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Interview With 30th Round Pick Matt Benedict
Matt Benedict was drafted in the 30th round of the 2011 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Benedict, a right handed pitcher, was a senior out of Western Carolina University, and… Read more
Interview With 33rd Round Pick Chris Lashmet
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Chris Lashmet in the 33rd round of the 2011 draft. Lashmet, taken as a third baseman, was a senior out of Northwestern University. He had a… Read more
Interview With 22nd Round Pick Mike Jefferson
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted left handed pitcher Mike Jefferson in the 22nd round of the 2011 draft. Jefferson was a college senior out of Louisiana Tech University, where he was… Read more
Pirates Prospects Interview with Matt Curry
Pirates Prospects was able to procure an interview with Curry, who was kind enough to complete the e-interview while riding the bus from West Virginia to Augusta.
Interview with Jim Benedict: Part Two
Yesterday I posted the first part of my interview with Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Pitching Coordinator Jim Benedict. Part one focused on his job duties as a pitching coordinator, as… Read more
Interview with Jim Benedict: Part One
Jim Benedict joined the Pittsburgh Pirates in October 2008 as a special assistant to General Manager Neal Huntington, after working as a scout in the Cleveland Indians organization during the… Read more
Interview with Jeff Johnson
The Pittsburgh Pirates have spent a lot of money and high draft picks the last few years on pitching, especially young prep pitchers. A lot of those prep pitchers are… Read more
Interview With Neal Huntington: Part One
While I was down in Pirate City last week, I talked with Neal Huntington for about 40 minutes about the Pittsburgh Pirates, the draft, and the international market. Because the… Read more
Six Questions With Maurice Bankston
The Pirates drafted Maurice Bankston in the 8th round of the 2007 draft out of Texarkana Community College. The 6′ 4″ righty signed early enough to get in some innings… Read more
Joey Schoenfeld Interview
The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted their catcher of the future when they took Tony Sanchez in the first round of the 2009 draft. However, in the 10th round they selected a… Read more