The Pittsburgh Pirates have released three minor league players, according to Baseball America's latest transactions update. The three players were right-hander Eliecer Cardenas, infielder Greg Picart, and outfielder Anthony Norman.
The most notable was Cardenas. He was...
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 (1-0, 3.60)...
After years of having no offense, the State College Spikes are seeing a ton of hitting to start the season. The Spikes won 9-2 on Saturday night, fueled by a five run eighth inning. The Spikes...
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Brad Lincoln used his four days off between starts in order to focus on several things -- fastball command, keeping his front side closed, and not allowing damage with two outs.
"Just don’t try to...
I've yet to really see any good reasoning for the Pirates making a deal for Kevin Youkilis. Most of the talk is surrounded by hopes that he will magically rebound once he sets foot in PNC...
UPDATE 3:47 PM: Bill Brink of the Post Gazette reports that the deal is unlikely. Rob Biertempfel of the Trib also reports that the Pirates are likely out on Youkilis at this point.
3:02 PM: There have been...
Right-hander Brad Lincoln will take the bump at 4:05 this afternoon to face the Tigers in his fifth start of the season. It will be his fourth straight since moving from the bullpen into the rotation.
Yesterday,...
Two former Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers born on this date, as well as one trade to recap. John Fredland goes back 93 years in his Jolly Roger Rewind to cover a big game from a future Hall...
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...
Indianapolis Indians 4, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 2
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The Indianapolis Indians celebrated their return to Victory Field after a 6-2 road trip with their 6th consecutive win tonight. That is the Tribe's longest win streak of the season, and the...
Ed Giles had two updates on Twitter today that I thought were interesting in relation to the Pirates' Pythagorean record. We see that record thrown around all the time as evidence that the Pirates aren't as...
