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First Pitch: Some Things I Learned Along the Way

In yesterday's Q&A hosted by Wilbur Miller, he got a question that asked about what he would have liked to know sooner when scouting...

First Pitch: A Big Development Test For the Pirates’ New Front Office

The Pirates drafted a lot of college hitters under Neal Huntington. Very few of them reached the majors, and in those cases, the Pirates...

First Pitch: Prospect Rankings by Positions and Spring Training Notes

I had to step in last minute to post this article, so I didn't really have any ideas for it. There were some minor...

First Pitch: Building Up Innings at Greensboro

We've talked a lot here about the large number of interesting, and in some cases high-upside, pitchers who could be in the Greensboro rotation...

First Pitch: Notes on the Top Pirates Prospects of the Decade, Austin Hendrick, and a Q&A

Today's notes: **John Dreker did a top ten prospects of the decade list yesterday, combining some of the best players who we've covered on this...

First Pitch: Looking Ahead to the Rest of the Pirates’ Offseason

The Pirates agreed to deals with all of their arbitration eligible players over the weekend. Their roster is far from set, and the current...

First Pitch: A Podcast and a Look Into Adam Frazier’s Defense

A few quick notes this morning: **I did a podcast over at Baseball America with Kyle Glaser. We talked about a lot of the top...

First Pitch: Saturday Notes, Including High Praise for Ke’Bryan Hayes

Today is a notes article, starting with some high praise for 22-year-old third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. MLB Pipeline sent a survey to general managers,...

First Pitch: Ranking the Best Center Fielders and Left Fielders

Buster Olney continued his rankings of players by position over the last few days, covering third base, left field and center field. Obviously the...

First Pitch: An Early Fantasy Baseball Look at the 2020 Pirates Starting Pitchers

It's been a few years since I've played fantasy sports. That might change this year, as I'm trying to get back into one of...

First Pitch: Catchers Going Off the Board

I've woken up the last two mornings to news that a catcher has signed elsewhere. First it was Elias Diaz going to Colorado, and...

First Pitch: Pirates Send Four Prospects to Rookie Career Development Program

I thought about making this title "Pirates Sending Four Prospects to Miami" just to see how fast I could crash the site. While it's...

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