Tag Archives: Starling Marte
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
Winter Leagues Recap: Marte Shows Patience, Fuesser Dominates
In Winter League action yesterday, Starling Marte went 0-for-2 with two walks, pushing his off-season walk total to seven in just 11 games. He has a .333/.429/.571 line in 42… Read more
Winter League Recap: Polanco and Marte Have Strong Debuts
Catching up on the winter league action over the last two days, as two of the top young players in the system made their winter league debuts this weekend. **Gregory… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season Recap: Center Field
The Pirates watched as Andrew McCutchen put together an impressive 2012 season while roaming center field. When he wasn’t hitting a career-high 31 bombs –which lead the team — or… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season Recap: Corner Outfield
In Spring Training, the corner outfield position looked to be an easy lock for the Pirates. Alex Presley would break big league camp for the first time in his career… 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
Pirates Notebook: Burnett and McCutchen Finish With Ovations
A.J. Burnett didn’t have his best stuff in the final game of the 2012 season on Wednesday, but that didn’t stop the home crowd from giving him a standing ovation when he… Read more
Pirates Notebook: Locke Gets First Big League Win in Final Start
It took a while –10 big league starts and 67.2 innings to be exact — for Jeff Locke to notch his first Major League win, but the lefty rookie was able to… Read more
Pirates Notebook: McPherson Makes A Lasting Impression
Kyle McPherson may have only thrown 20.1 innings in the Majors before taking the mound on Saturday night in Pittsburgh, but the 24-year-old looked nothing like a rookie against the… Read more
Marte Takes Big Strides in His Rookie Season
When rookie Starling Marte was promoted to the big leagues for his long awaited debut on July 26th, Manager Clint Hurdle gave the young outfielder advice — to respect everything… Read more