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Monthly Archives: May, 2022

If you're looking for something to lift your spirits each day in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, might I suggest taking a look at the pitching. Anywhere. Any level. At the Major League level, the Pirates have a 3.55...
Pittsburgh Pirates flame throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman was suspended for two games, after being ejected earlier this week for arguing the strike zone with an umpire. I wrote about the ejection earlier in the week, noting how...

Prospect Watch: Situational Hitting? What’s That?

The system had the sort of day that's very common now, failing over and over with runners on second and/or third.  The four affiliates...

Mike Burrows Named as Eastern League Pitcher of the Week

Minor League Baseball named the league Pitchers/Players of the Week on Tuesday and Altoona's Mike Burrows was named as the Eastern League Pitcher of...

Pirates Prospects Player of the Week: Bligh Madris

This was not a strong overall week in the system, which made the voting a bit more fun because three categories went down to...

P2Daily: It’s Bradenton Marauders Week on Pirates Prospects

This week on Pirates Prospects we're covering the Bradenton Marauders. This week is our specialty. Single-A is where most breakout prospects are found. Some of them...

Williams: The Growing Pains of Single-A

It might not be obvious by the numbers, but the Pirates have some good young talent in Single-A Bradenton. There is talent on offense. It's...

Carlos Jimenez Has Emerged As One of the Pirates’ Best Lower Level Pitching Prospects

Even with big bonus second rounder Anthony Solometo on the team, the best pitching prospect on the Bradenton Marauders might be Carlos Jimenez. On Friday...

Anthony Solometo: High Changeup Usage Highlights Debut

The Pittsburgh Pirates invested heavily into high-upside prep players early in the 2021 draft, one of which was Anthony Solometo. After none of them...

Bradenton Statcast: Who Is Hitting The Ball Well?

The Bradenton Marauders are one of the few minor league teams that have advanced metrics available for their players. This allows you to get...

Tsung-Che Cheng: “He’s the type of guy who has an elite level of focus, an elite level of drive”

Tsung-Che Cheng is currently on the injured list in Bradenton with a minor injury. "He slid into third and got a little banged up, so...

Joelvis Del Rosario is Starting to Make a Name For Himself

The Pittsburgh Pirates were busy with international free agent signings during the 2017-18 signing period, especially in the early stages of 2018 when most...

Brenden Dixon: Approach Leading To Success As Bradenton’s Table Setter

The success of a draft class is usually determined by how the top end talent performed. In the Pirates case, expectations will be high...

Pirates Game Discussion: Pirates at Dodgers, 10:10 PM

The Pittsburgh Pirates (19-27) are on the west coast to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (33-14) in a three-game series, starting Monday night...

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