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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: 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...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bradenton is on a Ten Game Winning Streak

The Bradenton Marauders have won ten games in a row for the first time in franchise history, after sweeping all six games last week...

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.

Jase Bowen Has a Power/Speed/Defense Combo to Dream Upon

Tres Gonzales Brings Advanced Hitting Approach to Altoona

Rodolfo Nolasco Has Huge Power and Huge Swing and Miss

Paul Skenes Predicts the Pirates Will Be Winning For a Long Time

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

Draft Prospect Watch: Baseball America Updates Rankings

2014 Draft
Baseball America has updated their top 50 prospects for the 2014 draft and the story remains the same, this draft is top-heavy with pitching....

Jameson Taillon Undergoes Successful Tommy John Surgery

Injury Updates
According to Jonathan Mayo, Jameson Taillon underwent successful Tommy John surgery yesterday. https://twitter.com/JonathanMayoB3/status/454307199624675329 Over the weekend it was announced that Taillon would undergo surgery. The typical...

What Should You Expect From Each Rotation Spot?

Analysis
Back in 2006, Jeff Sackmann wrote an article in the Hardball Times taking a look at what should be expected from each rotation spot....

Is There a Spot in the Majors For Jeff Locke?

Analysis
If you look at Jeff Locke's numbers from the 2013 season, you won't find much wrong on the surface. He put up a 3.52...

First Pitch: Are MLB Teams Getting Smarter With Certain Financial Decisions?

First Pitch
Buster Olney wrote an interesting article earlier today, talking about Stephen Drew, Kendrys Morales, and mentioning Vin Mazzaro clearing waivers. Mazzaro could have been...

Minor League Schedule: Brandon Cumpton Gets Second Start

Analysis
Today's Starters: Brandon Cumpton, Adrian Sampson, Chad Kuhl, Buddy Borden

Jeff Locke Dominates With His Fastball in a Rehab Start

Injury Updates
Jeff Locke made a rehab start tonight for the Bradenton Marauders, coming in to the start with the goal of six innings or 100...

Prospect Watch: Sadler With Another Strong Start; McGuire Picks Up Three Hits

Prospect Watch
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...

Prospect Highlights: Willy Garcia’s Walk Off Homer; Cody Dickson Strikes Out 7

Analysis
Here are a pair of highlights to get you through your afternoon. Last night the Altoona Curve won 4-3, thanks to four different solo home...

An Early Look at the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates Rotation

Analysis
It's way too early to be talking about the 2015 starting rotation. The 2014 season is just over a week old, and we still...

What Do You Want to See on Pirates Prospects?

Site Updates
This week I've been working on adding new writers to the site. I'm still in the process of adding writers, but once again, we...

First Pitch: Where Can the Pirates Exceed Their Projections?

First Pitch
Earlier today I took a look at the playoff odds for the first time this season. The Pirates were projected just outside of the...
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