62 F
Pittsburgh

Monthly Archives: March, 2020

Prospect Throwback: The 1986 Nashua Pirates

Yesterday we posted a Prospect Throwback featuring the 1987 Watertown Pirates, a club that had a 20-year-old outfielder named Moises Alou, who went on...

Notes on the MLB Draft, International Signings and Minor League Pay

Here are some links of note on three topics that still had open questions that need to be answered before MLB gets started back...

First Pitch: When Your Favorite Baseball Player is Obscure

Most people here know that my favorite Pittsburgh Pirates player is a somewhat obscure one, unless you really follow team history. Dots Miller played...

Prospect Throwback: The 1987 Watertown Pirates

Back in early February, I did a two-part article looking at the prospects in some old minor league sets. Both sets were Pittsburgh Pirates...

First Pitch: What Was the First Pirates Game You Attended?

Bb-ref is great.  I've only realized just how great in staggered increments.  One of these came about 10-12 years ago, when I realized I...

Draft Prospect Watch: The Top Two High School Catchers in the 2020 Draft

The 2020 Major League draft will be held on June 10-12 (we don’t know if the dates will change yet), with the Pittsburgh Pirates...

First Pitch: What Do You Want to See?

What do you want to see? That's the simple question today. We won't have baseball to discuss for several months at the least, it appears, and...

Draft Prospect Watch: Two College Catchers with First Round Possibilities

The 2020 Major League draft will be held on June 10-12 (we don't know if the dates will change yet), with the Pittsburgh Pirates...

MLB Issues Statement on Work Stoppage

Major League Baseball issued a statement regarding the current work stoppage after Commissioner Rob Manfred conducted a conference call with representatives of all 30...

First Pitch: Like A Stone

On a cobweb afternoon in a room full of emptiness By a freeway, I confess I was lost in the pages Of a book full of...

Addressing a Need: Catching Prospects

Yesterday, we took a look at an area of weakness for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They have just two left-handed pitchers among their top 50...

Card of the Day: 2020 Topps Roberto Clemente

On Friday morning, Tim Williams wrote about the upcoming expansion on this site. One of the added sites we will have as part of...

Recent articles

Liked this article? Take a second to support Pirates Prospects on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!