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Author: Anthony Murphy

Anthony began writing over 10 years ago, starting a personal blog to cover the 2011 MLB draft, where the Pirates selected first overall. After bouncing around many websites covering hockey, he refocused his attention to baseball, his first love when it comes to sports. He eventually found himself here at Pirates Prospects in late 2021, where he covers the team’s four full season minor league affiliates.

Pirates Prospects Daily: Liover Peguero’s Big Week Continues For Altoona

Even through a slow start, a player can show signs that their slump will only be temporary. Liover Peguero has been the living embodiment...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Thomas Harrington Continues His Success In Single-A

For the first time this season, the Bradenton Marauders have lost a game in which Thomas Harrington has started. The 36th overall pick in last...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Ben Cherington Pieced Together One Of League’s Best Bullpen

Building the perfect bullpen is one of the hardest things for a general manager to do. Relievers are hard to predict, even once you...

Pirates Prospects Daily: The Bat Is Ready For Endy Rodriguez, But One Question Remains

Teams would love to have one strong hitting catching prospect that can stick behind the plate. The Pittsburgh Pirates have two of them, both Top...

Pirates Prospects Daily: A Familiar System Trend In Quinn Priester’s Start

Stop me if you have heard this one: A pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization puts in a great outing by using a higher...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Attacking Strike Zone is Key for Mitch Keller’s Recent Success

What a story of perseverance that Mitch Keller has been for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Second round draft prospect turned top prospect turned near bust....

Pirates Prospects Daily: Matt Fraizer is Another Center Field Option in the Upper Levels

Due to the pandemic, the 2020 minor league season was canceled, removing a whole year of development for prospects all throughout each team's systems.  Some...

Pirates Propsects Daily: Cal Mitchell is Starting to Hit the Ball with Authority

One of the more forgotten players in the system, Cal Mitchell slowly worked his way up the ladder before making his Major League debut...

Luis Ortiz Could Benefit From a Heavy Slider Approach

One of the biggest risers in the system last season was right-handed pitcher, Luis Ortiz. After pitching in Single-A Bradenton back in 2021, he...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Alessandro Ercolani is Off to a Strong Start in May

Not everyone is going to hit the ground running when the regular season starts. Some will take a little bit to get acclimated to...

Pirates Prospects Daily: With Jared Triolo Back, Where’s The Best Fit For Him?

After a four game rehab stint in Bradenton, Jared Triolo found himself in the Indianapolis Indians lineup for the first time this season on...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Dominic Perachi is Pitching Strong in Bradenton Rotation

By time it was all said and done, it was very obvious what their approach was to the 2022 MLB Draft. After taking Termarr...

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