Monthly Archives: November, 2015

J.A. Happ Projected to Get Paid in FanGraphs Crowd Sourced Contract Predictions

NewsNovember 4, 2015

FanGraphs released their top 82 free agents today, ranked by crowd sourced contracts. The exercise is entertaining at the start of each off-season, giving...

Winter Leagues: Munoz Homers, Dodson and Lambo Struggle

Winter LeaguesNovember 4, 2015

In the Dominican on Tuesday, Andrew Lambo went 0-for-4 with an RBI. He played left field, his third different position this winter, previously starting...

First Pitch: The Best Approach For the Pirates This Off-Season

First PitchNovember 4, 2015

At the start of this week in the comments, there was a discussion about the Pirates needing to make a "splash" this off-season. This...

AFL: Two Hits For Reese McGuire, Trevor Williams Perfect Again

Arizona Fall LeagueNovember 3, 2015

In the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday afternoon, Reese McGuire and Austin Meadows were in the lineup for Glendale. Meadows batted fifth and played...

Early Look at the 2016 Pirates Minor League Rosters – Outfield Edition

AnalysisNovember 3, 2015

After finishing the 2015 season recaps for all of the infield positions, I took an early look at the Opening Day infield projections for...

First Pitch: What Can the Royals Teach Us About Expectations For Top Farm Systems?

First PitchNovember 3, 2015

Heading into the 2014 season, the Pirates had the number one farm system, according to Baseball America. In the last two years, they've seen...

AFL: Tyler Eppler and Cody Dickson See Action in Glendale Loss

Arizona Fall LeagueNovember 2, 2015

In the Arizona Fall League on Monday, no Pirates were in the starting lineup, but two of their pitchers came out of the bullpen...

Reese McGuire and Austin Meadows Selected For AFL Fall-Stars Game

Arizona Fall LeagueNovember 2, 2015

On Monday afternoon, the rosters were named for the Arizona Fall League's Fall-Stars game. The Pittsburgh Pirates and Glendale Desert Dogs will be represented...