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Pirates DSL Season Preview: Two Teams and a Lot of New Faces This Year

The Dominican Summer League season began yesterday and the Pittsburgh Pirates have two teams in the league this season. The DSL season is 72...

Morning Report: The Pirates Have Some Super Two Situations Brewing

I try to leave Super Two out of my personal analysis of when a player is ready. That's difficult when you cover a small...

Prospect Watch: Jung Ho Kang Hits a Grand Slam; Cody Bolton is Outstanding Again

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses...

Tyler Gaffney Promoted to Altoona; Mitchell Tolman Returns to Action

The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted outfielder Tyler Gaffney to the Altoona Curve on Saturday. Mitchell Tolman, whose 50-game suspension ended yesterday, has been assigned...

Gregory Polanco Looks to Keep Things Simple to Get His Swing on Track

When the Pirates decided to keep Austin Meadows on the Major League roster after Starling Marte returned from his oblique injury, the idea was...

Draft Prospect Watch: Latest Mock Draft Has a Different Name for Pirates

The 2018 MLB amateur draft is just two days away now and it seems very likely that the Pittsburgh Pirates will select a prep...

Baseball America’s Updated Top 100 Sees Two Pirates Make Moves Up the Chart

Baseball America posted an update to their top 100 prospects list yesterday and they now have three Pittsburgh Pirates ranked. Their earlier rankings had...

Morning Report: Is There a Slider Revolution Happening in Pittsburgh?

There was a time in the minors where Jameson Taillon was challenged to throw three changeups per inning. It's not a productive strategy for...

Prospect Watch: Jung Ho Kang Debuts with Bradenton; Ke’Bryan Hayes Hits Three Doubles

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses...

Video and a Live Recap of Jung Ho Kang’s Return

BRADENTON, Fla. - It had been almost one year and eight months since Jung Ho Kang played his last official game in the United...

Three Marauders Named to Florida State League All-Star Game

The Florida State League named their selections for the June 16th All-Star game in Tampa. The Bradenton Marauders had three players chosen for the...

Eduardo Vera is the Pirates Prospects Pitcher of the Month for May

Eduardo Vera made just nine starts in Bradenton this year, including four during the month of May, before getting a promotion to Altoona. In...