The Book

The Book on Henry Davis

The BookJune 19, 2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates are calling up 2021 first overall pick Henry Davis, ahead of tonight's game against the Chicago Cubs. When the Pirates call up a player, we run a Roundtable series called "The Book", where all...

Pirates Roundtable: The Book on Osvaldo Bido

The BookJune 14, 2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates will start right-handed pitching prospect Osvaldo Bido against the Cubs on Wednesday night, with Bido making his MLB debut. Bido has always carried that sleeper tag on this site. Originally a low key international...

Prospect Roundtable: The Book on Tucupita Marcano

RoundtableAugust 12, 2022

Tucupita Marcano has taken an interesting path to losing his prospect status. In his age 21 season, he made his MLB debut with the Padres,...

Prospect Roundtable: The Book on Cal Mitchell

RoundtableAugust 11, 2022

Cal Mitchell exceeded his prospect eligibility, then was sent back down to the minors. In multiple trips to the majors this year, Mitchell has...

Prospect Roundtable: The Book on Oneil Cruz

RoundtableAugust 9, 2022

It seemed like only yesterday Oneil Cruz was in the minors, and Pittsburgh was clamoring for him to be in the big leagues. Cruz has...

Prospect Roundtable: The Book on Roansy Contreras

RoundtableJuly 14, 2022

Roansy Contreras exceeded his prospect status in his most recent start, surpassing 50 career innings in the majors. Contreras has a combined 3.57 ERA in...

Prospect Roundtable: The Book on Jack Suwinski

RoundtableJune 21, 2022

Jack Suwinski has been impressive this year. The Pirates' rookie outfielder has a .230/.296/.486 line with 11 homers in his MLB debut, after a surprise...

Prospect Roundtable: The Book on Diego Castillo

RoundtableJune 16, 2022

Diego Castillo graduated from prospect status recently, after getting a shot in the majors following a strong Spring Training. As part of our Roundtable series...