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Author: Wilbur Miller

Having followed the Pirates fanatically since 1965, Wilbur Miller is one of the fast-dwindling number of fans who’ve actually seen good Pirate teams. He’s even seen Hall-of-Fame Pirates who didn’t get traded mid-career, if you can imagine such a thing. His first in-person game was a 5-4, 11-inning win at Forbes Field over Milwaukee (no, not that one). He’s been writing about the Pirates at various locations online for over 20 years. It has its frustrations, but it’s certainly more cathartic than writing legal stuff. Wilbur is retired and now lives in Bradenton with his wife and three temperamental cats.

Prospect Watch: One Walkoff Win and One Walkoff Loss Among the Rookie Level Teams

The full season teams got their off day on Tuesday this week instead of Monday, so only the three rookie level teams were in...

Prospect Watch: Some Very Bad Pitching for the Full Season Affiliates

The Pirates appeared to have a good group of starters going for their full season affiliates, but it didn't turn out well.  Quinn Priester...

Prospect Watch: Chen Good, Burrows Bad, Campana 4-4

Everybody is in action.  It seems likely the roster changes will accelerate; Kevin Newman has played nine rehab games, Ben Gamel and Yoshi Tsutsugo...

Prospect Watch: Full Slate Tuesday, With DSL Teams Facing Each Other

Plenty of action to distract from the brainless blundering at the major league level.  The intramural game in the DSL has a good pitching...

Prospect Watch: Dariel Lopez Drives in Six, Isaias Dipre Gets Three Extra Base Hits

Greensboro and the DSL Pirates Gold piled on the runs.  Quinn Priester and Mike Burrows both had decent-ish starts, but the Indy and Altoona...

First Impressions on the Pirates in the Florida Complex League

BRADENTON, Fla. - I've seen a good bit of the FCL Pirates in the early part of their season.  As I write this, they're...

Prospect Watch: Rehab Week Continues and Aaron Shortridge Makes AA Debut

The three rookie level teams all won.  Altoona had the only win at the full-season level, although Bradenton was rained out. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS https://piratesprospects.com/2022/06/prospect-watch-garcia-chen-and-mlodzinski-lead-thursdays-action.html TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS https://piratesprospects.com/2022/05/p2daily-indianapolis-week-on-pirates-prospects.html Game...

Prospect Watch: It’s Rehab Day in Indy

Kevin Newman, Josh VanMeter and Yoshi Tsutsugo are all in the Indianapolis lineup, along with Bryse Wilson pitching. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS https://piratesprospects.com/2022/06/prospect-watch-early-action-in-the-lower-levels-pits-pirates-vs-pirates.html TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS https://piratesprospects.com/2022/05/p2daily-indianapolis-week-on-pirates-prospects.html Game Time: 7:05pm Box Score:...

Prospect Watch: Complete (7-Inning) Game for Nick Garcia, Tons of Whiffs for the Hitters

The system has eight games scheduled, with Greensboro again trying to play two.  The FCL Pirates played a morning game, headlined by two very...

Ten Players to Watch on the 2022 FCL Pirates

This week on Pirates Prospects, we've been previewing the rookie level teams in the system. Earlier this week, we broke down the 2022 Florida...

Prospect Watch: FCL Pirates Win Two, While Two Starters Fail to Survive the First Inning

The Grasshoppers were supposed to play two, but one was postponed and they'll try again to play two tomorrow.  The FCL Pirates played and...

Minor League Season Preview: 2022 FCL Pirates

This should be an interesting season in the FCL.  You'll have to pay strict attention or you'll miss your favorite prospect.  The Pirates are...

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