Tag Archives: Jeff Locke
Pirates Notebook: Locke Gets Hit Hard, Irwin Drawing Some Attention
Jeff Locke had a bit of a rough outing today at McKechnie Field. The left-hander was hit hard, with eight hits in 3.1 innings, although he managed to limit the… Read more
First Pitch: Some Early Thoughts From Big League Camp
A lot can happen in the next three and a half weeks to shape up the Opening Day roster. We’ve only seen a small sample size from each player here,… Read more
Spring Training 2013 Position Battles: The Rotation
With pitchers and catchers reporting today, and Spring Training starting up this week, we will be previewing the position battles to follow throughout the Spring. To keep track of the… Read more
First Pitch: The Starting Pitching Depth
With yesterday’s news that the Pirates were adding Jonathan Sanchez, and today’s news that they’re still on track to sign Francisco Liriano, the starting pitching scene is getting crowded. Here… Read more
First Pitch: Will Karstens Push Locke and McPherson to Indianapolis?
When the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jeff Karstens last week, a lot of people assumed they were moving on from Francisco Liriano. Now that the team has agreed to a revised… Read more
First Pitch: 13 Boom or Bust Players Who Could Make a Difference in 2013
The 2013 roster is starting to take shape. There are still a few off-season questions that remain unanswered. Will the Pirates trade Garrett Jones? Who will win the 5th starter… Read more
Pirates Prospects 2012 Minor League Pitcher of the Year
In previous years it wasn’t difficult to pick the Pitcher of the Year in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league system. Kyle McPherson was clearly the winner last year, posting a… Read more
2012 Indianapolis Indians Season Recap and Top 10 Prospects
Indianapolis was one of the most successful teams in the Pirates’ system this year, fueled by Starling Marte and a strong pitching staff. By the time the playoffs came around,… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season Recap: Starting Pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff was strong for the first four months of the season, but saw a drop off in the months of August and September, as the team… Read more
Starling Marte and Jeff Locke Rank in International League Top 20
Baseball America released their 2012 International League top 20 list yesterday, with two Pirates prospects making the list. Starling Marte and Jeff Locke both made an appearance, and both were… Read more
