Tag Archives: Phillip Irwin
Michael Crotta promoted to Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted starting pitcher Michael Crotta from Altoona to Indianapolis today, according to Dejan Kovacevic. Crotta was scheduled to start tonight for Altoona, but was replaced by… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 4/23/10
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis beat Louisville 6-1. Kevin Hart made the start, which means Chris Jakubauskas will be the starter tomorrow. That goes against the thinking earlier today that Jakubauskas… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 4/17/10
The prospect watch returns to it’s regular nightly schedule… INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis lost 3-2 to Toledo tonight. Chris Jakubauskas made a nice start, pitching five innings and allowing two… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 46-50
To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I’m going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ system. This week I’ll… Read more
2009 State College Spikes Season Recap
One of the big stories last year in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system was the horrible performance of the 2008 State College Spikes. The 2008 Spikes went 18-56, mostly due… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 8/25/09
Today’s Prospect Feature: The Pirates selected University of Mississippi starter Nathan Baker in the fifth round of the 2009 draft. Despite the high pick, the most exciting pitcher to come… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 8/5/09
The Prospect Tracker is updated with tonight’s games. AAA Indianapolis was off today. AA The Result: Altoona lost 9-0 to Portland. -Gorkys Hernandez went 1 for 5 with a double…. Read more
Pirates Sign Nathan Baker
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed their fifth round pick, Nathan Baker, a left handed starter from the University of Mississippi. Baker, who was a junior, becomes the 18th signing by the… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/21/09
The Prospect Tracker is updated with tonight’s games. AAA The Result: Indianapolis beat Durham 2-1, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 9th. Game Notes: Ian Snell went… Read more
Prospect and Draft Pick Updates
A few updates this afternoon… -I have added Quinton Miller, Rudy Owens, and Chase D’Arnaud to the Prospects Tracker. -The Pirates have promoted D’Arnaud from West Virginia to Lynchburg. I… Read more
