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Author: Tim Williams

Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.
My sports highlight yesterday had nothing to do with baseball. The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night, and in the process, the veteran leadership from Russell Westbrook was on display. If you're not an NBA...
The Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Philadelphia Phillies in the second annual Spring Breakout game on Friday, putting the prospects of each organization against each other on MLB Network. While the game had the televised feel of...

First Pitch: The Prospect Ranking Industry

The content that people want to read is me arguing which 18-22 year old baseball prospects are better than the industry projects, or which...

Williams: Why I’m Subscribing to the 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates

I was fortunate enough to start a web site centered around the prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system in 2009, back when not even...

First Pitch: Time Traveling

I want to start today with a social media post I made exactly 12 years ago today. ***** "Woke up this morning at 6 AM. Got...

Pirates Prospect Watch: The Pirates Prospects in the 2025 Spring Breakout Game

The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Philadelphia Phillies in the annual Spring Breakout game tomorrow at 1:05 PM EDT. Both organizations will send a team of...

First Pitch: Content Creators and the Outlook of the 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates

For many years of my life, I was a walking database of knowledge about the Pittsburgh Pirates and their minor league system. I covered Spring...

Business of Baseball: The Gold Standard, Inflation, Free Agency, and Salary Caps

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased...

Pirates Prospects in 2025: The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Business of Baseball

I have five book projects I'm working on in 2025. One of those projects is my first sci-fi/horror/spy novel, which has nothing to do with...

The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring

"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives." -George R. R. Martin ***** At the outset of this...

First Pitch: A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action, Please

Energy is everything. The only reason human beings have ever paid their time, money, and attention to sporting events is for the chance at an...

First Pitch: The Mouse and the Mask

I had two goals today. The first was to win an NBA parlay. I didn't do that. My second goal was to publish an article on...

Pirates Hire Pitching Coach Brent Strom

The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Brent Strom to be their assistant pitching coach, as reported by Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette. Strom is a highly...

Pirates Hire Matt Hague As Their New Hitting Coach

The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Matt Hague to be their next hitting coach, according to Scott Mitchell of CSN. Hague was the assistant hitting...

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