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June Prospects Rundown: State College Spikes

June Prospects Rundown: State College Spikes

State College started their season in mid-June, shortly after the 2010 MLB draft.  It’s hard enough to draw any conclusions about the performance of the players at the level based… Read more »

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/5/10

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/5/10

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis lost both games of a double header against Louisville.  The Indians lost game one 6-0.  Dana Eveland made his first start with Indianapolis, allowing five runs… Read more »

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/30/10

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/30/10

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis lost to Columbus 7-3.  Michael Crotta pitched 2.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits, with two walks and four strikeouts.  According to Indians’ announcer Scott… Read more »

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/25/10

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/25/10

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis beat Toledo 9-8.  Michael Crotta pitched five innings, allowing six runs on seven hits, with two walks and five strikeouts.  Corey Hamman pitched two shutout innings,… Read more »

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/20/10

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/20/10

The GCL Pirates start their season tomorrow.  I’d do a preview post, but I have no clue what their roster is going to be. INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis beat Buffalo… Read more »

2010 State College Spikes Preview

2010 State College Spikes Preview

Is it a bad thing that I’m going to be more interested in watching the State College Spikes once their season begins, than watching the West Virginia Power, a level… Read more »

State College Spikes Roster Announced

State College Spikes Roster Announced

The 2010 State College Spikes will begin their season on Friday, on the road against Williamsport.  The 2010 roster has been announced by Guy Cipriano of the Centre Daily Times…. Read more »

2010 Draft: Top Prep Players and Their Commitments

2010 Draft: Top Prep Players and Their Commitments

In the past two drafts, the Pittsburgh Pirates have spent a lot of money luring top prep prospects away from their commitments to major colleges.  In 2008 the Pirates signed… Read more »

Where are the high school arms?

Where are the high school arms?

I get asked this question a lot: where are the high school arms from the 2009 draft? The simple answer is that they’re in Extended Spring Training, with the exception… Read more »

Pictures from Pirate City

Pictures from Pirate City

That’s Mitchell Fienemann.  You may remember reading about him in Dejan Kovacevic’s recap of the 2009 Bradenton Pirates season, in which DK named Fienemann his choice as the team’s top… Read more »