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Monthly Archives: February, 2016

Baseball America Announces Draft and International Bonus Pools For Pirates

Baseball America posted the bonus pool information for both the amateur draft and the international pool. The draft pool is just a rough figure...

Can Cory Luebke be the Next Pitcher to Receive the Ray Searage Magic?

BRADENTON, Fl. - A lot of players will say that the team they signed with was the team they wanted end up with all...

Keith Law’s Top 20 Pirates Prospects, Plus More From Baseball America

Keith Law followed up his top 100 and farm system rankings with his top ten for each club, though Law went 20 deep for...

Wyatt Mathisen Getting Some Work at First Base, But Still More Valuable at Third

BRADENTON, Fl. - It's not uncommon to see minor league players learning new positions at the start of Spring Training. The Pirates like to...

First Pitch: Things to Do in Bradenton During Spring Training 2016

Every year at the start of Spring Training, I post a "Things to do in Bradenton" guide for those of you who are making...

Andrew McCutchen on Remaining in Pittsburgh, Being Ready in 2016, Cubs Hype

BRADENTON, Fl. -- I was getting video of Cole Tucker this morning in the batting cages, when all of a sudden a familiar face stepped...

Jung-ho Kang Looking Good in His Rehab

BRADENTON, Fl. -- Probably the most encouraging thing about today's events at Pirate City would be the progression shown by Jung-ho Kang. The third...

Six Pirates on ZiPS Top 100 Prospects List

Last Thursday, Keith Law posted his list of the top 100 prospects. On ESPN Insider today(subscription required) Dan Syzmborski posted his top 100 prospects...

Cole Tucker’s Rehab is Ahead of Schedule and He Plans to Remain at Shortstop

BRADENTON, Fl. -- Cole Tucker, the first round pick for the Pirates in 2014, went down at the end of the 2015 season with...

The Crowded Indianapolis Infield Could Help the Pirates in 2016

The biggest impact from the Pirates' farm system this year will easily come from the pitching side. Tyler Glasnow and Jameson Taillon are expected...

Averaging Out the Rankings From Various Top Prospects Lists

At this time last year, we did an article averaging out the rankings for the Pittsburgh Pirates named to various lists of top prospects....

Matt Skirving Goes From the Field to the Front Office in a Short Time

In the 2010 draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates took Matt Skirving in the 30th round. The 20-year-old catcher was playing at Eastern Michigan, where he...

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