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What has stood out about Quinn Priester in the early games in Triple-A this year is his high whiff rate. The 2019 first rounder has two starts with double-digit whiff totals, seeing an increase over his...
The Pirates sent down 2020 seventh overall pick Nick Gonzales this spring, relegating him to a depth option for the second base position. He seemed to take that personally, recording hits in nearly every game since,...

Injury Updates: Decker, Tarpley, Ramirez, Taillon, Garcia, Luplow, Eppler, Freeman

Jaff Decker was placed on the Indianapolis disabled list with a hand injury at the end of April. The outfielder had just returned from...

Minor League Injury Updates: Holmes, Heredia, Ramirez, Luplow, Eppler, Frazier, Singh

The injury list at the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league camp has gotten pretty big over the last week. With the season starting in a...

Pirates Re-Instate Wes Freeman From the Voluntary Retired List

Mini camp started today, which not only features a large group of major league players working out in Bradenton for a week, but a...

2012 Bradenton Marauders Season Preview

Yesterday I previewed the 2012 West Virginia Power. Today the season previews continue with a look at the 2012 Bradenton Marauders. The Marauders will open...

Wes Freeman Promoted to West Virginia

The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted outfielder Wes Freeman from State College to West Virginia.  Freeman, one of two Spikes to play in the New...

Daily Prospect Profile: Another Look at Wes Freeman

Back on July 23rd, I profiled Wes Freeman, a day after he hit two home runs in a single game.  I talked about how...

State College Spikes 7/31 Report

Last week, I took a mini-baseball vacation through Pennsylvania (and a one-day stop in West Virginia) to see three of the Pirates' minor league...

Is Wes Freeman Climbing in to the Top 50?

One of the big stories in the minors the last few weeks has been the hot streak by outfield prospect Wes Freeman.  In his...

Daily Prospect Profile: Wes Freeman

The $150 K bonus that the Pittsburgh Pirates gave to Wes Freeman in the 2008 draft wasn't as big as some of the other...

2011 State College Spikes Preview: Position Players

The State College Spikes begin their season tonight.  Below is a look at the position players who will start the year on the 2011...

2011 West Virginia Power Preview: The Outfield

Yesterday I previewed the 2011 West Virginia Power infield, looking at players who could open the season with the Pittsburgh Pirates' low-A affiliate, and...

Should the Pirates Have More Top 50 Prospects?

The MLB.com top 50 prospect list came out yesterday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates only had one player on the list, with Jameson Taillon coming...