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Monthly Archives: March, 2012

Pirates Leaders With Zero…

While writing about the Pirates farm system in 1967 yesterday, I saw John Lamb and his 47 games pitched in the majors without a...

Morton to Start the Season on the DL

BRADENTON, Fla. -- Charlie Morton has been working hard progressing back from offseason left hip surgery this spring. The right-hander however, despite taking huge...

Hughes Learning to Pitch Inside More Efficiently

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Jared Hughes took a huge step forward during the 2011 season after he changed his arm slot to a three-quarters...

Pirates Reassign Evans, Fox, Fryer, Igarashi to Minor League Camp

BRADENTON, Fla. -- With just a week until Opening Day at PNC Park on April 5 in Pittsburgh, prior to the Pirates 1:05 start...

Notes From Pirate City: One Month Isn’t Enough

Last year I came to Spring Training for a little over a week. There were so many players I didn't see while I was...

This Date in Pirates History: March 29

Six former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date. Starting with the most recent one first we have, Danny Kolb(1975) relief pitcher for the...

Average full-time player statistics by position – 2011

Over at Baseball-Reference, it is very easy to find league average offensive numbers broken down by position. This is convenient if, for example, you...

First Pitch: Breakout Candidates

In tonight's Prospect Notebook I wrote about how Quincy Latimore is focusing on his plate patience issues. Latimore has some of the best power...

Pirates Notebook: Harrison Feeling Comfortable at Shortstop

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Over 18 games during Grapefruit League action, Josh Harrison has played at third, second and shortstop. Harrison, 24, is making progress at short during spring...

Morton Progresses in Bucs Loss, Plans to Start Season In Discussion

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 6-4, to the Tampa Bay Rays at Charlotte Sports Park on Wednesday night. Right-hander Charlie Morton made his fourth official...

Prospect Notebook: ZVR Hit Hard, Latimore Hoping For Walks

For the first half of the 2011 season, Zack Von Rosenberg was hit hard in West Virginia. The 2009 6th round draft pick turned...

Pregame: Karstens’ K’s 10, Navarro Fine, Pirates vs. Rays

Karstens' K's 10 Right-hander Jeff Karstens faced the Triple-A Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin on Tuesday. Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle elected to send Karstens to...

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