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Anthony Solometo tried throwing like everyone else when he was younger. The left-hander was taught to pick up a ball like everyone, with the intent to throw it overhand. He had an issue with dropping his arm...
Returning from Tommy John surgery, Braxton Ashcraft was just looking to remain healthy in his 2023 season. “The health was the biggest focal point of the season,” said Ashcraft at the end of last year’s campaign. “I...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2021 Minor League Recaps: Bradenton Marauders

The Bradenton Marauders faced an unusual environment in 2021.  The remnants of the Florida State League got moved down a level; robo umps were...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2021 Minor League Recaps: FCL Pirates

If you were assessing the Pirates' overall 2021 performance in the Florida Complex League (stupid name, but it beats "Low A Southeast"), you'd have...

Stephen Alemais is Healthy and Ready to Get Back on the Field

The 2019 season for Stephen Alemais was over almost as soon as it started. He injured his shoulder on a slide in April and...

Robbie Glendinning Waits Patiently at Pirate City for a Chance to Prove Himself

Robbie Glendinning is among a small handful of Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players still at Pirate City. He had a chance to go home...

Addressing a Need: Catching Prospects

Yesterday, we took a look at an area of weakness for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They have just two left-handed pitchers among their top 50...

Addressing a Need: Left-Handed Pitching Prospects

If you've purchased our 2020 Prospect Guide, you may have noticed in the Depth Chart section that the Pittsburgh Pirates are weak when it...

Averaging Out the Top 100 Prospect Rankings

Every year after the last top 100 prospect rankings come out, we average out those rankings for the Pittsburgh Pirates on the lists to...

Submit Your Questions for the 2020 Prospect Guide Q&A

Our 2020 Prospect Guide is currently on sale. It includes full reports on the top 50 prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as...

John O’Reilly Makes Progress with Added Velocity and a New Breaking Ball

Back in January, I got help from right-handed pitcher John O'Reilly on an article talking about players from cold weather states and how it...

Potential Breakout Pitching Prospects for the Pirates

This is part two of a three-part series on breakout prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Part one was published earlier today. Part three will...

Braeden Ogle is the Pirates Prospects Comeback Player of the Year

Over the last week, we have announced our Pitcher of the Year, Hitter of the Year and Breakout Prospect of the Year. We decided...

Nutting Promises Changes to Pirates’ Business Model in Addition to Personnel

PITTSBURGH — One of the hallmarks of Neal Huntington’s tenure as Pittsburgh Pirates general manager was the persistent notion that the club could be...

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