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Morning Report: Three Pirates Get Recognition as Best in the Eastern League

Baseball America continued their rankings of the best tools at each level of the minors. Yesterday, we mentioned that the managers and coaches in...

Prospect Notebook: Espinal Rested, Back to Hitting; Holmes Nearing Full Workload

INDIANAPOLIS — Edwin Espinal’s first career Triple-A game had an auspicious beginning and he didn’t look like the hitting prospect many had touted. But with...

First Baseman Edwin Espinal Promoted to Indianapolis; Jordan George to Altoona

The Pittsburgh Pirates have moved Altoona first baseman Edwin Espinal up to Indianapolis according to Sean McCool, who was covering tonight's game. Espinal was...

Morning Report: The Toughest Players in the System to Strike Out

Each year in the Morning Report, I look at the toughest hitters to strike out in the system. Jin-De Jhang and Carlos Munoz have...

The Twenty: Cole Tucker’s Breakout Performance Leads the Way This Week

Every week we have live reports from all over the system, while I provided additional views of the minors via MiLB.tv, which included Indianapolis,...

Morning Report: The Upcoming Minor League Free Agents

Among the players who began their career in the farm system, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a small group of upcoming free agents at the...

Plate Approach and Off-Season Conditioning Lead to Early Season Success for Edwin Espinal

ALTOONA, Pa. - Aside from the torrid start of Kevin Kramer, the best hitter for the Altoona Curve so far this season has been first...

First Pitch: Pirates See Struggles from Top Winter League Prospects

The Pittsburgh Pirates have some interesting prospects on offense playing winter ball this year. The pitching side is a little light this year with...

Winter Leagues: Pirates are Seeing Poor Results Recently From Their Top Hitters

Three days of winter league action covering games in five countries, plus the wrap-up of the U23 World Cup tournament. You'll notice that except...

Winter Leagues: Edwin Espinal Homers; Pablo Reyes Makes Winter Debut

Four days worth of winter league action here from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Nicaragua and the U23 World Cup tournament. Plus...

Winter Leagues: Osuna and Escobar Remain Hot, While Munoz and Espinal Slump

A recap of action over the last three days in the five winter leagues currently playing, along with news from the U23 World Cup...

Winter Leagues: Big Hits From Edwin Espinal, Jose Osuna and Elvis Escobar

Three days worth of action from Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, as well as the start of the season in Puerto Rico, and...