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Minor League Season Preview: 2022 FCL Pirates

This should be an interesting season in the FCL.  You'll have to pay strict attention or you'll miss your favorite prospect.  The Pirates are...

Minor League Season Preview: 2022 DSL Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates have two Dominican Summer League teams and just one Florida Complex League team this year, which helped out the talent level...

Williams: The Youth Movement Arrives, But One Prospect’s Future With the Pirates is Unclear

The Pirates opened the season with Jack Suwinski in Double-A and Cal Mitchell left off the 40-man roster in Triple-A. You wouldn't expect that to...

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...

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...

Williams: Jared Jones is a Familiar Story With Hopefully a Different Ending

Stop me if this sounds familiar. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a right-handed pitcher in A-ball who can consistently throw 98-99 MPH. He was signed to...

Eric Munson brings a teaching talent into coaching in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - With all of the top hitting prospects in Indianapolis, the future of the Pirates organization required some careful thought into who...

Prospect Notebook: Kyle Nicolas, Connor Scott, Tsung-Che Cheng, Links

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost starting catcher Roberto Perez for the remainder of the season this week. Perez was added as the starter after the team...

Williams: Are We Seeing the Real Nick Gonzales Yet?

We haven't seen the real Nick Gonzales yet this year. Gonzales is currently hitting for a .243/.363/.378 line in Double-A Altoona, with a 34.1% strikeout...

Altoona Highlights the Aggressive Base Running in the Pirates Farm System

When Tucupita Marcano is on the bases, opposing fielders don't get to take a break on a single play. Marcano has shown to be an...

Williams: The Build Begins in Altoona

I think I get what the Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to do. I think I understand the difference between "Build" and "Rebuild." I think the "Build"...

Strikeouts Are Becoming a Theme For Indianapolis Hitters

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - There are two common themes with the Indianapolis offense this season. They run, and they strikeout...a lot. More than just looking at...

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