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Vic Black Placed on the DL With a Left Oblique Injury
The other day Vic Black left the Indianapolis Indians game after getting one out. Today Black was placed on the Triple-A disabled list with a left-oblique injury. The move was… Read more
Vic Black Leaves Game With Unknown Injury
Vic Black left today’s Indianapolis Indians game with an unknown injury today. Al Skorupa of Bullpen Banter has the details. So Victor Black came in. Looked pretty sharp. 93-97. SL… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Cole Making Progress, But Still Needs Those Strikeouts
At the start of the year, the expectation from most Pirates fans was for Gerrit Cole to go to Triple-A as a formality, just long enough to get an extra… Read more
Pirates Relief Pitching Prospects Drawing Interest?
Peter Gammons (via Will Flemming on Twitter) said on MLB Network that 10 teams were at Victory Field this weekend, looking at Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitching prospects Vic Black and… Read more
Prospect Watch: Cole Has His Best Start While Pimentel Has His Worst Start
Top Pitcher: Gerrit Cole, Top Hitter: Mel Rojas, HR: Brett Carroll, Dilson Herrera
Prospect Trends: Some Turnarounds and Some Struggling Altoona Hitters
A month into the minor league season, things are starting to take shape with the Pirates’ full-season affiliates. With a deep roster and very talented pitching staff, Indianapolis is dominating… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Pirates Have a Lot of Pitching Depth in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Indians are off to a 19-7 start this year, which is their best start in 54 years. The last time they started off this well was in 1959,… Read more
First Pitch: Time to Start Looking at the Bullpen Depth
If there’s one thing the Pirates have been good at, it has been finding relievers. Jason Grilli, Mark Melancon, and even guys like Jeanmar Gomez and Vin Mazzaro have come… Read more
Prospect Watch: Bell Has a Big Day at the Plate, Cole Struggles With Control
TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. If a player is… Read more
Indians Split Doubleheader in Columbus
A single pitch separated the Indianapolis Indians from twin shutouts at Columbus’ Huntington Park on Saturday evening: Kris Johnson’s sixth-inning offering to Clippers’ designated hitter Matt Carson in game one… Read more
