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What has stood out about Quinn Priester in the early games in Triple-A this year is his high whiff rate. The 2019 first rounder has two starts with double-digit whiff totals, seeing an increase over his...
The Pirates sent down 2020 seventh overall pick Nick Gonzales this spring, relegating him to a depth option for the second base position. He seemed to take that personally, recording hits in nearly every game since,...

Card of the Day: 1969 Topps Al Oliver and Richie Hebner

Today's Card of the Day shows off some solid prospecting by the people at Topps. In the 1969 set, they picked two rookies from...

First Pitch: Why Doesn’t Al Oliver Get the Hall of Fame Respect of Other Great Players?

The National Baseball Hall of Fame announced the ten finalists being considered for the Hall of Fame on the Modern Baseball Era Ballot, which...

Pittsburgh Pirates Farm System 1967: Building a Champion

Two weeks ago, I wrote an article covering the Pirates minor league system from 1962, going back fifty years to see where the Pirates...

This Date in Pirates History: December 8

There have been so many trades on this date in Pittsburgh Pirates history that I decided, instead of concentrating on one specific one and...