Tag: John Milner

Pirates Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes Pitches Into the Fifth in Latest Start

Prospect WatchApril 24, 2024

Paul Skenes is human, after all. The 2023 first overall pick gave up his first runs of the season against Omaha on Wednesday afternoon, in his first start where he pitched into the fifth inning. Skenes allowed his...

Statcast Heroes: Jared Jones, Bailey Falter, Paul Skenes, Eric Lauer, Omar Alfonzo

Statcast HeroesApril 24, 2024

Each week in Statcast Heroes, I’ll be recapping the weekly leaders at each level of the Pittsburgh Pirates system that has data available. That includes the Major Leagues, Triple-A, and Single-A. The results give a quick...

This Date in Pirates History: December 8

Pirates HistoryDecember 8, 2011

There have been so many trades on this date in Pittsburgh Pirates history that I decided, instead of concentrating on one specific one and...

The Pittsburgh Cocaine Seven by Aaron Skirboll

AnalysisSeptember 10, 2010

I wanted to like this book. But ultimately I was let down. The Pittsburgh Cocaine Seven by Aaron Skirboll is a book that has been practically begging to be written. Skirboll wrote it and did a credible job. However, he could've done a lot more with it.