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Bailey Falter Shuts Down the Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in...

Jared Jones is Appointment Viewing

During the 2004 season, Oliver Perez had one of the best pitching seasons I can recall from a Pittsburgh Pirates starter in the last...

After Dropping to .500, Pirates Could Turn To Help in Triple-A

After losing 6-1 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to .500 on the season, finishing their week by getting...

P2Daily: High Times/Low Times

Saturday was a convergence of many schedules to create an eclipse type moment for me. For starters, I try to take off work every...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Nick Gonzales Extends Hitting Streak

Nick Gonzales keeps hitting. The middle infielder, playing second base on Tuesday night for Indianapolis, went 2-for-4 with a walk. That extends his hitting streak...

Pirates Prospect Watch: The Pirates Have Hitting in Triple-A

The Pittsburgh Pirates are struggling at the plate at the Major League level. Fortunately for them, a lot of their hitters in Triple-A are...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Never Giving Up

I liked the story of Javier Rivas on Sunday. The tall shortstop for the Bradenton Marauders went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, three...

Player Features

Jack Brannigan is the Next Gold Glove Quality Third Baseman in the Pirates System

The Pirates have Gold Glove third basemen in Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jared Triolo. They've got another candidate in the system in power hitter Jack Brannigan.

Discussion

Saturday Sleepers

Saturday Sleepers: Carlos Jimenez Has One of the Best Changeups in the System

In early 2022, I saw Carlos Jimenez pitch for the Bradenton Marauders. Of all the players who played in Single-A on that particular day,...

Saturday Sleepers: Valentin Linarez Added Velocity and Improved Control in 2023

Valentin Linarez had one of the biggest recorded velocity jumps in minor league baseball last year. Baseball America tracked the year-over-year four-seam velocity gainers from...

Saturday Sleepers: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 17 year old throw 100 miles an hour”

At the start of the 2023 international signing period, the Pittsburgh Pirates added David Matoma as their first signing out of Uganda. The right-handed...

Saturday Sleepers: Omar Alfonzo is a Catching Prospect to Follow

On March 26, 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Omar Alfonzo to big league camp for a day. A catcher entering his age 19 season,...

ARCHIVES

Pirates Prospects Daily: Around the Pirates Development System

I spent two weeks on the road covering games at the end of last month. I followed that with another week to myself, recapping...

Andrew McCutchen Injured; Matt Gorski, Bubba Chandler, Jase Bowen Promoted

Andrew McCutchen will miss the rest of the season with a partial tear of his left achilles tendon. Earlier this year, McCutchen passed the...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson and a Day of Power

Wednesday's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates system saw the Bradenton Marauders fall to 2.5 back in their race for the playoffs, with an elimination...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Who Had the Better Day at the Plate?

Which of the following players had the better game in the Indianapolis 8-6 victory over Toledo last night? Canaan Smith-Njigba went 4-for-5, knocking in...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Rodolfo Nolasco Hits His 18th Home Run

Tuesday's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates' minor league system featured the Bradenton Marauders in a playoff push, and a team effort from the Indianapolis...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler is the Player of the Week

With no minor league action on Monday, today's Prospect Watch will break down the best performers over the last week, led by another excellent...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Seasonal Statistical Sequencing

At the end of Monday's game, Jack Suwinski has a .778 OPS. That's slightly higher than Andrew McCutchen, who has a .775 OPS. It's also higher...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Tsung-Che Cheng Homers Twice

This weekend's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system was capped off by two home runs from Tsung-Che Cheng. Check out the recap of the...

Williams: The Path to the Major Leagues

"CALL HIM UP!" If I had a dollar for every time I've heard Pittsburgh Pirates fans type that phrase in response to a big game...

Pirates Prospects Daily: 62 and Counting

I don't know if anyone else followed last year's Pittsburgh Pirates, but the team only won 62 games. On Friday night, the 2023 Pittsburgh Pirates...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes Throws Two Shutout Innings

Friday night's minor league action featured first overall pick Paul Skenes back on the mound, a lot of offense from Greensboro, solid starting pitching...

Williams: The Fart Theory

I drove back from Pennsylvania to Florida slowly over the last week, after covering a week of games in Greensboro and a week of...
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