The Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday made the final moves to set their Opening Day roster, with the most notable decision being Jared Jones making the Opening Day rotation.
Jones had an impressive spring, with no earned runs...
I was at Pirate City this weekend, getting a look at some of the prospects in the system, while getting a feel for where everyone might start their years. At this point, the rosters aren't officially...
The Pirates enter Monday with their final game of the spring, taking on the Toronto Blue Jays at LECOM Park. The team will then depart for Miami, where they'll play their first game of the 2024...
Pirates Prospects is entering its 16th season covering the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Nine years ago this week, the site made the switch to a subscription site. That move led to highs and lows in my own personal life,...
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox by a 4-1 score on Saturday afternoon, with Jared Jones making his final start of the spring. Jones went five innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits...
BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pittsburgh Pirates are converting 2023 third round pick Garret Forrester to a catcher, splitting his time between first base and behind the plate.
Forrester was selected last year out of Oregon State as...
On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates optioned infielder Liover Peguero and left-handed pitcher Jose Hernandez to Triple-A Indianapolis. Both moves are pretty significant to shape the final roster.
Peguero played in the majors last year, with a...
I was impressed with Ryan Borucki last night.
The left came on to pitch the sixth inning against the Blue Jays, taking on Justin Turner, Alejandro Kirk, and Kevin Kiermaier. After 12 pitches, Borucki struck out the...
Baseball is a chess game.
Every pitch is a move. Every move gets a team closer or further away from the goal of winning. Every game features several hundred moves, and one winner in the end.
If you...
It was not a good night for the Pirates, nor for quelling the concerns about their rotation.
Last night, the Pirates lost to the Yankees by a score of 12-0. Left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales gave up nine...
This site hasn't featured prospect rankings since the start of the 2022 season. Two years after that last list, rankings will return to this site, but in a new way.
I don't personally like ranking human beings....
Pirates Prospects returned last week, after spending half a year on a reduced publishing schedule, and a few months of the site being offline as I contemplated a server change, and really, whether I wanted to...