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Monthly Archives: February, 2013

The Pittsburgh Pirates won in extra innings on Opening Day, beating the Miami Marlins by a 6-5 score after a Jared Triolo RBI single in the top of the 12th inning. The Pirates played comeback the entire...
Normally, I do a pre-season analysis, where I fill in my own depth chart and playing time estimates for the upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates season, along with ZiPS projected WAR totals. This year, I'm looking at the...

Draft Preview: Austin Wilson Update, Full Schedule For Bryant

The third weekend of the college season is about to get under way. The Pirates have the #9 and #14 picks in the upcoming...

First Pitch: What Are the Expectations For Josh Bell in 2013?

Josh Bell lost a year last year, and in the process, fell off all of the national top 100 lists. Every Pirates top 10...

Pirates Notebook: Leroux Getting His Strength Back; Burnett’s Spring Prep

When I was looking over Chris Leroux's stats for the 2013 Annual, I noticed two red flags in his pitch selection. First, I noticed...

Prospect Notebook: Josh Bell Has Been Working Out at IMG Academy

The 2012 season was supposed to be the first full pro season for top outfield prospect Josh Bell. Instead, the outfielder went down early...

First Pitch: All of the New International Player Profiles

In case you haven't seen it before, we have a "Players" section on the site, which features profiles of every player in the system...

Could Tyler Glasnow Be As Good As Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon?

The Pittsburgh Pirates have spent about $9.5 M from 2008-2012 on middle round prep pitchers. The majority of them have been the same: tall,...

First Pitch: On the Hurdle Extension and the First Day of Minor League Camp

When I looked at my calendar for a potential move to Bradenton, I had two choices. The week of January 20th would get me...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Minor League Spring Training Roster

I just received a copy of the Minor League Camp roster, listing every player who will be participating in the minor league portion of...

Draft Prospect Watch: Week Two Recap

The second weekend of the college baseball season has come to a close and we saw some big games from the top draft-eligible third...

Pirates Get Favorable Rankings in the Baseball Prospectus Top 101

  Baseball Prospectus released their top 101 prospects today, and the Pittsburgh Pirates had five players on the list. The highest ranked player was Gerrit Cole,...

Draft Prospect Watch: Bryant Hits First Homer

On the last day of the second weekend of College baseball, the top two third baseman in the draft take center stage. We also...

Draft Prospect Watch: Bryant Scores Five Runs In Slugfest

We take a look at the recap of Saturday's games from the top prospects around college baseball. Plus a big pitching performance late Friday...

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