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First Pitch: MLB’s Continued Exploitation of Minor League Players

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At 2:00 in the morning I pull over into a rest area. It's cold, dark, pouring rain, there are tractor-trailers clogging the mountain road...

First Pitch: Where Should the Pirates Play Oneil Cruz?

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You're not going to find me saying that a player can't play shortstop because of his size. Then again, I've got a bit of a...

First Pitch: The Outlook of the Top of the Pirates’ Farm System

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Keith Law releases his top 100 prospects this week over at The Athletic, and had five Pirates on the list. Rather than simply listing...

First Pitch: The Spring Training All-Prospect Team

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The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't put together the most exciting group of Spring Training invites this year, so we haven't seen a lineup yet that...

First Pitch: Things to Do in Bradenton During Spring Training 2020

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This week in Raleigh, we experienced a strange weather phenomenon. On Thursday, the weather got so cold that the precipitation falling from the sky came...

First Pitch: What to Watch For in 2020

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Real, live baseball has returned! It's easy to make a lot about the first game of Spring Training, and the early results. You go almost...

First Pitch: The State of the Pirates’ Farm System and Their Future Chances of Contending

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Baseball America released their top 30 prospects for every team yesterday, including my top 30 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. I won't go into the rankings...

First Pitch: Who Gets the Credit For Development?

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Neal Huntington would have never won from 2013-15 had it not been for Dave Littlefield. At least, that's what I heard over the years. Huntington led...

First Pitch: Pittsburgh Baseball Network Updates

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It's been a bit since I've posted an official update on Pittsburgh Baseball Network. That feels like all I've been focused on behind the...

First Pitch: When Will the Pirates Increase Their Payroll?

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The Pirates have learned one lesson over the last decade regarding payroll. They've learned how to properly present the natural order of raising payroll. https://twitter.com/JMackeyPG/status/1229174987782791168 This...

First Pitch: Spring Training Games Start This Week

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One of the strangest parts about writing for a prospect site is when players make it to the majors and then it's treated like...

First Pitch: The Development Approach the Pirates Need to Better Develop Prospects

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Today's article is mostly going to be an open discussion on a topic we've been talking about all weekend: Development. The Pirates weren't the best...
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