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First Pitch: Two Cases Where Super Two and Service Time Don’t Matter

Today I had my weekly radio segment on ESPN 970 with David Todd. We discussed several prospect-related items in the upper levels, mostly focusing...

Diaz and Hanson Named Best Defensive Players in International League

Baseball America released their list of the best tools in AAA on Tuesday morning. Alen Hanson was picked as the best defensive second baseman...

Pittsburgh Pirates Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects

In previous years we would do an updated top 20 or 30 list immediately after the MLB draft, incorporating the new draft picks and...

The Top Five Stories From the First Half in Indianapolis

With the first half of the season behind us, and Indianapolis starting back play after the All-Star Game at the end of the week,...

Josh Bell Homers in Futures Game, Diaz Takes Pride in Representing Pirates

After looking a bit over-matched during his first at-bat in a strikeout against Marlins left-handed prospect Jarlin Garcia, Josh Bell certainly showed the power...

Morning Report: Catchers Splitting Playing Time Throughout the System

I split this article up into two things about the Pirates' minor league catchers, starting with one backstop that is showing improvements and then...

Why the Pirates Don’t Need to Spend Big Money on International Players

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Prospect Notebook: Alen Hanson’s Future Opportunity in the Majors

  In yesterday's meeting with the media, Neal Huntington talked about Alen Hanson and the chances he has of coming up to Pittsburgh. “Part of it...

Hanson, Diaz and Wood Named to International League All-Star Team

The International League announced the rosters for the July 15th All-Star game and three Indianapolis Indians players are on the team. They will be...

Josh Bell and Elias Diaz to Represent Pirates at Futures Game

MLB has announced the rosters for the Futures Game, to be held during All-Star weekend in Cincinnati this year. The Pittsburgh Pirates will be...

Five Candidates For a Promotion From Indianapolis

With the midway point of the season coming on Tuesday for Indianapolis, there are several players who are eyeing the next level. While many...

Prospect Watch: Josh Bell, Willy Garcia, and Elias Diaz All Homer

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...