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Monthly Archives: October, 2012

Grading the Pirates’ 2008 Draft

Back in February I took a look at the early results of the 2008 draft. At the time, only eight players from the entire draft...

Battling for a Starting Job in 2013, Presley Has Offseason to do List

The 2012 season for Alex Presley wasn't what he, nor the Pirates expected from him. After an impressive rookie season in 2011, where he...

First Pitch: Joel Hanrahan’s Off-Season Trade Value; New Comment System

For the last year and a half, I've been talking about how the Pittsburgh Pirates should trade Joel Hanrahan. To sum up the reasoning,...

AFL Recap: Cumpton Pitches Two Shutout Innings

The Scottsdale Scorpions lost 5-1 to Phoenix. Here is how the Pirates prospects did today. **Matt Curry went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run....

MLBTR’s Projected Arbitration Prices For the Pirates

Matt Swartz of MLB Trade Rumors came out with a system last year to project expected arbitration prices. Here were the projections last year,...

AFL Weekly Recap: Vic Black Getting Some Attention, Adds a New Pitch

Last year the Pirates sent two of their top prospects to the Arizona Fall League. Gerrit Cole was the best prospect in the system,...

Winter League Results: Daniel McCutchen Makes First Start

Here are the updates from the winter leagues over the last two days. **Daniel McCutchen made his debut in the Dominican League on Sunday, throwing...

AFL Recap: Black Gets First Save

It was a slow night for the Pirates prospects in the AFL, but Scottsdale won 5-3. **Matt Curry entered the game late, replacing Ricky Oropesa...

Winter League Results: 10/19

Here are the results from the Pirates prospects in yesterday's winter league action. **Ramon Cabrera got his second start behind the plate, and went 0-for-4...

Arizona Fall League Recap: 10/19

Only two Pirates prospects got in to action today, as the Scottsdale Scorpions beat Salt River 1-0. **Matt Curry went 1-for-4 with a double. It...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 Season Recap: Relief Pitchers

The Pirates bullpen continued to be a strength for Pittsburgh again during the 2012 season. The 2011 bullpen finished with a 3.76 ERA, and...

First Pitch: Is the Pitching Staff Set?

The latest 2012 recap was the look at the starting pitchers. The last few years the Pirates have pursued a big free agent pitcher...

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