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P2Daily: The Latest Gem From Jared Jones Leads to a 1-0 Pirates Victory

Jared Jones continues to be the bright spot and the hope during this 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates season. On Saturday, Jones pitched seven shutout innings,...

P2Daily: Have the Pirates Reached Their Offensive Low?

The Pirates took on Cal Quantrill on Friday night. Heading into the start, Quantrill had a 6.00 ERA on the road. He had a...

P2Daily: The Pirates Need to Make Changes

There are several changes that the Pirates could make before their home stand begins at 6:40 PM on Friday night. The biggest move would be...

The Pirates Have Changes They Could Make to This Offense

The Pittsburgh Pirates were swept by the Oakland Athletics this week, losing the final game by a shutout score of 4-0. As I wrote earlier...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Carlson Reed Throws Five Shutout Without Best Stuff

Carlson Reed pitched five shutout innings for Bradenton on Friday night, going five innings for the first time in his career. The Pirates drafted Reed...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Two Bradenton Pitchers Combined For a One Hitter

The Bradenton Marauders won an 8-0 shutout on Thursday, led by a combined one-hit effort from Antwone Kelly and Connor Oliver. Neither pitcher is...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Mitch Jebb Homers Three Times in Two Games

It's difficult evaluating hitters in Greensboro when they're playing at home. The field dimensions at First National Bank Field have a reduced space in...

Player Features

Jack Brannigan is the Next Gold Glove Quality Third Baseman in the Pirates System

The Pirates have Gold Glove third basemen in Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jared Triolo. They've got another candidate in the system in power hitter Jack Brannigan.

Mitch Jebb Brings Elite Speed and Swing Decisions to Greensboro

With so many three-true-outcome approaches in pro ball, 2023 second round pick Mitch Jebb brings a refreshing style of contact, speed, and hustle.

Discussion

Saturday Sleepers

Saturday Sleepers: Charles McAdoo is Heating Up in Greensboro

In his fourth professional game, Charles McAdoo went 6-for-6 with two home runs. The game on August 8th, 2023 came almost a month after the...

Saturday Sleepers: Wilber Dotel Off to a Good Start in the Greensboro Rotation

Wilber Dotel makes his latest start for Greensboro this evening, after starting the 2024 season with 10.1 shutout innings, striking out nine in the...

Saturday Sleepers: Carlos Jimenez Has One of the Best Changeups in the System

In early 2022, I saw Carlos Jimenez pitch for the Bradenton Marauders. Of all the players who played in Single-A on that particular day,...

Saturday Sleepers: Valentin Linarez Added Velocity and Improved Control in 2023

Valentin Linarez had one of the biggest recorded velocity jumps in minor league baseball last year. Baseball America tracked the year-over-year four-seam velocity gainers from...

Saturday Sleepers: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 17 year old throw 100 miles an hour”

At the start of the 2023 international signing period, the Pittsburgh Pirates added David Matoma as their first signing out of Uganda. The right-handed...

Saturday Sleepers: Omar Alfonzo is a Catching Prospect to Follow

On March 26, 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Omar Alfonzo to big league camp for a day. A catcher entering his age 19 season,...

ARCHIVES

First Pitch: What Can the Pirates Expect In the Draft This Year?

The 2014 draft is obviously different for the Pittsburgh Pirates than the draft has been over the last couple decades. They have the 24th...

Minor League Schedule: Brandon Cumpton Goes For Indianapolis Tonight

Today's Starters: Brandon Cumpton, Tyler Sample, Jason Creasy, Dovydas Neverauskas

Prospect Watch: Casey Sadler Goes Seven Strong After Rough Start

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Links to Prospect Sites For Other Major League Baseball Teams

I often get asked if there are prospect sites for other teams, similar to Pirates Prospects. When I first started this site, I wanted...

First Pitch: Thoughts on Glasnow, Morales, Drew, and Tabata

Here are today's stories, along with some notes on each feature. **Do Kendrys Morales and Stephen Drew Make Sense for the Pirates? I looked at both...

Minor League Schedule: Nick Kingham Makes Third Start Tonight

Today's Starters: Casey Sadler, Nick Kingham, Orlando Castro, Felipe Gonzalez

Tyler Glasnow Brings Heat in Extended Spring Training Start

Jim Callis sent out a tweet on Wednesday night that will get Pittsburgh Pirates fans excited about the future. We all know how good...

Prospect Watch: Adrian Sampson and John Kuchno Pitch Gems

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Jose Tabata Leaves Wednesday’s Game With Concussion-Like Symptoms

During Wednesday's afternoon game against the Cincinnati Reds, Jose Tabata collided with the left field wall after he made a catch in the fifth...

Do Kendrys Morales and Stephen Drew Make Sense for the Pirates?

Over the weekend, Ken Rosenthal talked about how the Pittsburgh Pirates could sign either Stephen Drew or Kendrys Morales after the draft in June....

First Pitch: Pirates Loaded Farm System Highlighted by Indianapolis

With the vast wealth of prospects in the Pirates system, there may not be a more exciting opportunity than right now in Indianapolis. I can...

Minor League Schedule: Borden and Dickson In West Virginia Doubleheader

Today's Pitchers: Jeff Locke, Adrian Sampson, John Kuchno, Buddy Borden, Cody Dickson
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