Tag Archives: Jeff Locke
Two Years Ago and One Year Ago Today
Looking through the site archives, I noticed two noteworthy items that happened on this date in the last two years: -Two years ago today, the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to an… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Top 10 Prospects
Over the last two weeks we’ve been counting down the Pirates Prospects 2011 Top 10 Prospects, ending today with 2010 first round pick Jameson Taillon. Here is the recap of… Read more
Keith Law’s Prospect Rankings
Keith Law has released his top 100 prospects in baseball, along with his organizational top 10 prospects, both on ESPN Insider. In the top 100, Law ranks Jameson Taillon 30th,… Read more
Highlights From Frank Coonelly’s MLB.com Chat
Frank Coonelly held his monthly chat on MLB.com this afternoon. You can read the transcript here. Some of the highlights of the chat: -Coonelly mentions that the Pirates are looking… Read more
The 2011 Indianapolis Rotation
A few weeks ago I looked at the projected 2011 Indianapolis Indians infield, noting that there could be a roster crunch, one which could leave prospects like Chase D’Arnaud and/or… Read more
What Do the Pirates Have in Their 2011 Rotation?
Yesterday I looked at the average production around the majors from each spot in the rotation. To recap, the numbers from each spot: League Average #1: 3.10 ERA #2: 3.61… Read more
The Off-Season Additions and the Prospects in the Wings
The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the 2011 off-season with holes at first base, right field, shortstop, and the starting rotation. So far they have added Lyle Overbay to fill the first… Read more
Pirates Add Five, DFA Duke, LaRoche, Delwyn
The Pittsburgh Pirates have added five players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the upcoming Rule 5 draft, and designated Zach Duke, Andy LaRoche, and Delwyn Young for… Read more
Who Should Be Protected From the Rule 5 Draft?
Today marks the deadline for teams to set their 40-man rosters, and protect players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft, held on December 9th. Teams have until midnight tonight to… Read more
Baseball America top 20 lists
As you may have already seen, Baseball America has been unveiling Top 20 prospects list for each of the minor leagues in recent weeks. After revealing the International League today, they have covered each of the leagues that include Pirates affiliates. Let’s see how the Bucs fared overall.