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Pirates Prospects Daily: Hard Hits

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What has stood out about Quinn Priester in the early games in Triple-A this year is his high whiff rate. The 2019 first rounder has two starts with double-digit whiff totals, seeing an increase over his...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Nick Gonzales Extends Hitting Streak to Eleven Games

Prospect Watch
The Pirates sent down 2020 seventh overall pick Nick Gonzales this spring, relegating him to a depth option for the second base position. He seemed to take that personally, recording hits in nearly every game since,...

Mitch Keller Met the Challenges of Double-A with Greatly Improved Secondary Pitches

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - Most top prospects experience a bump in the road at some point during their ascension to the major leagues. That was no...

With Expectations Sky High, Mitch Keller Continues to Improve at Double-A

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - Remove a span of five batters two weeks ago in Harrisburg, where he allowed five straight hits for five runs, Mitch Keller...

Cole Tucker Growing Into a Future Leader For the Pirates

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - Michael Ryan is one of the most relaxed men I've dealt with in baseball. On Monday night, all of the frustrations from...

Joe Musgrove Throws 34 Pitches in Four Innings; He’s “The Model Big Leaguer”

Injury Updates
ALTOONA, Pa - Joe Musgrove made his second rehab start of the season on Monday night, going four extremely efficient innings for the Altoona Curve. He...

Pirates Promote JT Brubaker to Indianapolis

News
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-handed pitcher J.T. Brubaker to Triple-A Indianapolis. The 2015 sixth round pick was named the Pirates Prospects Pitcher...

Ke’Bryan Hayes Looks to Translate Strong Defense into Offense

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - Those within the Pirates minor league system knew how good Ke'Bryan Hayes was defensively at third base. Now, he has officially been...

Pirates May Have Found a Diamond in the Rough in Jesus Liranzo

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - By the time a significant player has made his way through the Pirates' system to Double-A, you have probably read dozens of...

Jason Martin Brings the Astros Philosophy With Him to the Pirates

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. -- "Everything." The answer was a simple one from Curve manager Michael Ryan, as he was asked what he has liked about the early...

Brandon Waddell Assesses His Weaknesses and Returns in 2018 in Peak Physical Condition

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - The 2017 season did not go exactly as planned for Brandon Waddell. It was the first time in his life that he...

Taylor Hearn Embracing the Pressure; Altoona Starters Beginning the Season Strong

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa - Taylor Hearn entered this season as the Pirates' top left-handed pitching prospect, and he was beginning to get national recognition, ranked as...

Big Game JT Brubaker Brings New Bulldog Mentality to the Mound

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - For the second time in his professional career, JT Brubaker was tasked with getting his team started on the right foot on...

Will Craig is Willing to Sacrifice His Average for More Power

Analysis
ALTOONA, Pa. - Will Craig has been a solid professional hitter so far in his career. Honestly though, it really hasn't been good enough up...
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