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Jared Jones is Appointment Viewing

During the 2004 season, Oliver Perez had one of the best pitching seasons I can recall from a Pittsburgh Pirates starter in the last...

After Dropping to .500, Pirates Could Turn To Help in Triple-A

After losing 6-1 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to .500 on the season, finishing their week by getting...

P2Daily: High Times/Low Times

Saturday was a convergence of many schedules to create an eclipse type moment for me. For starters, I try to take off work every...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Hard Hits

What has stood out about Quinn Priester in the early games in Triple-A this year is his high whiff rate. The 2019 first rounder...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Never Giving Up

I liked the story of Javier Rivas on Sunday. The tall shortstop for the Bradenton Marauders went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, three...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Has His Best Start of the Season

Braxton Ashcraft hadn't gotten off to the best start this season. In his first two appearances of the year, the right-hander allowed six runs...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Nick Gonzales Extends Hitting Streak to Eleven Games

The Pirates sent down 2020 seventh overall pick Nick Gonzales this spring, relegating him to a depth option for the second base position. He...

Discussion

Saturday Sleepers

Saturday Sleepers: Carlos Jimenez Has One of the Best Changeups in the System

In early 2022, I saw Carlos Jimenez pitch for the Bradenton Marauders. Of all the players who played in Single-A on that particular day,...

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,...

ARCHIVES

Prospect Watch: Endy Rodriguez and Termarr Johnson Lead the Power Surge

There was a lot of power on display throughout the Pittsburgh Pirates system on Friday night, including a grand slam from Endy Rodriguez and...

Pirates Sign a Right-Handed Pitcher to Their 2022-23 International Class

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 18-year-old right-handed pitcher Francis Reyes out of the Dominican Republic. His deal was originally signed in May, but it...

Pirates Sign Four Draft Picks, Including Second Rounder Mitch Jebb

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of four players from their 2023 draft class, including second round pick Mitch Jebb. Jebb, a shortstop from Michigan...

Williams: Paul Skenes Has the Ever-Important Major League Attitude

I had to do a double-take after the 2023 MLB draft. Over at MLB.com, Jessica Camerato had a great article during the All-Star break. She...

Pirates Sign RHP Ronaldo Gallo as a Non-Drafted Free Agent

The University of Miami baseball team announced that right-handed pitcher Ronaldo Gallo has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a non-drafted free agent. https://twitter.com/CanesBaseball/status/1679567620582850561?s=20 Gallo has...

Prospect Watch: Eddy Rodriguez Has Shown Nice Improvements in His Game

After a day off for every Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate, the minor league schedule started back up on Thursday with two games on the schedule....

Prospect Watch: Two DSL Pirates Wins on a Light Day of Action

Only the two Dominican Summer League teams were in action on Tuesday. All seven affiliates are off on Wednesday. So today is a shortened...

Every Pick the Pittsburgh Pirates Made on Day Three of the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 MLB Draft concludes today with rounds 11-20. For all of the picks in the first ten rounds, check out my column on...

Pirates Prospects Daily: The Pirates Draft Picks Not Named Paul Skenes

It's really easy to get excited about Pittsburgh Pirates first overall pick, LSU right-hander Paul Skenes. I wrote in detail on Monday what makes...

Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson, Jose Hernandez, Yoerys Hernandez

Monday was a slow day in the minors, with just the Dominican Summer League in action. There was a little bit of news. Bradenton...

Pirates Draft Landon Tomkins in the Tenth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted right-handed pitcher Landon Tomkins in the tenth round of the 2023 MLB draft. Tomkins is a senior from Louisiana...

Pirates Draft Danny Carrion in the Ninth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted UC Davis right-handed pitcher Danny Carrion in the ninth round of the 2023 MLB draft. Carrion was unranked and...
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