Tag Archives: Pedro Ciriaco
Ten Pirates Prospects Who Could Make An Impact In 2011
This is part three of a three part 2011 season preview. The other two parts are below: 1. 19 Things to Watch For in 2011 2. The Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Trade… Read more
Ciriaco optioned; Rodriguez, Bowker make team
The Pirates roster is starting to take shape, and very few question marks remain after a couple announcements following today’s win against the Rays. Pedro Ciriaco has been optioned to… Read more
The Final Three Roster Spots
After the news this morning that the Pittsburgh Pirates cut four players, there are three roster spots remaining. The cuts this morning left Steve Pearce with a roster spot on… Read more
Battle of the Bench and Today’s Pitchers
Today’s spring training game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies allowed us to see all of the players battling for bench spots on the Pirates’ roster as well as… Read more
2011 Indianapolis Indians Preview: The Infield
Back in December I looked at the potential roster crunch that could take place in the Indianapolis Indians’ infield in 2011. With a group of talented young infield prospects making… Read more
Will Josh Rodriguez Make the Roster?
In each of the last four years, Neal Huntington has made a selection in the Rule 5 draft. In 2008 the Pirates selected Evan Meek. In 2009 it was Donald… Read more
2011 Spring Training Battles: Bench
Every year the battles in Spring Training are pretty much limited to the same three areas: the 5th starter role, the bullpen, and the bench. It only makes sense that… Read more
One Year Ago: January Bullpen Additions
In December 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates non-tendered Matt Capps, following a season where the closer put up a 5.80 ERA in 54.1 innings. At the time of the move, the… Read more
Pirates Winter League Update: 1/5
The regular seasons for the Venezuelan, Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-Pacific winter leagues are all completed. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve done an update, so here are the… Read more
The 2011 Indianapolis Infield
Yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates added Josh Fields on a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. The deal is a smart move to make, as Fields will most… Read more
