had a day for Altoona. The shortstop went 3-for-3 at the plate with his first home run of the 2024 season. Batting fifth...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Pitching Leads the Way in the Pirates System

The strength of this Pittsburgh Pirates team is clearly on the pitching side. The top prospects in the system are pitchers. The depth of...

Pirates Prospect Watch: It Doesn’t Always Go As Planned

Sometimes you don't see the best results from the best prospects. Sunday's action featured left-handed pitcher Anthony Solometo on the mound for Altoona. The top...

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Saturday Sleepers

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,...

Saturday Sleepers: Garret Forrester Moving Behind the Plate

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pittsburgh Pirates are converting 2023 third round pick Garret Forrester to a catcher, splitting his time between first base and...

ARCHIVES

Pirates Prospects Daily: Are You Confidence?

I can't think of anything to write for this daily feature, so here's a poem I wrote last month, which serves as a prelude...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler’s Start and Live Reports From Greensboro

GREENSBORO, NC - Wednesday night was a light night in the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system. It did feature continued hitting from Nick Gonzales....

Pirates Prospects Daily: Baseball Development Isn’t Linear

Quinn Priester was sent down to the minors yesterday, after making six starts with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Priester had a 9.10 ERA in 28.2...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Po-Yu Chen and The Greensboro Power Bats

I'm in Greensboro this week, covering the Pittsburgh Pirates' High-A affiliate. You can expect the daily Prospect Watch to be heavy on reports from...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Execution, Location, and Run Support

Quinn Priester had another rough outing last night. In the post-game, Pirates manager Derek Shelton cited Priester's lack of location and execution as a...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Jack Brannigan Powers His Way to Player of the Week

Monday's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates system was light, but did feature some notable performances in rookie ball, including pitching from Jun-Seok Shim and...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Tsung-Che Cheng and Consistency

The Bradenton Marauders played a three hour and four minute game last Tuesday, winning against Fort Myers by a score of 13-9. In those three...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Rodolfo Nolasco is the Latest To Homer Twice in a Game

The Pirates have been getting some power from their minor league position players this week. They had a two homer game from Josiah Sightler...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Josiah Sightler Homers Twice, Luis Ortiz Goes Five Strong

The Pirates had some power production in Greensboro on Saturday, led by two home runs from 2022 15th rounder Josiah Sightler. They also got...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Aaron Shortridge Throws a Complete Game

Friday night's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates system included a complete game in Altoona, power from a first base prospect in Indianapolis, and a...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Catching Up 2

Last month, I took a few days off, unannounced. In mid-July, Bubba Chandler took 12 days off between starts. Behind the scenes, I was preparing myself...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes Makes His Pro Debut

Yesterday's minor league action in the Pittsburgh Pirates system included the debut of top prospect Paul Skenes, plus some power from the lower levels....
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