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The Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in swinging strikes, at 10% of their total pitches. Yet, the Pittsburgh Pirates...
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...

Prospect Roundtable: Which Pirates Prospects Would You Protect From the Rule 5 Draft?

Last week, Ethan Hullihen had an early breakdown of the Pirates prospects who are Rule 5 eligible this offseason. For this week's Prospect Roundtable, we...

Early Look at the Pirates Rule 5 Draft Protections

When it comes to the baseball calendar, there can’t be an event more unsubstantial that drives more discussion and consternation amongst a fan base...

P2Daily: Altoona Rotation’s Early Series Struggles Continue

The last thing any starting pitcher wants to do is get off to a bad start. It puts your team behind, and potentially forces...

Five Prospects to Follow This Year Inside the Pittsburgh Pirates Farm System

This week on Pirates Prospects we released our Top 30 prospects for the 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates system. You can also check out our new...

J.C. Flowers Adjusting to the Role of a Starting Pitcher

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates added a project in the fourth round of the 2019 draft. J.C. Flowers was always an athlete. He played wide...

J.C. Flowers: Righty Attacked Hitters At Two Levels in 2021

When you take someone in the MLB Draft, you try to see what kind of player they can be. You look for little signs...

Looking Ahead at the Pirates’ 2022 System: Altoona Curve

This is the big one.  There are good prospects throughout the Pirates' system, but probably no place will have the concentration of top ones...

Pittsburgh Pirates Relief Pitching Prospects: Building a Bullpen From Within

The Pirates relied on a lot of waiver claims and help from the outside for their bullpen this year. It's not an uncommon practice...