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Monthly Archives: April, 2017

Taillon’s Command and Pirates Poor Defense Leads to 11-5 Loss Against the Yankees

PITTSBURGH — Jameson Taillon didn’t start throwing his two-seam fastball with regularity until he made his major-league debut less than a year ago. Despite that,...

Prospect Watch: Another Trevor Williams Type Pitcher Emerging For the Pirates?

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: Examining Josh Bell’s Numbers From the Right Side

PITTSBURGH — Josh Bell picked a good time to get his first major-league extra base hit as a right-handed hitter on Friday. His two-run...

Three Prospects Making the Most of a Second Chance with West Virginia

When potential breakout prospect Victor Fernandez and first baseman Albert Baur went to the DL within a day of each other, the West Virginia...

Draft Prospect Watch: New Mock Draft Means More Players to Watch

Thursday's new mock draft from Baseball America had the Pittsburgh Pirates taking Virginia outfielder Adam Haseley with the 12th overall pick on June 12th....

Morning Report: The 2015 Draft Class is Moving Along at a Nice Pace

Exactly one year ago, I took a look at the progress through the system for the Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 draft class. The Pirates signed...

Tyler Glasnow Appears to be Turning a Corner

PITTSBURGH — Tyler Glasnow may have turned a corner. After a terrible first outing, Glasnow fought back to put something of a respectable performance last week...

Prospect Watch: What Separates Mitch Keller From Taylor Hearn and Gage Hinsz

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: Hurdle Doesn’t Want Players to Try to be “That Guy”

PITTSBURGH — In the Pirates’ just-completed three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals, they scored just three runs. The problem has not been that the...

The Important Next Step in Mitch Keller’s Development

BRADENTON, Fla. - The start to Mitch Keller's 2017 season hasn't gone as well as his 2016 breakout season went. Through his first three...

WTM: What We Can Tell From Average Ages in the Pirates’ System Over the Years

The importance, for minor league prospects, of age relative to level isn't a new concept to avid baseball fans.  We know that a 24-year-old...

Morning Report: Updated Stats for the Top 30 Pirates Prospects

As Tim Williams mentioned in the Site Updates article from Thursday, we are still waiting for the daily stats to work in the Prospect...

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