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Monthly Archives: January, 2022

Pirates Name 2022 Player Development Staff

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced most of their Player Development Staff for the 2022 season, with some new names that we have already heard about,...

Winter Leagues: A Recap of Recent Pirates Playoff Action in Colombia and Puerto Rico

A recap of recent winter league action for players on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sunday In the playoffs in Colombia, Tsung-Che Cheng went 1-for-3 with two runs,...

John Baker on Growth Mindsets and Learning Continuously, Even in the Face of Success

Last week on Pirates Prospects, we focused on the new, individualized development plan for the Pittsburgh Pirates. My understanding of the new development system is...

The Best Pirates Prospects By Age: Position Players Edition

Age is an important factor when looking at the prospect status of players. It's not the most important factor, but for the most part,...

Looking Ahead at the Pirates’ 2022 System: Greensboro Grasshoppers

Greensboro should be something of a proving ground in 2022.  The Grasshoppers will have a couple of undoubted top prospects, but there likely will...

Williams: Gifted and Talented

There was one moment in my life that set the course to where I am today. I was in third grade, obsessed with my math...

Carter Bins Knows What He’s Doing Behind the Plate

The Pittsburgh Pirates were looking for a catcher. That's what we can draw from the two different trades they attempted this past summer with left-handed...

Oliver Mateo Featured Two of the Best Pitches in Low-A in 2021

When looking through the minor leagues, one of the worst habits you can develop is looking too much at a player’s numbers. There are...

Prospect Notes: Anthony Solometo, Jase Bowen, Brendt Citta, Solomon Maguire

Welcome to a new weekly feature, providing video and notes on a different handful of players across the Pittsburgh Pirates' system each week. This...

Winter Leagues: A Recap of the Week in Winter Ball

Here's the winter league recap for the Pittsburgh Pirates in winter ball. Monday In Puerto Rico, Bligh Madris went 0-for-3 with a walk. In the playoffs in...

Pirates Will Reportedly Land a Second Top International Prospect Next Weekend

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been tied to MLB Pipeline's 12th ranked prospect in the 2021-22 international signing class for quite some time, but Pipeline...

The Pirates Are Implementing an Individualized and Collaborative Player Development System

During his playing days as a Major League catcher, John Baker noticed a trend. He noticed that his pitchers would throw with more conviction...

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