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Monthly Archives: September, 2017

Statcast Heroes: Jared Jones, Bailey Falter, Paul Skenes, Eric Lauer, Omar Alfonzo

Statcast Heroes
Each week in Statcast Heroes, I’ll be recapping the weekly leaders at each level of the Pittsburgh Pirates system that has data available. That includes the Major Leagues, Triple-A, and Single-A. The results give a quick...

Bailey Falter Shuts Down the Brewers

P2Daily
The Milwaukee Brewers aren't a big swing and miss team. Prior to Tuesday night's game against the Pirates, they ranked 22nd in baseball in swinging strikes, at 10% of their total pitches. Yet, the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Williams: What September Tells Us About the Pirates’ Bench in 2018

Columns
The Pirates are going to have a lot of question marks and decisions to make this offseason. They could probably use another reliable starting...

Instructs Report: Robles, German and Cederlind Pitch; Mathisen Continues to Move Around

Winter Leagues
BRADENTON - Just some brief notes from instructs on Thursday. The more experienced players returned from two days on the road to play the...

The 2018 Prospect Guide is Available For Pre-Sales, With Some Big Changes to the Book

Site Updates
For seven years, we have produced our annual Prospect Guide, with information on every prospect in the Pirates' system. This was a key source...

Pittsburgh Pirates Sign the Younger Brother of Prospect Sherten Apostel

International News
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 17-year-old first baseman Shendrik Apostel, who is the younger brother of prospect Sherten Apostel. The younger Apostel is a...

Mitch Keller Named Top Pitching Prospect in Florida State League

Prospect Rankings
Baseball America continued their rankings of the top 20 prospects in each league on Thursday morning. Last week, they had a surprising ranking, with...

Josh Bell and Gregory Polanco Bring the Power in Pirates 5-3 Win

Analysis
PITTSBURGH — Josh Bell and Gregory Polanco continued the Pirates’ late-season long ball parade on Tuesday, as they each contributed a home run in...

Williams: The Pirates Have Long Been a Low Power Team, and That is Now a Problem

Columns
PITTSBURGH - The Pirates currently rank 29th in the majors in home runs. Unless they see a tremendous power surge over this final week...

Instructs Report: More New DSL Pitchers Take the Mound; Hai-Cheng Gong Debuts

Winter Leagues
BRADENTON - It was strictly rookie-level players on Tuesday as the (slightly) more experienced players went up to Tampa to play the Yankees.  The...

Andrew McCutchen Does it All on Offense in 10-1 Victory

Analysis
PITTSBURGH -- If Andrew McCutchen is playing his final homestand in a Pirates uniform, he's sure making it count. McCutchen hit his first career grand...

Williams: How Many Chances Does Tyler Glasnow Have Left With the Pirates?

Columns
PITTSBURGH - Tyler Glasnow has yet to make the successful jump to the big leagues. After struggling at the beginning of the 2017 season...

Instructs Report: Keller, Hearn and Waddell Pitch; First Look at DSL Players

Winter Leagues
BRADENTON - The Pirates opened Fall Instructional League last week and Monday began the exhibition part of the FIL.  (It's not really a "league"...

Winter League Updates: Kang, Polanco, Marte, Meadows, Tucker, Kramer, Tolman

News
PITTSBURGH - Jung Ho Kang has already arrived in the Dominican Republic, set to play winter ball during the offseason. Neal Huntington confirmed on...
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