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Pirates Prospect Watch: Nick Gonzales Extends Hitting Streak

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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 to 13 games, and continues his streak of reaching base in all...

Williams: Pirates Prospects Sleepers to Follow in Single-A

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What makes a player a prospect? Prospects are ultimately players who have the chance to play in the Major Leagues one day. As a player gets closer to the big leagues, their prospect status is dependent on...

First Pitch: The 2009 Draft Class Lacking Impact Talent

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Today we finished up the Bradenton Marauders recap, which means we've wrapped up all of the prep pitchers from the 2009 draft. There are...

What Has The Fastball Academy Produced?

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I've seen a few comments about the "Fastball Academy" the last few days, most notably one focused on Luis Heredia. The comment suggested that...

Pirates Acquire Yamaico Navarro For Brooks Pounders

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired infielder Yamaico Navarro from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for right handed pitcher Brooks Pounders and infielder Diego...

West Virginia Power Player Reports 8/27/11

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Reports on Zack Von Rosenberg, Drew Maggi, Brooks Pounders, Elias Diaz, and Andy Vasquez.

Developing Pitchers, Not Throwers

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It seems like every night when I write up the daily minor league schedule I am writing about a great walk to strikeout ratio...

West Virginia Wrap Up: Seven Games vs Lakewood

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I was able to see the West Virginia Power twice this year when they came to Lakewood. The first time they came in was...

Daily Prospect Profile: Brooks Pounders

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We've talked a lot this week about projection, mostly related to pitchers and the approach the Pittsburgh Pirates are taking with the draft.  I...

The View From the Booth: Joe Putnam

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Starting this month, Pirates Prospects will be introducing a new feature to the site called "The View From the Booth".  On the fourth Monday...

Grading the Results from the Fastball Academy

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Every pitcher must pitch off their fastball and you would think that reinforcing the location of it would be a first step for every organization. Most likely it is, but the Pirates have placed extra emphasis on it.

2011 West Virginia Power Roster Announced

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The West Virginia Power have announced their Opening Day roster for the 2011 season, via a team press release.  The players who will be...

2011 West Virginia Power Preview: Bullpen

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Today we wrap up the 2011 West Virginia Power preview with a look at the bullpen.  So far we've covered the infielders, outfielders, and...

2011 West Virginia Power Preview: Starting Pitchers

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So far we've looked at the infielders and outfielders who could be playing in West Virginia during the 2011 season.  Today we'll look at...
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