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First Pitch: Brandon Cumpton, The 60-Day DL, and When to Expect Prospects to Be Cut

Earlier this week, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that right-handed pitcher Brandon Cumpton underwent Tommy John surgery. That puts him out for the 2015 season, and...

Jameson Taillon Feels Good After His First Time Facing Hitters in a Year

Jameson Taillon threw his first live batting practice today at Pirate City, going up against Corey Hart and Sebastian Valle. Ignoring performance, and ignoring...

First Pitch: Minor League Talk on Tucker, Meadows, McGuire, Taillon, and More

I had a really good interview with David Todd today on ESPN 970. We discussed a lot of minor league topics, and a few...

First Pitch: Looking Beyond the Numbers to Find Jameson Taillon’s Upside

There was a lot to take away from today's article on Jameson Taillon. The information in that article was some of the most insightful...

The Evolution of Jameson Taillon’s Delivery

My first trip to Spring Training came in 2010. It was a quick trip, lasting only two days, with only one day of baseball watching...

Jameson Taillon Getting Closer to Pitching to Live Hitters

Jameson Taillon, recovering from Tommy John surgery, continues progressing through his rehab work. The Pirates are taking things slow with the right-hander, keeping him...

The Next Steps in Jameson Taillon’s Tommy John Rehab Process

Jameson Taillon threw a bullpen session yesterday, which I outlined in the daily recap. Taillon is still in "rehab mode" as Clint Hurdle put...

First Pitch: Thoughts on Taillon’s Rehab, Kingham’s Arrival, Kang’s Role

Today was a long day. Due to issues uploading to YouTube, and the need for a follow-up interview, my entire morning was unproductive. It...

Spring Training Notes: Taillon Rehab Status, Live BPs, Kang Gets a Hit

The first week of Spring Training was mostly the same stuff over and over. Throwing programs, bullpen sessions, fielding practice, and batting practice. Today...

Averaging Out the Top Prospect Rankings

Baseball America released their top 100 prospects list on Thursday night. We now have five major prospect lists available, so it's time to average...

Five Pirates on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects List

Update 10:35 PM: BA's top 100 list is online now. You'll notice for now that everyone is off by one and that is because...

Three Pirates Make Fangraphs Top 100 List

On Tuesday morning, Fangraphs released their top 200 prospects list. Just three Pirates made the top 100, led by Tyler Glasnow in 12th, with...