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Monthly Archives: April, 2017

Prospect Watch: Steven Brault Struggles with Control in Loss; Craig Hits First Homer

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time (Tyler Glasnow,...

Pirates Notebook: Gift Ngoepe Gets First MLB Start, Starling Marte Arrives at Pirate City

MIAMI - Gift Ngoepe will be making his first MLB start tonight, playing second base with Josh Harrison moving over to third and David...

Minor Moves: Luis Heredia Added to Altoona Bullpen; John Kuchno Released

The Pittsburgh Pirates did some roster shuffling in Altoona today, adding Luis Heredia to the Altoona bullpen in place of RHP John Kuchno, who...

Williams: The Pirates Have Run Out of Offense to Sacrifice in Favor of Defense

I wrote earlier in the week that the Pirates had two major problems so far in April. They were not only one of the...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Discusses Steroids and Starling Marte

PITTSBURGH — Much of the drama and intrigue that has surrounded the last week of the Pirates’ regular season has been caused by the...

Morning Report: Kevin Kramer is Leading the Way on Offense

The last two Morning Reports covered the team hitting and pitching for the four affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Today we look at the...

Prospect Watch: Indianapolis Splits a Doubleheader with Holmes and Eppler on the Mound

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time (Tyler Glasnow,...

WTM: How Unique is a Pirates’ Relief Pitching Prospect?

The Pirates have some unusual relief pitching prospects in their organization right now.  Edgar Santana, Dovydas Neverauskas and Yunior Montero have unique backgrounds, each...

Barnett: Has the Old Gerrit Cole Returned?

Until Tuesday night, it had been difficult to predict exactly what type of pitcher Gerrit Cole was going to be this season.  He was pure...

Morning Report: Altoona’s Pitching Staff is Leading the Way

Yesterday we took a look at the hitting for each affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tonight we look at the pitching and I'll give...

Bell Homers, Gift Debuts, and Glasnow Struggles in Pirates’ 6-5 Win Over the Cubs

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-5 on Wednesday night, in front of 16,904 people. Gift Ngoepe made his major league debut...

Pirates Notebook: Off the Plane, Then Into the Game

PITTSBURGH — Dovydas Neverauskas had a long, unlikely path from Vilnius, Lithuania to the major leagues. Neverauskas was the first Lithuanian-born players signed by an...

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