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Pirates Prospect Watch: Checking the Standings of Each Pirates Affiliate

The Greensboro Grasshoppers won the South Atlantic League North first half last week, putting the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the post-season....

Pirates Prospect Watch: Charles McAdoo Homers and Has a Web Gem in Double-A Debut

In his first game at the Double-A level, Charles McAdoo kept hitting. The third baseman was recently promoted by the Pirates from Greensboro after...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler Strikes Out Ten in Career-Best Start

Bubba Chandler had the best start of his pro career on Friday night, pitching the Altoona Curve to a 5-0 victory. Chandler pitched seven shutout...

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

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

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

Draft Prospect Watch: Gray And Appel Struggling Recently

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

First Pitch: Thursday Thoughts on Liriano, Martin, Wilson, Milwaukee, Sanchez

Thursday is podcast recording day. Today it was also "Go see Luis Heredia at Pirate City" day (article coming tomorrow), and "Ten Articles Will...

Minor League Schedule: Holmes Tries Again In West Virginia

5/17/13 Starters: Brandon Cumpton, Casey Sadler, Zack Dodson, Clay Holmes
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