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Author: Ryan Palencer

Ryan has been following Indianapolis baseball for most of his life, and the Pirates since they became the affiliate in 2005. He began writing for Pirates Prospects in 2013, in a stint that ran through 2016 (with no service time manipulation played in). Ryan rejoined the team in 2022, covering Indianapolis once again. He has covered the Pirates in four different big league stadiums. Ryan was also fortunate enough to cover the 2015 Futures Game in Cincinnati.

Pirate City Notes: Garcia and Eppler Pitch, Kramer Continues to Look Good

BRADENTON, Fla. - Yeudy Garcia made his second start of the spring and worked three strong innings in the Double-A game on Sunday at...

Pirates Notes: Vogelsong, Melancon, and Watson Pitch at Pirate City

BRADENTON, Fla. - Ryan Vogelsong threw 80 pitches in five innings of work on Sunday in a minor league game. In the outing he...

Josh Bell Could Create a Good Problem For the Pirates at First Base This Year

BRADENTON, Fla. - While the cut was expected and inevitable, Josh Bell finally had his name called on Friday, getting optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. The first...

John Holdzkom Sent Down Due to Concerns After Velocity Loss

BRADENTON, Fla. - After a magical run in 2014 that took John Holdzkom from Independent Leagues to a late inning big league reliever, the tall right-hander...

Indianapolis Top 10 Led By Three Guys Who Could Be in Pittsburgh Next Year

Indianapolis built up a huge lead at the beginning of the season in the standings, but struggled toward the middle of the season with call-ups...

Tyler Glasnow Preps For Off-Season, Looks Ahead to 2016

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Pirates put Tyler Glasnow on the fast track, promoting him to Indianapolis on August 1st, after just 63 innings with Altoona. While...

Pirates Had an Important Decision to Make With Keon Broxton

INDIANAPOLIS -- With the impending free agency following the season, the Pirates have some interesting decisions that need to be made at the big...

Breaking Down Josh Bell’s Late Season Success

INDIANAPOLIS -- Josh Bell had a very successful run after his promotion to Indianapolis at the beginning of August. He reached base in nearly half his...

Prospect Watch: Indianapolis Keeps the Season Alive Behind Comeback

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. If a...

Indianapolis Sees Inconsistency From Young Hitters

INDIANAPOLIS -- Josh Bell has shown a great deal of consistency in his adjustment to Triple-A, although that hasn't been the case for a...

Tyler Glasnow Working on Mechanical Consistency

INDIANAPOLIS -- In his pregame preparation work the past couple of days, Tyler Glasnow has thrown both a side bullpen session and to a...

Injury Update: John Holdzkom Tosses First Bullpen Session

INDIANAPOLIS -- For the first time since his most recent trip to the disabled list, John Holdzkom is throwing off the mound. Holdzkom tossed a...

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