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WTM: An Embarrassment of Riches

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It's always at the end of prospect lists where you learn the most about a system.  Usually, you already know about the top guys,...

Williams: Here’s Why I Think You Should Buy a Pirates Prospects Subscription

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This is Pittsburgh Pirates season 14 for Pirates Prospects! That's a long time. It's a lot of accumulated knowledge about the game. It's a lot...

Williams: The Pirates Player Development System is Providing Hope For the Future

Analysis
Over the last week, the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league camp has felt like Major League camp. That's in part due to the amount of media...

Williams: MLB’s Treatment of Minor League Players is Inexcusable

Analysis
We're all chasing a dream. Some of us realize that we're born into a system where you're forced to spend almost every waking moment of...

Williams: Walking and Chewing Gum

Analysis
I take two different approaches with my roles as a writer on this site and the Editor in Chief on this site. Obviously writing and...

Williams: The Capacity For Change

Analysis
Change is difficult. To attempt anything you haven't done before, you need a certain amount of confidence in yourself. You need that confidence to convince...

Williams: Build

Analysis
Language is evolutionary. Words take on different meanings through the passage of time, and with the different circumstances that time can offer. You can also manipulate...

Williams: Waves Crashing Into the Pittsburgh Shores

Analysis
I like to think about a baseball farm system like an ocean. The shore is the Major League level, and from that vantagepoint, you can...

Williams: Gifted and Talented

Analysis
There was one moment in my life that set the course to where I am today. I was in third grade, obsessed with my math...

Williams: Don’t Expect Much From the Minor League Rule 5 Draft

Analysis
Shea Spitzbarth. That's the best case scenario for the Pirates in today's minor league Rule 5 draft. The Pirates drafted Spitzbarth last year in this same...

Williams: When Should Minor League Players Be Promoted to the Majors?

Analysis
Major League Baseball overhauled the minor league system last year, removing 40 teams and the short-season leagues from the mix. The result for each...

Williams: Development Dimensions

Analysis
This is a continuation of a series about prospect development and evaluation. The Introduction can be found here, and Part One of the series...
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