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Monthly Archives: March, 2016

McCutchen Scratched From Lineup Due to Tightness in Left Quadriceps

The Pittsburgh Pirates have scratched Andrew McCutchen from tonight's game on the road against the Red Sox due to tightness in his left quadriceps....

First Pitch: The Future of Pirates Prospects, 2016 Version

My first year running this site, I made $434.33. Four hundred and thirty-four dollars and thirty-three cents. I wrote almost every single day. I searched...

Pirate City Notes: Connor Joe and Luis Heredia Show Progress

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates' Class-A teams played Toronto's at Pirate City this afternoon.  The High-A lineup: Kevin Newman, DH Kevin Kramer, 2B Connor Joe, 3B Jerrick Suiter,...

Forget Power: A High OBP, Optimized Pirates Lineup Will Have More Offense

BRADENTON, Fla. - "We haven't won the division. So what's to say it's not worth taking a look at something else? We've got to...

Pirates Notes: Cole Continues Progressing, Offense Clicking, Prospect Reports

BRADENTON, Fla. - Gerrit Cole continued his progression on the mound yesterday, building up to four innings on the backfield at McKechnie Field. Cole...

Pirates Reassign Guido Knudson and Wilfredo Boscan to Minor League Camp

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pittsburgh Pirates made two cuts this morning, reassigning right-handed pitchers Guido Knudson and Wilfredo Boscan to minor league camp. Both...

Pirates Release Nine Minor League Players

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have released nine minor league players, while also signing two international players. Here are the names of the...

Injury Updates: Hughes Has a Muscle Strain, Kang Continues Modified Running

BRADENTON, Fla. - Today the Pirates announced that Jared Hughes is being treated for a left latissimus muscle strain. Hughes last pitched on March 16th,...

Fangraphs Rates the Top 22 Prospects in the Pirates’ System

On Tuesday afternoon, Dan Farnsworth from Fangraphs posted his list of the top prospects in the Pirates' system. Their list went 22 deep, as...

First Pitch: Predicting the Pirates’ Opening Day Roster

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates started making cuts in the last week, which didn't really do much to clear up their Opening Day roster picture....

Pirate City Notes: Jordan Luplow Will Be Getting Time in the Outfield in 2016

BRADENTON, Fla. - A few weeks ago, I reported that Connor Joe would be playing third base this year in Bradenton, which created an...

Wyatt Mathisen Has a Sore Shoulder, Luis Heredia Moving to the Bullpen

BRADENTON, Fla. - Wyatt Mathisen, one of the top third base prospects in the Pirates' system, is currently resting a sore shoulder in minor...

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