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Pirates Prospect Watch: Accept No Imitations

The Pirates Prospect Watch has been running on Pirates Prospects for parts of 15 seasons, making its debut in late August 2010 as the...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler Leaves Start Early

Bubba Chandler left his start early on Friday, after dealing with control problems. Chandler walked his first two batters, then issued three more walks with...

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...

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

Minor League Schedule: Heredia Tries To Bounce Back From Tough Outing

Analysis
7/22/13 Starters: Kris Johnson, Eliecer Navarro, Zack Dodson, Luis Heredia, Chad Kuhl

Locke, Pirates Eke Out 3-2 Win Over Reds to Avoid Sweep

Analysis
Jeff Locke does not suck. I wrote two months ago that Locke would not continue to dominate as he dominated the early part of the...

Prospect Watch: Sanchez and Bell Homer, Rodriguez Throws Six Shutout Innings

Prospect Watch
Top Pitcher: Joely Rodriguez, Top Hitter: Edwin Espinal, Home Runs: Tony Sanchez, Josh Bell

Pirates Are the “Team Du Jour” For Matt Garza

News
The Pittsburgh Pirates are the "team du jour" for Chicago Cubs starter, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times. If you don't know...

Looking at the Pirates Starting Pitching Depth For the Rest of the Season

Analysis
The first half of the season saw the Pittsburgh Pirates use 11 starting pitchers. The reason the number was so high was largely due...

First Pitch: MLB Should Move the Trade Deadline Back a Month

First Pitch
I'm not sure how the trade deadline got to be on July 31st. I know that it has been July 31st since 1986, and...

Minor League Schedule: Dickson Gets Start For Jamestown

Analysis
7/21/13 Starters: Graham Godfrey, Eliecer Navarro, Joely Rodriguez, Jason Creasy, Cody Dickson

Prospect Watch: Allie Adjusting to High-A; McGuire With Two More Hits

Prospect Watch
Top Pitcher: Dovydas Neverauskas, Top Hitter: Justin Howard, HR: Justin Howard

Trade Values: Hunter Pence

News
Earlier today we heard a sort of non-rumor about Hunter Pence. Jon Heyman reported the Pirates are interested in Pence, but that the Giants...

Injury Updates: Rodriguez, McDonald, Walker, Hughes, McPherson

Injury Updates
Here are some injury updates on some of the Pirates major leaguers. The first two come via Rob Biertempfel and Michael Sanserino on Twitter. **Wandy...

Pirates Have Four in John Sickels’ Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects

Prospect Rankings
John Sickels released his mid-season top 75 prospects this week. The Pittsburgh Pirates had four players on the list, with all four appearing in...

Pirates Strand More Runners in 5-3 Loss to Reds

Analysis
Losing in Cincinnati does not harm Pittsburgh's playoff chances as much as one might think. The Reds and Pirates are still on a collision...
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