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The Pirates Catching Depth Has Emerged From Greensboro

GREENSBORO, NC - The Pirates have built up some catching depth in their farm system, and that was on display in Greensboro this season. They...

Altoona Curve: Developing Control Takes Patience And Sometimes, Failure

For most prospects, it isn’t a question of whether or not they have the stuff to make the majors, but whether they can command...

Williams: The Problem With the Bats in Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates have had the worst offensive in the National League this year. They rank last in the NL in batting average (.221), on-base...

Williams: Scouting Talent, Scouting People

ALTOONA, Pa. - The game of baseball is a series of one-on-one battles. Every single pitch is a battle within itself. Every pitch contains the potential...

Williams: Exquisite Corpse

The Pittsburgh Pirates don't have any . This is all just the same. is no different than . This team will never win...

Jon Nunnally Discusses the Hitting Development Approach in Altoona

ALTOONA, Pa. - In his first year in the big leagues, Kansas City Royals outfielder Jon Nunnally found himself in a 3-0 count against...

Williams: Tanking

The Pirates don't have a good team right now. It's been described as "A hodgepodge of nothingness." https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1559700135273119744 It's very clear that the Pirates are tanking right...

Williams: The Pirates Need to Get Aggressive in Free Agency

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been in rebuild mode for seven seasons. It hasn't been called that once. Neal Huntington was trying to contend until the very...

Williams: Bridging the Gap From A-Ball to Pittsburgh

In my time covering the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system while Neal Huntington was the General Manager, I noticed a transition in the organization. Prior to...

Greensboro is Where Players Start to Take Development Into the Real World

Pittsburgh Pirates farm director John Baker recalls his playing days in Triple-A, where he lived with four players, two player wives, a baby, and...

Williams: Breaking Down the Pirates Roster After the Deadline

With the 2022 MLB draft and trade deadline wrapped up, we have nothing to do the rest of the season except watch this losing...

So Far, Breaking Balls are Breaking Oneil Cruz

Just 141 plate appearances into his rookie season, Oneil Cruz is hitting .218/.255/.451. On any given day, he can look like a future Hall...

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