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Monthly Archives: June, 2016

Giles: How Much Do the Pirates Miss Francisco Cervelli Right Now?

As we’ve covered extensively in previous articles, Francisco Cervelli picked up last year where Russell Martin left off, earning a multi-year contract extension that...

Morning Report: Thoughts on the Bristol Outfield and Non-Drafted Free Agents

Some thoughts on the lower level teams, as all eight affiliates are in action today for the first time this year. ** Bristol pitchers shouldn't...

Prospect Watch: Tito Polo Shows Off His Skills in Bradenton Debut

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. If a...

Plenty of Blame to Go Around for Pirates in 5-3 Loss

PITTSBURGH — When things are going really poorly, sometimes it’s hard to pick out one thing that — or even a few things —...

Hurdle Tries Rest With McCutchen; Discusses Options for Spot Start

PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen will get the day off in Thursday’s series finale against the San Francisco Giants. It’s not related to the continued maintenance...

2016 Bristol Pirates Season Preview and Top 10 Prospects

The Pirates added an additional rookie level team in Bristol before the 2014 season, essentially replacing their second DSL team (which went away that...

Morning Report: The Best and the Worst from the First Half for Indianapolis

Last up for the best and worst lists, we have the Indianapolis Indians. We went through Altoona yesterday, Bradenton on Tuesday and West Virginia...

First Pitch: The Complex Situation of Potentially Trading Francisco Liriano

Today there was a rumor from Jon Morosi that the Baltimore Orioles were interested in Francisco Liriano, but the Pirates didn't want to trade...

Pirates’ Inefficient Offense Proves Costly

PITTSBURGH — On a night that the Pirates’ offense scored six runs, it might seem unfair to call them inefficient, but that’s exactly what...

The Challenges of Evaluating the Pirates Middle Relievers

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates made another transaction Wednesday, calling up Kyle Lobstein as the flavor of the week for bullpen help. In the month of...

Prospect Watch: Glasnow Throws Seven No-Hit Innings

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. If a...

Injury Updates: Gerrit Cole to Miss Another Start

PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole is expected to miss one more start that originally hoped. When general manager Neal Huntington was contemplating putting Cole on the...

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