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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,...

Winter Leagues: Prospect Recaps from Games in Six Countries

In Puerto Rico, 19-year-old second baseman Rodolfo Castro played his third game of the winter and went 1-for-4 with a single. He is 5-for-13...

Winter Leagues: Gage Hinsz Continues His Winter Dominance with Six Shutout Innings

In Puerto Rico on Wednesday night, Gage Hinsz continued his brilliant comeback from open heart surgery back in May. He tossed six shutout innings...

Winter Leagues: Three More Hits for Jose Osuna; Strong Outing for Michael Feliz

In the Dominican on Thursday night, Erik Gonzalez was back at shortstop (he was the DH on Wednesday) and he went 0-for-4. That was...

Big Upside Prep Pitchers Highlight the 2016 GCL Pirates Top 10

The GCL Pirates featured a lot of pitching talent this year. The Pirates spent most of their 2016 draft funds on over-slot prep pitchers,...

Morning Report: Pirates Have Seen Struggles from Players Making the Jump to the States

Exactly one year ago, I mentioned that the players coming over from the Dominican Summer League were struggling with the jump to the United...

2016 GCL Pirates Season Preview and Top 10 Prospects

Out of the three Pirates short-season affiliates, the GCL team easily has the most upside. A big reason for this is due to the...

2015 DSL Pirates: Twelve Players to Watch

In the past for the DSL prospect list, we have done the top ten prospects to watch. I planned to do it that way...

Morning Report: Two High-Profile Signings Experiencing Injury-Filled Seasons

There have been a couple DSL injuries of note this month, because both were six-figure signings in July of 2014 and both have already...

Morning Report: Checking the Progress of Last Year’s International Class

Yesterday was the beginning of the international signing period, so today seems like a good day to check the progress of the big names...

Morning Report: The DSL Pirates are Playing Like an Inexperienced Team

Seven games into the Dominican Summer League season, the Pirates are playing like you would expect a team filled with first years players to...

Pirates 2014 International Signing Recap

Ben Badler from Baseball America released the Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 international signing recap on Wednesday. On Tuesday, BA announced that the Pirates spent approximately...

Winter Leagues: Mel Rojas Jr. Gets Drafted For Playoffs, Treanor Picks Up Award

The Dominican League wrapped up play on Sunday, so action in winter ball was very light on Monday, but there was some news related...