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Pirates Prospect Watch: Sean Sullivan Throws Seven Shutout

Sean Sullivan led the Altoona Curve to a 4-1 victory on Thursday, pitching seven shutout innings against Akron. This was the longest outing of...

Pirates Prospect Watch: J.P. Massey Leads Greensboro to Victory

J.P. Massey had his best start of the season for Greensboro on Wednesday. The right-hander allowed one run on four hits in six innings,...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Strikes Out Ten in Seven Shutout Innings

Braxton Ashcraft had his best start of the year on Tuesday afternoon, tossing seven shutout innings for Altoona. The right-hander allowed four hits, one...

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.

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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

Prospect Highlights: Doubles From Polanco and Rojas

A couple Pittsburgh Pirates prospect highlights from the last two days. The first one is from baseball's version of the human highlight reel(sorry Dominique...

After tough start, Phil Irwin is sent to the bullpen

The season has gotten off to a rough start for Phil Irwin, resulting in the right-hander being designated to the bullpen in Indianapolis. The...

First Pitch: How Good Could the Ike Davis/Gaby Sanchez Platoon Be?

Now that Ike Davis is in the mix for the Pittsburgh Pirates, it looks like the first base position is settled, at least for...

Draft Prospect Watch: Trea Turner Homers Twice

Yesterday, we took a look at the top college pitchers in this draft class, along with some notes on a few of the better...

Prospect Watch: Chad Kuhl Throws Six Shutout Innings

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...

Ike Davis Looks Forward to Fresh Start With the Pirates

Follow @NateBarnes_ // When the Pittsburgh Pirates were rumored to have an interest in former New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis during the winter...

Travis Ishikawa Designated For Assignment to Make Room for Ike Davis

The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated Travis Ishikawa for assignment in order to make room on the 25-man roster for Ike Davis. The move was...

Chris Stewart Activated From the Disabled List, Tony Sanchez Optioned

The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated Chris Stewart from the 15-day disabled list, and have optioned Tony Sanchez to Triple-A. The move was expected, once...

Prospect Highlights: Willy Garcia Shows Off Arm, Hanson Legs Out Triple, Allie Homer

Two highlights worth checking out from last night's Altoona Curve game and another from Thursday's contest. Three prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates system show...

First Pitch: The Fallout From the Ike Davis Trade

After an entire off-season of speculation, rumors, and being attached to every potentially available first base option on the trade market, the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Minor League Schedule: Joely Rodriguez Looks To Rebound From Poor Outing

Today's Starters: Joely Rodriguez, Chad Kuhl, Shane Carle, Dovydas Neverauskas
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