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Morning Report: Former First Baseman Turns His Season Around on the Mound

When Jared Lakind was taken in the 23rd round in 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates gave him a $400,000 bonus to sign. He had thrown...

Morning Report: More Than Just a Cool Name, DuRapau Can Pitch

Every year, MiLB.com has their Moniker Madness, which is going on right now. They pick out interesting names from around the minors and let...

Morning Report: Checking the Progress of the 2012 DSL Top Ten Prospect List

Back in 2012, we posted a top ten prospect list for the Pirates players in the Dominican Summer League. With the DSL season ending...

Morning Report: Wyatt Mathisen Making Up For Lost Time

Last season, Wyatt Mathisen got an aggressive push from the Pirates, skipping over Jamestown and going right to West Virginia as a 19-year-old catcher....

Morning Report: A Sleeper Prospect in Bristol

In Bristol tonight, Hector Garcia is the scheduled starter. The 18-year-old lefty could be a real sleeper prospect in the Pirates system, but we...

Morning Report: What Happened to That Great West Virginia Outfield?

At the beginning of Spring Training, it looked like the West Virginia Power outfield would consist of two first round picks and one of...

Morning Report: Not Many Players Do What Alen Hanson Does

It takes a special blend of power and speed to do what Alen Hanson has done this year at the plate and on the...

Morning Report: Ranking a New Prospect

The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up right-handed pitcher Angel Sanchez off waivers from the Chicago White Sox on July 31st. It was a busy day...

Morning Report: A Trio of Struggling Projectable Righties

All day Monday, we talked about Tyler Glasnow, who was once a highly projectable right-hander. He threw seven shutout innings Sunday night(see video below),...

Morning Report: Remembering Roberto

Today would have been the 80th birthday of the great Roberto Clemente. Back in 2012 on the Pirates Prospects blog site, I took a...

Morning Report: Why Minor League Playoffs Matter

Most of the time we say that minor league records don't matter, and that's mostly because it doesn't give you a sense of how...

Morning Report: Revisiting the Comparison Between Two Five-Tool Outfielders

Down in the GCL, outfielder Alexis Bastardo is quietly having a strong season in his limited playing time. Part of the reason he hasn't...

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