Tag: Hunter Strickland

Jeff Karstens will get a rehab start tonight for Altoona. He hasn’t pitched in a game since April 18th.  He is scheduled to get three innings of work. Indianapolis has a half game lead in their division. They are the only affiliate with a winning record. The Dominican Summer League starts their schedule in twelve […]

Bradenton was rained out yesterday. They will play a doubleheader, beginning tomorrow morning and Jameson Taillon is scheduled to throw game one as of right now. Bradenton will face former Pirates farm hand and long-time major leaguer Chris Young today, making his second rehab start of the season. A full recap of yesterday’s games can […]

Just a note on when the short-season teams begin their play. The two teams from the Dominican Summer League will begin their 72 game schedule on June 2nd. The State College Spikes will begin their 76 game schedule on June 18th. The Gulf Coast League Pirates will begin their 60 game schedule on June 18th […]

Indianapolis was rained out last night. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader when the two teams meet again on July 12th. A.J. Burnett was scheduled to make his fourth rehab start tonight in Altoona but instead the Pirates have recalled him to start in Pittsburgh. A full recap of yesterday’s […]

Yesterday’s Indianapolis game was postponed due to rain. They will play a doubleheader today. Nick Kingham makes his third start of the season today as he tries to bounce back from two very poor outings. Hunter Strickland gets his second start after missing 22 months. A full recap of yesterday’s games can be found here. […]

In 2009 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded first baseman Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox. In return they received Triple-A shortstop Argenis Diaz, and low-A right handed pitcher Hunter Strickland. Strickland was in the middle of a strong season. He had a 3.35 ERA in 83.1 innings for the Red Sox low-A affiliate. The Pirates […]

Hunter Strickland makes his first start since June 2010, while Nick Kingham struggles in the second inning again.

Yesterday I previewed the 2012 West Virginia Power. Today the season previews continue with a look at the 2012 Bradenton Marauders. The Marauders will open the year with the top two prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ system: Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon. They will also feature Colton Cain and Alex Dickerson, who both ranked as […]

Hunter Strickland made a start today at Pirate City, continuing his recovery from an arm injury which caused him to miss the entire 2011 season. Strickland went five innings, and threw 55 pitches, with 43 for strikes. He was very efficient, which was the cause for the low pitch count. In his five innings, Strickland […]

This morning I received some of the results for the road games over the weekend, specifically looking at the starting pitchers. Hunter Strickland started on Saturday, giving up four runs on six hits in four innings. Strickland struck out three and was throwing 95-96 MPH. Tim Alderson pitched two innings on the same day, giving […]