Tag Archives: Colton Cain
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/28/10
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis beat Toledo 6-5, thanks to a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth by Kevin Melillo. Melillo went 1-for-4 with the solo homer being his… Read more
2010 GCL Pirates Preview
The 2010 GCL Pirates season started on Monday, but due to the lack of rosters, I was unable to do the preview for the start of the season. Now that… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/23/10
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis lost 7-6 to Durham. Brian Burres got the start, allowing four runs on five hits in 5.2 innings, with no walks and six strikeouts. Brian Bass… Read more
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
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
What is the 2010 draft budget?
An important topic with the upcoming draft will be the budget the Pirates have to sign players. In the past two years, the Pirates have shelled out $18.7 M in… Read more
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
Notes: Injuries, International Prospects, Aure, 2010 Draft
A few notes from today: -Dejan Kovacevic reports that three prospects will be out until mid-season. Those prospects are Brett Lorin (hip surgery), Colton Cain (minor back surgery), and Zach… Read more
Three pitching prospects to miss start of season
Pirates pitching prospects Colton Cain, Zach Fuesser and Brett Lorin will miss the first half of the season with injuries. None are arm injuries, and all three are expected to… Read more
Notes: Minors, Walker, Ranaudo, 2010 Draft, Dynasty
A few notes from the last few days: -Jennifer Langosch had some great notes on several minor league players yesterday. A brief summary: Pedro Alvarez will remain at third base,… Read more
