Tag: Nick Mears

The Pittsburgh Pirates sent seven players to the Arizona Fall League this year to play for the Peoria Javelinas. They got some strong results from outfielder Jared Oliva, as well as a solid overall performance from their four pitchers. Not everything went as planned, but there’s still more good than bad to talk about in […]

In the final night game of the Arizona Fall League season, the Peoria Javelinas were at home taking on the Glendale Desert Dogs. Two Pittsburgh Pirates were in the starting lineup and two more came out of the bullpen, as the Javelinas lost 2-1. Tomorrow is the season finale. Jared Oliva batted third and played […]

The Peoria Javelinas came into Saturday afternoon with a 12-11 record, sitting four games back in the standings with six games left on the schedule. They took on the Mesa Solar Sox on the road and lost 5-1. The Javelinas can be eliminated from the playoff race as early as Monday. Four Pittsburgh Pirates saw […]

The Peoria Javelinas took on the first place Surprise Saguaros for a second straight night on Tuesday. They went into the game with an 11-9 record, which put them three games out of first place with nine games left. All three Pittsburgh Pirates hitters were in the lineup and Nick Mears came out of the […]

The Arizona Fall League Fall-Stars Game took place on Saturday night. The Pittsburgh Pirates were represented by outfielder prospect Jared Oliva, who started in right field and batted second for the West squad. He played five innings on defense and went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts and a walk. With the league off tomorrow and ten […]

The Peoria Javelinas took on the Glendale Desert Dogs on Thursday afternoon. They held a 2-1 lead going into the ninth inning, but a four-run top of the inning led to a 5-2 loss. The Javelinas now have a 10-8 record. Jared Oliva was the only Pittsburgh Pirates player in the lineup. He batted second […]

The Peoria Javelinas took on Salt River on Saturday afternoon on the road. Two Pittsburgh Pirates were in the starting lineup, while another two came into the game late. Peoria took a 9-0 lead in the sixth inning. That was after yesterday’s game when they led 8-0 early, only to lose 10-9 to this same […]

The Peoria Javelinas moved to 6-5 on the season with a 3-1 win over the Surprise Saguaros on Tuesday night. Three Pirates saw action in the game, though none of them played the full contest. Oneil Cruz was in the starting lineup, batting eighth in the lineup after getting off to a very slow start […]

The Peoria Javelinas took on the Surprise Saguaros for the second straight night on Wednesday, this time on the road. All three position players for the Pittsburgh Pirates were in the lineup, as Peoria dropped to a 3-4 record on the season with a 6-2 loss. Jared Oliva was in left field and batting second. […]

Yesterday we took a look at the season recap for the Bradenton Marauders. We noted in the title to that article that they had many of the top prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Some of those players were there at the start of the season and others joined the team halfway through the year. Today […]