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Prospect Watch: Rojas Collects Three Extra Base Hits, GCL Pirates Face Halladay

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors....

Prospect Watch: Osuna Goes Deep Twice, Sadler Goes Six Shutout Innings

Top Pitcher: Casey Sadler, Top Hitter: Jose Osuna, Home Runs: Dilson Herrera, Jose Osuna, Mel Rojas Jr, Justin Howard

Minor Moves: Mel Rojas and Chad Kuhl to the DL

Two injury updates to note over the last two days: **Altoona placed Mel Rojas on the disabled list with a left oblique injury yesterday. That's...

Prospect Trends — Turning Around Flagging Careers

The Pirates have several minor leaguers working to revive stalled careers.  Surprisingly, the organization now has better depth in hitters than pitchers at the...

Pimentel struggles but bats rescue Curve in 9-8 victory

Two major stories coming out of Altoona this season have been how good pitcher Stolmy Pimentel has been and how poorly the offense has...

Prospect Watch: Lambo Hits For The Cycle

Top Pitcher: Andy Oliver, Top Hitter: Andrew Lambo, Home Runs: Jordy Mercer, Andrew Lambo, Max Moroff

Prospect Notebook: New Focus on the Running Game Extends to the Minors

It seems like there have been daily reports out of major league camp about how the Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers are focusing more on controlling...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Mid-Season Top 20 Prospects

Now that the 2012 Draft is over, it's time to update the Pittsburgh Pirates top 20 prospect rankings. This update not only takes in...

Prospect Notebook: Taillon Reducing Drop In His Delivery

Jameson Taillon made his pro debut last year in West Virginia, throwing 92.2 innings in his rookie season. The second overall pick of the...

2012 Bradenton Marauders Season Preview

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...

West Virginia Wrap Up: Seven Games vs Lakewood

I was able to see the West Virginia Power twice this year when they came to Lakewood. The first time they came in was...

West Virginia Power 8/4 Report

Last week, I took a mini-baseball vacation through Pennsylvania (and a one-day stop in West Virginia) to see three of the Pirates' minor league...