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Monthly Archives: February, 2014

Week In Review: The Rotation Depth Looks Strong Again

The Pittsburgh Pirates had a lot of injuries last year to their rotation, but remained contenders due to the strong rotation depth. It looks...

Draft Prospect Watch: Big Game For Matt Chapman

Yesterday, we covered the Friday night starters in college, which included some struggles for a few of the top pitchers and seven no-hit innings...

Pirates Photos from Spring Training

A few shots from today's routine drills, with the emphasis on new guys.  Of the NRI pitchers the Pirates have brought in, Daniel Schlereth...

Brandon Cumpton: From Early Season Disaster to Great MLB Depth

If you would have told me during the first week of the 2013 season that Brandon Cumpton would have played an important depth role...

Thirteen Pirates Prospects Rank Among Best At Their Positions

Baseball America released their position-by-position rankings of minor league prospects and thirteen Pittsburgh Pirates players made the cut. Right-handed pitchers and outfielders, as well as...

Draft Prospect Watch: Aaron Nola Throws Seven No-Hit Innings

The second Friday night of the college season had a big match-up between potential top draft picks and all the Friday night aces going...

Spring Training Notes: Observations on the First Base Platoon

Just a few notes from a routine day at Pirate City.  The team was primarily doing base running and infield drills, and batting practice. As...

Phil Irwin Healthy, Looking to Get Back to Being Philthy

The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the perfect situation for any young pitcher trying to break into the big leagues. The Pirates saw a...

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