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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.

Minor Moves: Braxton Ashcraft Rejoins Greensboro; Carter Bins, Tyler Chatwood and Rob Zastryzny Begin Rehab

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MLB Pipeline Updates Their Top 100 Rankings

MLB Pipeline posted an updated top 100 prospects list on Monday. The list reflects players graduating from the list, as well as some movement...

Mitch Keller is Named as the National League Player of the Week

Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller has been named as the National League Player of the Week for the week of May 8-14. https://twitter.com/Pirates/status/1658215932919947289 Keller started on...

Top Performers: Henry Davis and JP Massey Lead the Way

Welcome back to our weekly Pirates minor league roundup, where we recap the top performances and noteworthy happenings within the Pirates organization. As always,...

Pirates Draft Prospect Watch: Big Games for Paul Skenes, Max Clark and Wyatt Langford

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: Indianapolis Puts Up 15 Runs on Sunday

Four afternoon games on the schedule to wrap up the week in the minors. Monday will be an off-day. Indianapolis had the big day...

P2Live: Mitch Keller Makes His First Start Since His Shutout

The Pittsburgh Pirates (21-19) take on the Baltimore Orioles (26-13) on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards in the finale of the three-game series. First...

Minor Moves: Eli Wilson Returns; De Jong to Temporary Inactive List

Today's early minor league moves include the return of a catcher, as well as a roster status change for a pitcher. If anything else...

P2Live: Roansy Contreras Takes the Mound in Game Two Against the Orioles

The Pittsburgh Pirates (21-18) take on the Baltimore Orioles (25-13) in game two of a three-game series this weekend at Camden Yards. First pitch...

Pirates Draft Prospects: There’s a Clear Top Five Group in the 2023 Draft Class

With just over two months until the 2023 draft class, there is still time for changes to be made at the top, but things...

Prospect Watch: Solid Performances from Thomas Harrington, Osvaldo Bido and Aaron Shortridge

Four night games on the schedule. Henry Davis continued his strong season in an Altoona victory. Top pitching prospects Thomas Harrington and Anthony Solometo...

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The Pittsburgh Pirates (21-17) take on the Baltimore Orioles (24-13) on Friday night at Camden Yards in the first of three games. First pitch...

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