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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...

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,...

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

Luis Heredia Close to Joining West Virginia

Analysis
On Thursday I went over to Pirate City to watch Luis Heredia make a start in extended Spring Training against the Philadelphia Phillies farm...

Minor League Schedule: Karstens and Glasnow Headline Saturday’s Games

Analysis
5/18/13 Starters: Kris Johnson, Jeff Karstens, Adrian Sampson, Tyler Glasnow, John Kuchno

First Pitch: I Miss the Astros, But Not the Reminder They Bring

First Pitch
It's weird seeing things from the other side. About six years ago the Pirates were exactly where the Houston Astros are right now. They...

Prospect Watch: Solid Pitching All Around, Big Games For Polanco And Herrera

Prospect Watch
Top Pitcher: Top Hitter: Dilson Herrera, Home Runs: Jarek Cunningham, Dilson Herrera, Willy Garcia, Jared Goedert

Draft Prospect Watch: Gray And Appel Struggling Recently

2013 Draft
The 14th weekend of college kicked of last night for some teams, while others began their weekend on Friday. For most teams, this is...

Pirates Come Back to Win 5-4 with Alvarez’s Bomb, Martin’s Walkoff

Analysis
The Pirates took full advantage of baseball's worst team in their 5-4 comeback win Friday night, capitalizing on a pair of homer-ready fastballs and...

Baseball America Releases Their Top 250 Draft Prospects

2013 Draft
For most of the last year, Mark Appel has been at the top of the draft rankings for the 2013 draft. That changed in...

Jose Contreras Placed on Bereavement List, Jared Hughes Recalled

Transactions
Right-handed reliever Jose Contreras has been placed on the bereavement list due to a death in his family, and the Pirates have recalled righty...

Pirates Notebook: Robbie Grossman Finally Comes To Pittsburgh

News
Outfielder Robbie Grossman will make his PNC Park debut Friday night in the leadoff spot, five years after the Pirates drafted him in the...

P3 Episode 4: Are the Pirates For Real? Plus a Jameson Taillon Interview

Free Articles
Episode three of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week's episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James...

Pirates Trade Brian Jeroloman to the Nationals

Transactions
Rob Biertempfel reports that Brian Jeroloman has been traded to the Washington Nationals. https://twitter.com/BiertempfelTrib/status/335471551774326784 The Pirates claimed Jeroloman in late 2011 from Toronto, then lost him...

Prospect Trends: AAA Depth and WV Prospects Going in Different Directions

Analysis
It's received wisdom these days that AAA teams serve more as taxi squads for their parent teams than as prospect development vehicles.  Most teams...
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