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Monthly Archives: March, 2017

Nick Gonzales keeps hitting. The middle infielder, playing second base on Tuesday night for Indianapolis, went 2-for-4 with a walk. That extends his hitting streak to 13 games, and continues his streak of reaching base in all...
What makes a player a prospect? Prospects are ultimately players who have the chance to play in the Major Leagues one day. As a player gets closer to the big leagues, their prospect status is dependent on...

Tony Watson and the Rarity of the Left-Handed Closer

BRADENTON, Fla. — As he was at the end of last season, Tony Watson will be the Pirates’ closer in 2017. Watson is of course...

Pirates Option A.J. Schugel to Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Friday morning that they have optioned reliever A.J. Schugel to Indianapolis. That move leaves the active Spring Training roster...

Nick Kingham, Barrett Barnes, Jin-De Jhang, and Adrian Valerio to Start the Year on the DL

BRADENTON, Fla. - Nick Kingham is expected to be one of the biggest depth options for the Pirates' rotation in the second half of...

Pirates Notebook: Trevor Williams Makes His Case For the Opening Day Roster

BRADENTON, Fla. — If Drew Hutchison pitched his way out of the starting rotation on Tuesday night, Trevor Williams might be pitching his way...

Pittsburgh Pirates Release Jason Creasy and Justin Topa

Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates released minor league pitchers Jason Creasy and Justin Topa on Wednesday. Creasy was an eighth round...

Injury Updates: Gregory Polanco Takes At-Bats at Pirate City, Resumes Throwing

BRADENTON, Fla. — Pirates outfielder Gregory Polanco will not make the trip to Montreal, staying behind because of a combination of his left shoulder...

Pirates Place Jared Hughes on Unconditional Release Waivers

According to Ken Rosenthal, the Pittsburgh Pirates have placed relief pitcher Jared Hughes on release waivers. The Pirates avoided arbitration with Hughes this off-season,...

Pirates Option Drew Hutchison to Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned pitcher Drew Hutchison to Indianapolis on Wednesday morning, cutting the active Spring Training roster to 33 players and narrowing the...

Youth Movement on Display in Pirates Camp

BRADENTON, Fla. — On Saturday morning, Austin Meadows was hanging out in the Pirates’ clubhouse, when Gerrit Cole decided to give him a chirp...

Pirate City Notes: Camp Day Headlined By Two of the Most Promising Young Pitchers

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates have no shortage of top young pitching prospects in their system. They saw Jameson Taillon make the jump to...

Pirates Notebook: Hutchison Doesn’t Look Good in Final Start of the Spring

BRADENTON, Fla. — If the Spring Training results — particularly the results the last few weeks of the spring — matter at all, Drew...

Neal Huntington Discusses the Remaining Candidates For the Fifth Starter Battle

BRADENTON, Fla. — Pirates general manager Neal Huntington still has not decided on a fifth starter, but some other pieces of the pitching situation...

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