For a season preview of the Pittsburgh Pirates two Dominican Summer League teams, check out our article here. Throughout the year, we will provide the recaps of both teams, as well as highlight one player each...
I didn't have one specific thing I wanted to write about, but a few notes I was thinking about. So I went with more of a notes column, with three different topics below.
**About a month ago...
Did you see this coming? Did you see Jeff Locke having the National League's 5th-best ERA in mid-June?
If you're surprised, that's because Locke's performance sneaks up on you. The Pirates have needed nine starters to fill...
Let's review the Pirates' scheduled starting rotation following the news that Brandon Cumpton will take the place of injured A.J. Burnett.
Dodgers Series
Friday: Jeff Locke
Saturday: Brandon Cumpton (MLB Debut)
Sunday: Gerrit Cole
Reds Series
Monday: Francisco Liriano
Tuesday: Charlie Morton
Wednesday: Jeff...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have officially announced the signing of five picks from the 2013 MLB draft. The picks are as follows.
2nd Round - Blake Taylor, LHP
5th Round - Trae Arbet, SS
10th Round - Shane Carle, RHP
13th...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are set to sign 15th round pick Max Rossiter, Pirates Prospects has learned. Rossiter is a college senior from Arizona State, so the agreement between the two sides isn't a surprise. The Pirates...
Episode nine of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg (@TomBraggSports) and James Santelli (@JamesSantelli) on the Pirates. Highlights of the show include:
**Tom and James, who were...
Pitcher Brandon Cumpton will make Saturday's start for the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to Chelsa Messinger, Sports Anchor for the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Georgia.
https://twitter.com/ChelsaMessinger/status/345601773416898561
Cumpton, 24, was already scheduled to pitch Saturday for Triple-A Indianapolis. Since being promoted...
Last night there were a lot of people on Twitter calling for the Pirates to replace Michael McKenry with Tony Sanchez. On one side you've got McKenry, who is pretty established to be a liability with...
The Pirates have several minor leaguers working to revive stalled careers. Surprisingly, the organization now has better depth in hitters than pitchers at the upper levels. Or maybe I should say "healthy pitchers."
The Good
Chase d'Arnaud, SS...
