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Tyler Gaffney Leaves a Career of Getting Hit By Linebackers For a Career of Getting Hit By Pitches

BRADENTON, Fla. - What hurts worse? Getting tackled by an NFL linebacker or getting hit with a baseball thrown at 99 MPH? Pirates' outfield prospect...

Prospect Notebook: Shane Baz Encouraged By Changeup; Videos of Hinsz, Meadows, Cederlind

BRADENTON, Fla. - Shane Baz will start his 2018 season in extended Spring Training, with a shot at reaching West Virginia by the end...

Pirates Notebook: Mitch Keller’s First Taste of Grapefruit Goes Down Smooth

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Mitch Keller Hype Machine just cranked up another notch. Keller will start the season with Double-A Altoona, but his first brush...

No, Tyler Glasnow Wasn’t Trying a Cutter, But He Is Trying to Change

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Pirates Twitter was abuzz over Tyler Glasnow's Grapefruit League start Sunday against the Red Sox at LECOM Park, although the hubbub...

Max Kranick and Gavin Wallace Are Both Working on New Sliders

BRADENTON, Fla. - There isn't really anything linking Max Kranick and Gavin Wallace. Kranick was drafted out of high school in the 11th round...

Pirates ‘Investing’ to Give Kevin Siegrist Best Opportunity to Make Club

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Kevin Siegrist's tenure in the majors started as well as possible, as he went from midseason promotion in 2013 to valuable...

Pirates Notebook: Kuhl Rebounds; Rodríguez to Back Up in Center?

BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates are approaching the portion of spring training in which it's time to worry less about mechanics and more about...

Pirate City Notes: Pirates Have Strong Group of Middle Infielders in Upper Levels

BRADENTON, Fla. - Today was a camp day at Pirate City, with two games going on. The Indianapolis roster took on the Altoona roster,...

Pirates and Altoona Curve Extend Player Development Contract

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Altoona Curve have extended their Player Development Contract for four more seasons, which will run them through the 2022...

Pirates Assign Tyler Eppler to Minor League Camp

The Pittsburgh Pirates made one cut on Saturday morning, assigning right-handed pitcher Tyler Eppler to minor league camp. He will pitch for Indianapolis this...

Draft Prospect Watch: Two Top College Players Who Might Interest the Pirates

It's now been almost a full month since we began our 2018 amateur draft coverage with our preview article. That was followed by a look...

Pirate City Notes: Videos of Max Kranick, Gavin Wallace, Alex Manasa, Oneil Cruz

BRADENTON, Fla. - The two A-ball teams were playing the Yankees' prospects today at Pirate City, with Max Kranick and Gavin Wallace on the...