TOP OF THE SYSTEM
A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. Rankings are from the mid-season update.
1. Gerrit Cole, RHP, Altoona (2-4,...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired outfielder Travis Snider from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for right-hander Brad Lincoln.
The 24-year-old Snider was Toronto’s first round selection in the 2006 First Year Player Draft and made his Major League...
UPDATE 11:03 PM: Johnson goes to the Braves, along with Paul Maholm, per Jon Morosi.
UPDATE 10:35 PM: Bill Brink reports that the Pirates weren't the team to add Johnson.
UPDATE 10:33 PM: Rob Biertempfel reports that it...
When spring training broke camp, the Pirates decided to promote Victor Black aggressively to the Double-A level, despite just 6.2 innings in high-A. Black, Pittsburgh's first round supplemental pick in the 2009 draft, had only compiled 71.2 innings...
Exploring the Arsenal will run prior to each game, providing you with a brief scouting report on the starting pitcher expected to oppose the Pirates. The chart below shows the horizontal and vertical movement of...
The Altoona Curve took both Eastern League Player of the Week honors this week, as Adalberto Santos was named the EL Hitter of the Week, while Phil Irwin was named the EL Pitcher of the Week.
Irwin...
Ken Rosenthal had the following tweet this morning about the Pittsburgh Pirates and Shane Victorino.
https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/229924210724712448
As Rosenthal notes, things could change between now and tomorrow's deadline. The news is a bit surprising, as we've heard the Pirates...
Getting close to the trading deadline, not only is today busy due to trades, we also have seven Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date. John Fredland covers a game from the 1909 season, the first...
After pitching last season in West Virginia with good results, Zack Dodson seemed like a surprise returner to the Power roster this year. He did miss some time with a hand injury, but in his 13...
It's hard for a prospect to have a trend when his pro career may be just a few weeks old, or when he's only a few weeks removed from the Dominican Summer League. Players at the...
Remember a few weeks ago when Starling Marte was the answer for the Pirates? People were calling for him to be promoted to the majors to help the offense for the remainder of the year.
Now after...
Altoona has off today. They resume their schedule on the road in Trenton tomorrow night with Gerrit Cole on the mound. The two other top pitching prospects in the system will go tonight. Jameson Taillon ranks...
