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Yearly Archives: 2012

Prospect Watch: Heredia Finishes Strong; Indy and DSL Lose Playoff Games

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today.  Rankings are from the post trade deadline update. 1. Gerrit Cole,...

Pirates Notebook: Pirates Match 2011 Win Total; Walker Getting Close to Return

With the series win over Houston on Wednesday, Pittsburgh notched their 72nd win of the season. It tied their win total from all of...

Heredia Finishes Season on a High Note; Features a New Curveball

Luis Heredia won his fourth game of the year to close out the Spikes season with a 5-0 shutout against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers. ...

Ideas From the Fringe – Lineup Optimization

Oftentimes, things are divided between "old school" and "new school" when it comes to baseball strategies.  This is one of those times. The Pirates are...

Holt’s Whirlwind Season Gives Him Opportunity to Finish in the Bigs

Brock Holt stands at just 5' 10" and 170 pounds, but don't let his size fool you of the drive that he has. "Isn’t that...

Exploring the Arsenal – Fernando Abad

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

This Date in Pirates History: September 5

Five former Pittsburgh Pirates players were born on this date, including a star pitcher for the 1909 World Series winning team and one that...

First Pitch: Can Brock Holt Play Shortstop?

The most popular question I saw on Twitter tonight was "How many different movie titles, song titles, or Arrested Development references can we make...

Minor League Schedule: 9/5/12

Luis Heredia is on the mound tonight for State College, getting the last regular season start for the entire Pirates minor league system. Indianapolis...

Prospect Watch: Glasnow Impressive in SC Debut; DSL One Win Away

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today.  Rankings are from the post trade deadline update. 1. Gerrit Cole,...

Pirates Notebook: Holt, McCutchen Pick Up Four-Hit Nights

Since Brock Holt joined the big league club, the infielder has created a spark at the top of the lineup. Holt picked up two...

Injury Updates: Starling Marte, Chad Qualls, Neil Walker, Travis Snider

Marte, Qualls, Walker Close to Getting Back With Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle can sigh in relief with several players getting close to coming back to...

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