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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.

Pirates Officially Announce Henry Davis Promotion; Abrahan Gutierrez Moves Up to Altoona

The Pittsburgh Pirates had some player movement as the new week starts for the minor league season. Here's a rundown, starting with the big...

JP Massey is Named as Florida State League Pitcher of the Month for May

Minor League Baseball handed out their monthly awards on Monday afternoon. The Pittsburgh Pirates are represented on that list by Bradenton Marauders pitcher JP...

Pirates Trade Robert Stephenson to the Tampa Bay Rays; Mark Mathias Rejoins the Team

The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson to the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league infielder Alika Williams. https://twitter.com/RobBiertempfel/status/1664670694683156483?s=20 The 30-year-old Stephenson has a...

Pirates Release Six Minor League Players

The Pittsburgh Pirates have released six minor league players. The group includes outfielder Deion Walker, right-handed pitchers Ryan Velasquez, Drew Irvine, Andres Sierra and...

Thomas Harrington Gets Promoted to Greensboro; Brandan Bidois Joins Bradenton

The Greensboro Grasshoppers announced a few moves prior to Thursday's game, one of which includes a high draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Thomas Harrington...

Pirates Release Blake Cederlind; Travis Swaggerty Returns to Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates released two players on Wednesday afternoon, while also making a few other rosters moves throughout the minors. Pitcher Blake Cederlind and outfielder...

MLB Pipeline Updates Their Draft Prospect Rankings

MLB Pipeline updated their draft prospect rankings on Monday night. They now include 200 spots, up from 150 in their previous update. They also...

Pirates DFA Duane Underwood Jr., Vince Velasquez Returns from Injured List

The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez from the 15-day Injured List ahead of Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners. To make room...

Pirates Draft Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes and Wyatt Langford Close Out Regular Season Strong

The Pittsburgh Pirates have the first overall pick in the July 2023 MLB draft. Our draft preview looked at the top prospects for the pick. Every Monday,...

Prospect Watch: Quinn Priester Throws Shutout Ball

Four early afternoon games on Sunday to wrap up this week. Quinn Priester, Jared Jones and Braxton Ashcraft all got starts today. Priester continued...

Ugly Play by Pirates Leads to 8-3 Loss on Sunday to the Diamondbacks

The Pittsburgh Pirates went into Sunday afternoon's game at PNC Park with a chance to win a series over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who came...

P2Live: Roansy Contreras Looks to Help Pirates Win the Series Over the Diamondbacks

The Pittsburgh Pirates (24-21) take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (26-20) in the finale of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch will be...

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