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Monthly Archives: April, 2014

Pirates Split Series With Brewers

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The Pirates couldn't hold the lead against the Brewers on Thursday, dropping the final game 7-5 to split a four game series. Milwaukee got on the board immediately against Mitch Keller with a solo homer in the...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Jack Brannigan Leads a Power Display in Greensboro

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Jack Brannigan showed some power tonight in Greensboro, as part of an 11-1 victory by the Pittsburgh Pirates High-A squad. Brannigan went 2-for-5, hitting a double and a home run, with each being his third of...

Pirates Look to Improve Offense by Emphasizing On-Base Percentage

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Follow @NateBarnes_ // Andrew McCutchen stepped to the plate against pitcher Alfredo Simon in the third inning of the Pirates’ April 23 game against the...

Draft Prospect Watch: Casey Gillaspie or Sean Newcomb?

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Three new rankings have come out in the last couple days and they have the two players in the title in the 24th spot,...

Minor Moves: Elvis Escobar Joins West Virginia Outfield

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On Wednesday morning, outfielder Elvis Escobar joined the West Virginia Power roster and is in the starting lineup for game one of today's doubleheader....

Prospect Highlights: Andrew Lambo Breaks Homerless Drought

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Back in late September, Andrew Lambo homered for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Reds. He then had a couple a-bats with the Pirates,...

First Pitch: The Pirates Farm System Got Some Good Pitching in April

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Back in spring training, I pointed out how the Pittsburgh Pirates had legit pitching prospects for every spot in their full season minor league...

Minor League Schedule: Tyler Glasnow Headlines Busy Day

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Today's Starters: Joely Rodriguez, Tyler Sample, Tyler Glasnow, Henry Hirsch, Cody Dickson

Prospect Watch: Andrew Lambo Hits First Home Run, Nick Kingham Struggles

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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...

Updated MLB.com Draft Prospect Rankings

2014 Draft
The new updated rankings for the top 100 prospects in this draft class were released by MLB.com today. Jim Callis also released an article...

Pittsburgh Pirates Positive Regression Candidates: Neil Walker

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Regression is a funny word. It has developed a negative connotation, probably because it is most often used to describe players who are over-performing...

Prospect Highlights: Getting to Know Some Potential Pirates First Round Draft Picks

2014 Draft
Usually we would be posting a prospect highlights video covering the previous night's action in the minors, but the Pittsburgh Pirates affiliates got in...

The sinker is working early for Casey Sadler

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Though Casey Sadler admitted that he was trying to “refine the craft and get better as the year goes on,” getting better may be...

First Pitch: Why Don’t Teams Tell the Truth About Super Two?

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The decision of when to promote Gregory Polanco has been a hot button issue lately, especially with the Pittsburgh Pirates struggling to score runs...
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