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Morning Report: How Many Innings Do Pitchers Get in Extended Spring Training?

We often get questions about whether pitchers who have low innings totals from the previous season, will be limited the following season. This year...

The Prep Pitchers That Will Make Bristol a Team to Watch This Year

BRADENTON, Fla. - It used to be that the Pirates would draft a prep pitcher then send him to the New York-Penn League during...

Prospect Notebook: Small Adjustments For Max Kranick and Travis MacGregor

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates have a no touch policy with their new prospects. They don't make changes to their game when a player...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2017 Top Prospects: #16 – Max Kranick

The Pirates Prospects 2017 Prospect Guide is now available for pre-sales. The book will be released the week before Spring Training, and we are...

Baseball America Releases 2016 Pirates Draft Report Card

Baseball America posted their draft report card for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday morning. They grade the players in multiple categories, find the best...

First Pitch: The First Impressions of the Pirates’ 2016 Draft Class

Today we posted our top ten prospects for Morgantown, which completes the short-season write-ups for the Pirates' system. You can check out the Morgantown...

Big Upside Prep Pitchers Highlight the 2016 GCL Pirates Top 10

The GCL Pirates featured a lot of pitching talent this year. The Pirates spent most of their 2016 draft funds on over-slot prep pitchers,...

Instructs Report: Max Kranick Showing Promise With His New Curveball

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates received some impressive debuts from their 2016 prep pitchers. Left-hander Braeden Ogle consistently flashed a fastball that touched the...

Instruct Report: Getting a Look at the Younger Pirates Pitching Prospects

BRADENTON, Fla. - Wednesday was a good day to see younger pitchers at Pirate City. It’s hard to get a strong impression beyond velocity, because...

First Pitch: An Early Look at the Pirates Breakout Candidates For 2017

Today we announced our Breakout Prospect of the Year, which was Mitch Keller (obviously). Eric Wood was the breakout position player, just as I predicted to...

Instructs Report: Eric Wood Moves to the Outfield

BRADENTON, Fla. - Eric Wood had his position changed for the Arizona Fall League, moving from third base to the outfield. This came after...

Prospect Watch: Mitch Keller, Braeden Ogle, and Max Kranick Impress Today

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors and loses his prospect eligibility, he...