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Monthly Archives: May, 2012

Young Bucs Leading the Leagues

Here are some stats involving some of the young prospects in the system and where the currently are ranked in each of their leagues....

Neil Walker’s disappearing power

On May 20, 2011, Neil Walker was hitting .288/.361/.466 and was in the midst of an encouraging sequel to his strong rookie season of...

Slaten Found Success in Triple-A After Adjustment

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Doug Slaten found out he was going back to the big leagues on Sunday after reporting to the field in Louisville. The...

This Date in Pirates History: May 29

On a busier than normal day for transactions, we have two trades and a signing to cover. Also two former players born on this...

Minor League Schedule: 5/29/12

Top prospect Gerrit Cole, gets his tenth career start today. He has allowed three or less earned runs in all nine starts he has...

Four Home Runs Lead Indians To A Win

Indianapolis Indians  7,  Durham Bulls  4 (Box)   The Indianapolis Indians scored 7 runs in the 9th inning of last night's game in Louisville, and tonight, they...

First Pitch: Time For Alex Presley to Return?

Alex Presley hit his second homer in as many nights tonight, and his third in his last seven games. In his last ten games...

Prospect Watch: More Homers From Marte, Presley, and Clement

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Pirates Notebook: McDonald Continues to be Pirates Ace

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- James McDonald continues to be the Pittsburgh Pirates ace this 2012 season. Facing a hot Cincinnati Reds lineup, McDonald was not fazed on Monday...

Deven Marrero Has a Strong Second Half, But Is It Enough?

First impressions can really hurt sometimes. Deven Marrero entered the year as a consensus top five prospect. In my early draft preview last September he seemed...

Pirates to Take a Hitter in the Draft?

Jim Callis has been busy on Twitter today with draft talk for all teams. When asked who he thinks the Pirates will take, he...

Tabata Cleared to Play Today vs. Reds

Outfielder Jose Tabata was removed from the Pirates 10-4 win on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park after six innings due to cramping in his...

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