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...
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...
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...
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...
BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pittsburgh Pirates are converting 2023 third round pick Garret Forrester to a catcher, splitting his time between first base and...
Lots of talking and speculating at the Winter Meetings, but no action yet. And not much action in the winter leagues on Monday, though that is not unusual for a Monday.
Venezuelan League: Bravos de Margarita 9, Leones del Caracas 7 -- Pirates' farmhand Jhonathan Ramos earned his third win for Los Bravos. Ramos entered the game in the 6th inning with the score tied at 4-4, one out, and a runner on first base. A fielding error put a second runner on base, and an RBI single with another error brought in the go-ahead run. With a runner on third base, the next batter tapped a ball back to the mound, where Ramos scooped it up and fired to the shortstop covering second, hoping to start a double play. They only got the runner coming into second base, though, and the second run of the inning scored. Ramos got a strikeout to end the inning, but Los Leones had taken a 6-4 lead. Los Bravos came right back in the top of the 7th. A walk, a single, a passed ball by Leones' C Carlos Maldonado, and a sacrifice fly brought in one run. Then a hit batter and a 3-run homer gave Los Bravos an 8-6 lead. Ramos started the bottom of the 7th, and gave up a solo home run. Los Bravos got that run back with two singles and a sacrifice fly in the top of the 8th. Ronald Belisario earned his 12th save for Los Bravos with a 1-2-3 9th inning. Maldonado went 0-for-4 for Los Leones.
Puerto Rican League: Leones de Ponce 3, Criollos de Caguas 2 -- Former Pirate farmhand RJ Rodriguez earned his 8th save for Los Leones with a scoreless final inning, even though he gave up 2 singles. Ponce scored a run in the 1st and 2 more in the 2nd. Caguas scored one run in the 2nd, then took advantage of a bases-loaded walk to score again in the 3rd.
The Pirates got started on improving the starting rotation today, but their first move was an uninspiring one. The team has reportedly agreed to terms with pitcher Scott Olsen. So what sort of boost should we expect Olsen to provide the Pirates’ starting rotation?
Two updates on the shortstop front from today:
-Jennifer Langosch reports that Cardinals shortstop Brendan Ryan has drawn "mild interest" from the Pirates. Ryan is...
Ken Rosenthal tweets that the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking at free agent starting pitcher Kevin Correia. Rosenthal added "among others" which I take to...
Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington said in his press conference today, via Dejan Kovacevic, that as the team sits right now, Ryan Doumit...
Dejan Kovacevic reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are "deeply interested" in relief pitcher Jeremy Accardo. The last player the Pirates were "deeply interested" in...