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Prospect Trends: AAA Depth and WV Prospects Going in Different Directions
It’s received wisdom these days that AAA teams serve more as taxi squads for their parent teams than as prospect development vehicles. Most teams in the International and Pacific Coast… Read more
First Pitch: Thursday Thoughts on Liriano, Martin, Wilson, Milwaukee, Sanchez
Thursday is podcast recording day. Today it was also “Go see Luis Heredia at Pirate City” day (article coming tomorrow), and “Ten Articles Will Go Up on the Site Today”… Read more
Minor League Schedule: Holmes Tries Again In West Virginia
5/17/13 Starters: Brandon Cumpton, Casey Sadler, Zack Dodson, Clay Holmes
Prospect Watch: Tony Sanchez Keeps Hitting, Gregory Polanco Homers
Top Pitcher: David Bromberg, Top Hitter: Charlie Cutler, HR: Gregory Polanco
Snider Goes Swimming as Pirates Pound Brewers 7-1
Let’s not mince words. The Pirates pummeled Milwaukee on Thursday. It was a strange game, to say the least. Just to give you an idea of how strange I’ll share this note… Read more
Injury Update: Morton, Karstens and McDonald
A quick update on some of the Pirates’ pitchers recovering from injury: – Charlie Morton pitched Thursday for Altoona, going four innings while allowing two hits (both home runs) and… Read more
Jonathan Mayo Posts Mock Draft, Peterson Mentioned Again
It’s been a busy day for draft coverage today, but one thing is for certain, DJ Peterson has jumped up in the rankings for everyone. We read earlier today that… Read more
Draft Preview: Focusing In On Certain Players
The 2013 MLB draft begins exactly three weeks from today and the Pittsburgh Pirates pick twice early on, 9th and 14th overall. By now, we are hearing mock drafts almost… Read more
Keith Law Posts Mock Draft, New Name Associated With Pirates
Keith Law has posted his first mock draft for insiders(subscription required) and he has a surprising new name linked to the Pittsburgh Pirates, first baseman DJ Peterson from New Mexico…. Read more
Minor Moves: Holmes Off DL, d’Arnaud Starts Rehab
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a handful of minor league moves today involving West Virginia and Bradenton. Clay Holmes was activated off the disabled list and will start tonight. He… Read more
