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Monthly Archives: August, 2017

Pittsburgh Pirates Add Three Arms to Bullpen; Place Benoit and Kontos on Disabled List

The Pittsburgh Pirates reshuffled their bullpen on Tuesday afternoon, adding three fresh arms to the mix. They have placed pitchers Joaquin Benoit and George...

Site Updates: Pay It Forward With Pirates Prospects

A few months ago I was a guest speaker for a college class, talking about the landscape of journalism in new media. At one...

Despite Early Setback, Scooter Hightower has Put Together an Impressive Season

On Monday night in Morgantown, Scooter Hightower pitched a brilliant eight inning shutout against Mahoning Valley. That's a long way from where he was...

Morning Report: Pitching Leaders Throughout the Farm System

Yesterday's Morning Report was on the hitting leaders around the system for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Naturally, that would make today the pitching leaders in...

A Short Bullpen Helps Lead to a Pirates 6-5 Loss Against the Dodgers

PITTSBURGH — The Pirates apparently came into Monday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers with just four readily available relief pitchers. The Pirates used...

Prospect Watch: Strong Start for Kingham; Escobar Closes in on Strikeout Record

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

Pirates Notebook: Dovydas Neverauskas Appears to Be Getting an Increased Role Lately

PITTSBURGH — Reliever George Kontos started to warm up on Sunday during the Pirates’ Little League Classic game in Williamsport, Pa., but wasn’t able...

Austin Meadows Out With Minor Oblique Tightness

INDIANAPOLIS — Austin Meadows has missed the past three games and is not in Monday’s lineup due to slight oblique tightness, but it appears...

Check Out These Pirates Photos From the Little League Classic

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The Pirates won the Little League Classic last night against the St. Louis Cardinals, winning the inaugural event by the score...

Jacob Stallings Optioned to Indianapolis; Brandon Cumpton Promoted to Triple-A

The Pittsburgh Pirates optioned catcher Jacob Stallings to Indianapolis today. He was recalled yesterday as the 26th man for the game in Williamsport, but...

The Twenty: Ke’Bryan Hayes and Stephen Alemais Highlight a Strong Week for Hitting

Every week we have live reports from all over the system, while I provided additional views of the minors via MiLB.tv, which included Indianapolis,...

Morning Report: Batting Leaders Throughout the System

We haven't checked out the leaders around the system for awhile, so now seems like a good time to look at some offensive stats....

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