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Prospect Notebook: When Should Taillon and Pimentel Be Promoted to Indianapolis?

After losing 6 of 8 games last week (through May 8th), the Altoona Curve had more success this week going 4-1.  Of particular note,...

Prospect Notebook: Cole Making Progress, But Still Needs Those Strikeouts

At the start of the year, the expectation from most Pirates fans was for Gerrit Cole to go to Triple-A as a formality, just...

Prospect Notebook: Castro, Glasnow Pitching Well for West Virginia

Through the first few weeks of the 2013 season the West Virginia Power proved it could hit, but the pitching left something to be...

Prospect Notebook: Lambo a Bright Spot in Altoona; Sadler Shows Promise

It was a rough week for the Altoona Curve, winning only one of their last seven games.  The team continues to struggle offensively, a...

Prospect Notebook: The Other Guys From the Hanrahan Trade

Joel Hanrahan was placed on the disabled list in Boston yesterday with right forearm tightness. I've pointed out in the past that the Hanrahan...

Prospect Notebook: Vasquez, Curry, and Lambo leading the Altoona offense

The Curve lost their best hitter when Adalberto Santos went down with a hip injury April 15, and the offense has struggled for noticeable...

Prospect Notebook: Pirates Have a Lot of Pitching Depth in Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Indians are off to a 19-7 start this year, which is their best start in 54 years. The last time they started...

Prospect Notebook: Recapping Week Two in Altoona

The Curve played seven games in the past seven days, going 4-3, to move to 8-10 on the season.  As with last week’s prospect...

Prospect Notebook: Pirates Won’t Hold Oliver Back, Cole Having Command Issues

One of the top starters in the minor league system this year has been Andy Oliver. His start last week was the highest game...

Prospect Notebook: Sampson’s Early Inning Jitters, Benedict’s Off-Speed Stuff

One of the starters I was looking forward to seeing this year in Bradenton was Adrian Sampson. I heard a lot of good reports...

Prospect Notebook: Luis Heredia, Zack Dodson, and Rinku Singh Set to Return Soon

I've had a lot of questions early in the year about the progress of Luis Heredia. The right-hander is in extended Spring Training, and...

Prospect Notebook: Looking Deeper at Another Group of Breakout Players in West Virginia

We are two weeks into the season, and once again it looks like West Virginia is the team to watch for breakout performers. The...

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