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Author: John Dreker

John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

Morning Report: The Numbers Have Dropped, But Teams Still Getting On Base Often

One month ago, I noticed that at the time, the four affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates all led their league in team on base...

Prospect Watch: Hanson Returns With a Bang, Brault Dominates

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Alen Hanson Off the DL, Holdzkom Goes Back On

The Indianapolis Indians announced four roster moves on Wednesday afternoon. The big moves are Alen Hanson coming off the disabled list and John Holdzkom...

Altoona Sending Five Players to Eastern League All-Star Game

The Eastern League announced the rosters for their July 15th All-Star game on Wednesday and five players from the Altoona Curve are on the...

Two International Names to Watch For Tomorrow

Ben Badler from Baseball America has the Pittsburgh Pirates in on at least two players when tomorrow's July 2nd international signing period begins. There...

Morning Report: Slow Starts For Some 2015 Draft Picks

Before you read too far into this, just remember that it is way too early to worry about any of these players getting off...

Corey Hart Begins Rehab, Tabata Sent Outright to Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent 1B/OF Corey Hart to AAA Indianapolis to begin a rehab assignment. Hart went on the disabled list on June...

Morning Report: Should We Expect a Quiet July 2nd?

The new international signing period begins on Thursday and if it's anything like last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be busy. Usually it isn't...

Prospect Watch: A Night Filled With Prospects on the Mound

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Pirates Sign Their 40th Round Draft Pick, Plus Update on Previously Reported Signing

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 40th round draft pick Daniel Zamora, a left-handed pitcher out of SUNY Stony Brook. He was teammates with catcher...

Morning Report: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not – The Pitchers

Yesterday we took a look at some hitters around the organization that have either been hitting well lately, or they have been in a...

Morning Report: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not- June Edition

Today we take a look at the best/worst hitters in the system this month. We will look at the pitchers in tomorrow's Morning Report. Among...

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