By Kristy Robinson and Tim Williams
Prospect Starling Marte has been swinging a hot bat in Triple-A recently, which has begun the frenzy of questions on when he will be called up.
Marte is hitting for a .290/.350/.492...
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 (2-1, 4.63)...
Columbus Clippers 11, Indianapolis Indians 5
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In the first two games of this series, the Indians and the Clippers traded wins and big-run games. The Clippers won the first game 10-6, and the Indians won last night...
PITTSBURGH, PA -- When Andrew McCutchen steps to the plate, more often than not, he does something special. In the final game before the All-Star break, McCutchen put on a display of why he's worthy of...
Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon both pitched in the MLB Futures Game this afternoon, both throwing an inning. Cole gave up two runs on a walk and a two run homer, while striking out two. Taillon...
PITTSBURGH, PA -- When Andrew McCutchen was playing High School in Fort Meade, Florida, he used to joke around with his coach that one day he would be in the Home Run Derby. Little did he...
The 1910 Pittsburgh Pirates were tied for third place in the middle of July with the Reds as the second place New York Giants came into Forbes Field for a four game series. The Pirates and...
Buster Olney, who at the start of the year said the Pittsburgh Pirates had the most difficult April schedule, released his second half rankings for the National League contenders. Many have noted the easy schedule the...
Yesterday we heard from Ken Rosenthal at Fox Sports that the Pittsburgh Pirates were interested in Carlos Quentin and Shane Victorino. Today, Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports is reporting that the Pirates are also interested...
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...
Seven former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, among them a pitcher who failed to retire the only two batters he faced and a two game player, who was part of the first brother combo...
For me, the model franchise for small market teams is the Tampa Bay Rays. That's probably the case for a lot of other people, and for good reason. The Rays broke out in 2008, winning 97...
