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First Pitch: Which Hitter Not Named Gregory Polanco Should Come Up?

First Pitch
Injuries have been the unfortunate theme for the Pirates' minor league system this year. Their top pitching prospect, Jameson Taillon, went down for the...

Prospect Highlights: Andrew Lambo Breaks Homerless Drought

Analysis
Back in late September, Andrew Lambo homered for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Reds. He then had a couple a-bats with the Pirates,...

Prospect Watch: Andrew Lambo Hits First Home Run, Nick Kingham Struggles

Prospect Watch
TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

First Pitch: How Ike Davis Impacts the First Base Prospects in the System

First Pitch
Now that Ike Davis is a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, they potentially have their first base position under control for the next three...

Prospect Highlights: Polanco Crushes a HR, McGuire Shows Off a Cannon

Analysis
All of the scheduled minor league games tonight were rained out, which means there is no Prospect Watch. In it's place, here are a...

Pirates Will Once Again Have Strong Infield Defense and Offensive Questions

Season Previews
The 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season begins on Monday when the Pirates take on the Cubs. To prepare for the start of the year, I’ll...

First Pitch: Are the Pirates About to Repeat a Mistake From the 2006 Season?

First Pitch
As of right now, the Pittsburgh Pirates are going into the regular season with Travis Ishikawa as part of their first base platoon. There...

Pirates Make Eight Roster Cuts, Including Irwin, McGuiness and Morel

Transactions
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made eight roster cuts this morning, with Opening Day just ten days away. Starter Phil Irwin, first baseman Chris McGuiness and...

Why Gaby Sanchez Shouldn’t Be in the First Base Mix Against RHP

Analysis
The first base position projects to be a platoon between Andrew Lambo and Gaby Sanchez. However, Pirates' General Manager Neal Huntington was asked about...

Spring Training Notes: The Roles of Andrew Lambo and Jordy Mercer

Analysis
During yesterday's meeting with the media, Clint Hurdle made two comments that really stood out to me as far as how the Pirates see...

Spring Training Notes: Observations on the First Base Platoon

Analysis
Just a few notes from a routine day at Pirate City.  The team was primarily doing base running and infield drills, and batting practice. As...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Spring Training Tracker

Analysis
This weekend I uploaded the Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Spring Training Tracker to the site. This is the fourth year in a row that we've had...
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