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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.

Chase De Jong Clears Waivers; Sent Outright to Indianapolis

Right-handed pitcher Chase De Jong has cleared waivers and he has been sent outright to Triple-A Indianapolis. He was designated for assignment by the...

Minor Moves: Noe Toribio to the Injured List; Brad Case Returns to Altoona

Two minor moves so far today involving pitchers for the Altoona Curve. If anything else pops up today, we will add it here. Brad Case...

Pirates Sign LHP Ryan Borucki to a Minor League Deal

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 29-year-old left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki to a minor league deal. He was recently designated for assignment by the Chicago...

New Mock Draft from Baseball America

Baseball America posted a new mock draft on Thursday morning. The regular season in college ball is winding down, and some high school teams...

Prospect Watch: Jared Jones Returns; Bradenton Puts Up 16 Runs

Altoona and Greensboro both had morning start times, with Altoona seeing the return of Jared Jones after a three-week absence. Indianapolis won behind Quinn...

Schedules Released for the Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League

The schedules have been released for the 2023 Florida Complex League and the Dominican Summer League. Here are some quick notes on the schedules. Once...

P2Live: Pirates Try for Series Win Against the Colorado Rockies

The Pittsburgh Pirates (21-16) are taking on the Colorado Rockies (15-22) on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series. First pitch will...

Minor Moves: Jared Jones Returns to Altoona; Cederlind and Tredaway Head to Bradenton

The Altoona Curve activated right-handed pitcher Jared Jones from the 7-day Injured List on Wednesday morning. He will start today for Altoona in their...

Minor Moves: Jared Triolo Returns to Indianapolis; More Catcher Shuffling

Here are some minor moves around the Pittsburgh Pirates system ahead of the new week on the schedule. We already heard yesterday that there...

Pirates Recall Luis Ortiz; Add Josh Palacios to the Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates made some roster moves ahead of Tuesday's game. We heard about these moves earlier, but they are all now official. Right-handed...

P2Live: The Debut of Luis Ortiz Won’t be the Only Change for Tuesday’s Pirates/Rockies Game

Coming off of a 2-0 victory, the Pittsburgh Pirates (21-15) take on the Colorado Rockies (14-22) at PNC Park tonight, with first pitch scheduled...

Minor Moves: Pirates Promote Wyatt Hendrie to Greensboro

We usually don't get minor league moves on Monday, unless they directly affect the big league team. However, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a move...

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