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Pirates Prospect Watch: Po-Yu Chen Has Turned His Season Around in Altoona

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Po-Yu Chen to a $1.2 million deal out of Taiwan in late 2020, making a splash on the international market...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Thomas Harrington Throws Seven Shutout Innings

Thomas Harrington threw seven shutout innings last night for the Altoona Curve. This was the second time in Harrington's two-year career that he's pitched...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler Does it Again

Bubba Chandler had another career-best start in Altoona on Wednesday night. Chandler set personal bests in strikeouts in each of his last two starts,...

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Byrd Homers in Debut, Morton Fires a Gem as Pirates Win 7-1

Marlon Byrd didn't have the game-winning hit or even the knockout blow, really, when the Pirates beat the Brewers Wednesday. But, the Pirates' newest...

Minor League Schedule: West Virginia Could Clinch Playoff Spot Tonight

8/29/13 Probables: Andy Oliver, Zack Thornton, Kyle Haynes, Jackson Lodge, Emmanuel De Leon, Miguel Rosario

Prospect Watch: Cumpton Bounces Back; Heredia Throws Five Shutout Again

Top Pitcher: Brandon Cumpton, Top Hitter: Jordan Steranka, HR: Jordan Steranka

Pirates Notebook: What Now for Jose Tabata?

Prohibitively, the addition of Marlon Byrd makes the Pittsburgh Pirates a better baseball team. Had Byrd been on the Pirates' roster all season, he'd...

Jeff Locke Optioned to Double-A Altoona

As a part of the moves made to clear space for the arrivals of Marlon Byrd and John Buck, Jeff Locke has been optioned...

Minor Moves: Kelly Shoppach Released; Carlos Paulino Promoted

The Pittsburgh Pirates have released catcher Kelly Shoppach from Triple-A and have promoted Carlos Paulino from Altoona to Indianapolis. Obviously there wasn't any need...

Injury News: Progress on All Fronts

Prior to tonight's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, a bushel of information came out regarding the Pirates' veritable laundry list of current injuries. More...

Wandy Rodriguez’s Visit to Dr. James Andrews Goes Well

Michael Sanserino of the Post-Gazette has some great news on Wandy Rodriguez. https://twitter.com/msanserino/status/372811037826756608 The big fear when a person goes to visit Dr. James Andrews is...

Pirates Option Tony Sanchez to Altoona

The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned catcher Tony Sanchez to Altoona to make room for Marlon Byrd and John Buck on the 25-man roster, per...

DSL Prospect Watch: Pirates2 Drop Playoff Series to Tigers

The first round of the Dominican Summer League playoffs wrapped up this morning, with the Pirates2 taking on the Tigers in the finale of...

Frank Coonelly: Pirates Plan Payroll Increase, Ticket “Price Adjustments”

The Pirates plan to increase their Major League payroll next season, team president Frank Coonelly told Pirates Prospects. The team has raised overall salary for...

Pirates Received $250,000 From the Mets

Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates received $250,000 from the New York Mets for the Marlon Byrd/John Buck trade. https://twitter.com/JonHeymanCBS/status/372712707776348160 I've updated...
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