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Monthly Archives: March, 2019

Draft Prospect Watch: A Look at Two Top College Shortstops

Every Sunday, we are going to take a look at two top draft prospects in this upcoming June amateur draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates make...

Pirates Notes: Pirates Travel to Lakeland to Face Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays played to a 6-6 tie on Friday night. Joe Musgrove made his first start of the spring...

Minor League Notes: Travis MacGregor is Progressing Well from Tommy John Surgery

After receiving updates on Chad Kuhl and Edgar Santana on Thursday, we checked in on 21-year-old right-hander Travis MacGregor. All three had Tommy John...

Pirates Notes: Joe Musgrove Debuts During the First Night Game of the Spring

On Thursday afternoon in Bradenton, the Pittsburgh Pirates broke out their power bats in an 11-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Adam Frazier started...

The MLB Rule Changes and How They Impact the Pirates

MLB announced a series of rule changes yesterday, which were part of an agreement between the MLB owners and the MLBPA. Some of the...

High Praise for Cole Tucker and Ke’Bryan Hayes

Baseball America and MLB Pipeline have posted articles in the last few days praising shortstop Cole Tucker and third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. In fact,...

Injury Updates: Gregory Polanco, Elias Diaz and Jordan Lyles

Todd Tomczyk, who is the Pittsburgh Pirates Director of Sports Medicine, addressed the local media prior to Thursday's home game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He...

Pirates Notes: Trevor Williams Goes Against the Phillies; Minor League Game Notes

The Pittsburgh Pirates had off on Wednesday, their final off-day of the spring before they break camp to begin the regular season. The Pirates...

Pirates Have Two Players Ranked Among the Top 100 in the Majors

Back in January, MLB Network had their countdown show for the top 100 players in the majors right now. It airs every year during...

International Notes: Signings out of Mexico Resume; Pirates Scout Cuban Pitcher

A few notes on international amateur players from recent news. Back in late January, we mentioned that 21-year-old Cuban shortstop Yolbert Sanchez would be able...

Pirates Notes: Jameson Taillon Debuts; Gregory Polanco Gets Some At-Bats

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 10-4 to the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday afternoon in Bradenton. It was the spring debut of Jameson Taillon, who was...

Pirates Notes: Jameson Taillon Makes His Spring Debut

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 6-2 on the road against the Atlanta Braves, giving them a 7-10 record this spring. Nick Kingham started and allowed...

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