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Monthly Archives: March, 2018

Gajtka: Vanilla Veterans Limit Pirates’ Potential More Than Youth

If a time traveler from six months in the future approached me, I would be curious about a great many things, most of them...

Saunders: What the Pirates Need To Do To Win in 2018

BRADENTON, Fla. — I’ve spent a lot of time this spring at the intersection between the popular consensus and reality when it comes to...

Prospect Notebook: Video of Mitch Keller, Kevin Kramer, Will Craig, Ke’Bryan Hayes

BRADENTON, Fla. - Mitch Keller made a start today at Pirate City, getting ready for the upcoming minor league season, where he will be...

Pirates Release Seven Minor League Players, Including Barrett Barnes and Cody Dickson

Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates released seven minor league players on Wednesday morning. Outfielders Barrett Barnes, Michael Suchy and Ty Moore,...

Luis Escobar Set For a Dominant 2018 Season, But Needs Adjustments to Have Future Success

BRADENTON, Fla. - For a brief second this afternoon, I forgot that Luis Escobar set the West Virginia Power franchise record for most strikeouts...

Pirates Notebook: The Opening Day Lineup is Revealed; Taillon Good to Go

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has picked his starting nine. Hurdle announced on Tuesday, after the Pirates 5-5 tie with the Philadelphia Phillies,...

Pirates Lose Jack Leathersich and Jordan Milbrath to Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians announced on Tuesday afternoon that they picked up lefty reliever Jack Leathersich off of waivers and they also took back Rule...

Site Updates: A New Look For the Site, A Familiar Writer Returns, and the Books are Shipping

For the first time in about three years, Pirates Prospects has a new design. The design has some similarities to what we've had in...

Williams: The Pirates Have a Lot of Prospect Depth in Indianapolis This Year

BRADENTON, Fla. - The Pirates aren't exactly rebuilding this year in the true sense of the word. It's easy to call what they're doing...

Pirates Notebook: Spring Training at LECOM Wraps Up With Some Good Moments

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates played their final Grapefruit League game at LECOM Park on Monday, with Trevor Williams starting in a 6-3 loss...

Pirates Reassign Lavarnway, Schultz and Nava to Minor League Camp

The Pittsburgh Pirates officially made three roster cuts that were mentioned earlier today to help get the Spring Training roster down to 25 for...

Bryce Brentz Claimed by New York Mets

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that outfielder Bryce Brentz was claimed off of outright waivers by the New York Mets on Monday afternoon. The Pirates placed...

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