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Monthly Archives: July, 2012

Prospect Trends — Short Season Progress Report

It's hard for a prospect to have a trend when his pro career may be just a few weeks old, or when he's only...

First Pitch: Remember When Marte Was the Answer?

Remember a few weeks ago when Starling Marte was the answer for the Pirates? People were calling for him to be promoted to the...

Minor League Schedule: 7/30/12

Altoona has off today. They resume their schedule on the road in Trenton tomorrow night with Gerrit Cole on the mound. The two other...

Santos Delivers Knock Out Blow In Walk Off Win Over Fisher Cats

The following is a special feature to Pirates Prospects by Scott Sypien. Scott is the creator and author of the website chasingmlbdreams.com, where he follows the...

Prospect Watch: Matt Curry Homers, Justin Wilson Struggles With Control

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...

Shaky Control by Justin Wilson Leads to Indians Loss

Buffalo Bison  3,  Indianapolis Indians  2 (Box)   Shaky control by Indians' pitching combined with a strong performance by Buffalo pitching added up to a loss for...

West Virginia Player Notes: Kingham, Hanson, Osuna, Polanco, Garcia, Montero

On the last day of the West Virginia series with the Lakewood Blueclaws, the Power took the game and the series, with a 4-1...

Pirates Notebook: McDonald Continues Second Half Struggles; Correia Requests Trade

James McDonald struggled in his first two starts after the All-Star break. He allowed 10 earned runs over 9.2 innings with nine walks to...

This Date in Pirates History: July 29

Four trades, five players and a game recap on a busy day for Pittsburgh Pirates history. Two trades involved shortstop Jack Wilson, while the...

Pirates Inquired about Shin-Soo Choo

According to Rob Biertempel on Twitter (via MLBTR), the Indians and Pirates have discussed the particulars of a trade for Shin-Soo Choo.  Biertempel speculates...

Exploring the Arsenal – Lucas Harrell

Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each game, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitcher expected to oppose the...

First Pitch: Will We See the First Base Prospects Move Up?

In the top three levels of the minors, the Pittsburgh Pirates have three first base prospects who look close to deserving a promotion. In Triple-A,...

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