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2017 Recaps: Andrew McCutchen is No Longer Reliable, But Still a Key to the Pirates Contending

For the third year in a row, Andrew McCutchen showed a disturbing trend of struggling during an extended period during the regular season. The trend...

2017 DSL Pirates Recap: A Season Highlighted by Two Breakout Hitters and Young Pitching Talent

The 2017 DSL Pirates lacked experience coming into the season. They were filled with first-year players on the pitching side and on offense. Despite...

Almost Every Player on the Indianapolis Top 10 Prospects List Made the Majors in 2016

While the Altoona prospect list was loaded with depth, it only had three prospects who will be among our top 20 prospects in the...

Austin Meadows Leads a Very Deep Altoona Top 10 Prospect List

As we have noted in our season recaps, some of the lower level teams were really thin around the bottom of their top ten...

2016 Right Field Recap: The Almost Breakout Season From Gregory Polanco

There was some hope that Gregory Polanco would have a breakout year entering the 2016 season. The right fielder had a .276/.324/.425 line in the...

2016 Left Field Recap: Starling Marte Remains One of the Best Position Players in MLB

The left field recap each year is a time when I discuss how Starling Marte is under-rated in Pittsburgh. You would have thought that...

2016 Center Field Recap: Pirates Need to Move Andrew McCutchen Off Center Field

It would probably be an understatement to say that Andrew McCutchen had a down year. Statistically speaking, he had the worst year of his...

Kevin Newman and Cole Tucker Lead a Position Player Heavy Bradenton Top 10

Over the last few years, the Pirates have been drafting a lot of the same types of hitting prospects. They are guys who hit...

2016 Third Base Recap: Pirates Look Set in the Short and Long Term at Third

In 2015, Jung Ho Kang broke onto the US scene looking like an impact hitter. He was the second best hitter on the Pirates'...

2016 Shortstop Recap: Jordy Mercer’s Days as a Pirates Starter Look Numbered

Yesterday I broke down Josh Harrison's season, noting that he excelled defensively, added some value on the bases, and didn't provide much value on...

2016 Second Base Recap: Josh Harrison Gives the Pirates Exactly What They Need

After Francisco Liriano was traded, the next contract that Pirates fans started looking at was Josh Harrison's extension. Harrison signed an extension at the...

Mitch Keller Was Obviously the Top Prospect in West Virginia This Year

Every year it seems like West Virginia has the big breakout prospect in the system. Guys like Gregory Polanco, Alen Hanson, Tyler Glasnow, and...

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