Season Recaps

Austin Meadows Leads a Very Deep Altoona Top 10 Prospect List

Season RecapsNovember 15, 2016

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

Season RecapsOctober 31, 2016

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

Season RecapsOctober 28, 2016

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

Season RecapsOctober 27, 2016

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

Season RecapsOctober 25, 2016

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

Season RecapsOctober 24, 2016

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

Season RecapsOctober 23, 2016

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

Season RecapsOctober 22, 2016

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...