Tag: Montana DuRapau

The Arizona Fall League wrapped up play on Saturday with the Surprise Saguaros losing 6-1 to Mesa in the championship game. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent seven players to the AFL and had mixed results from their group, with strong seasons from Eric Wood on offense and Edgar Santana out of the bullpen leading the way. […]

SURPRISE, AZ – The fact that Montana DuRapau has advanced to Double-A, was selected for the Arizona Fall League, and is generally considered a legit prospect — even if his upside is low — is pretty remarkable. DuRapau didn’t seem to have a chance at any of this when he was drafted. The Pirates took the […]

In the Arizona Fall League on Monday afternoon, the Surprise Saguaros defeated Peoria by a 9-3 score. Two Pirates saw action in this game. Eric Wood was the only Pirate in the starting lineup. He batted fourth and played third base. Wood came up in the first inning with two outs and a man on […]

On Thursday afternoon in the Arizona Fall League, the Surprise Saguaros won 3-1 over Glendale. There were no Pittsburgh Pirates in the starting lineup after consecutive days with all three in at the same time. However, Tanner Anderson was on the mound making his sixth start of the fall, while Montana DuRapau pitched out of […]

In the Arizona Fall League on Monday afternoon, the Surprise Saguaros defeated Salt River by an 8-5 score. Three Pirates took part in this contest, two out of the bullpen. Eric Wood was the only player from the Pirates in the starting lineup. He batted fourth and played third base. Wood came into the game […]

SURPRISE, AZ – One nice advantage of covering a single organization in the Arizona Fall League is that you can focus specifically on a few players, or on some days, one player in particular. The Pirates had four players playing today, with Connor Joe as the designated hitter, and Alex McRae and Montana DuRapau coming on […]

SURPRISE, AZ – Around the sixth inning of today’s game, I noticed Eric Wood standing outside the dugout, not wearing a hat, waiting for his teammates to take the field, and then re-entering the dugout. I noticed this later in the eighth inning, only this time, Wood was wearing a coaching helmet. It took a […]

On Thursday afternoon in the Arizona Fall League, the Surprise Saguaros took on first place Peoria. The Saguaros trailed the 10-2 Javelinas by 3.5 games in the standings coming into this game. Trailing 4-2 going into the ninth inning, Surprise rallied for five runs and a 7-5 victory. Two Pirates were in the starting lineup […]

On Monday afternoon in the Arizona Fall League, the Surprise Saguaros lost to Mesa by a 7-2 score. Three Pirates saw action in this game, with two of their pitchers giving up most of the damage in the loss. Eric Wood was the only Pirate in the starting lineup. He batted fifth and played third […]

In the Arizona Fall League on Thursday afternoon, the Surprise Saguaros lost 6-4 to Peoria, dropping them to 4-4 (plus one tie) on the season. Four Pirates got into this game, two pitchers and two position players. Two Pirates were in the starting lineup, with one adding a new position to his resume. Eric Wood […]