The Pittsburgh Pirates will send two players to the 2012 Futures Game, held during All-Star weekend. Top pitching prospects Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon have both been selected to pitch for Team USA in the event...
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- After starting the season off by stealing 13 bases, but getting caught 10 times, Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle knew the club needed to refocus. The Pirates were still getting caught about 50 percent...
Just one former Pittsburgh Pirates player born on this date and no major transactions, so it will be a light day for Pirates history. Before I get into the former player, there is one current player...
At the start of the season, there was a lot of talk about the difficult April schedule that the Pirates faced. Pittsburgh was going up against a lot of difficult teams, and it seemed like every...
One day after Gerrit Cole made his AA debut, Luis Heredia makes his debut for State College. The seventh best prospect in the Pirates system in the latest Pirates Prospects rankings, Heredia is 16 months younger...
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)...
Indianapolis Indians 10, Gwinnett Braves 2
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C Jose Morales led the Indians' hit parade tonight at Cool Ray Field in Gwinnett, Georgia, where the Tribe stomped all over the Gwinnett Braves. Morales went 4-for-5 in the game,...
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Manager Clint Hurdle has been patient with several players throughout the season. He's shown patience with Pedro Alvarez. Even when he was bumped out of the cleanup spot and benched for a few days...
For the last month, Pirates fans have been asking the same question: when will Gerrit Cole get promoted to Double-A? Last week the Pirates announced the move, and tonight Cole made that long-awaited debut. And he...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-handed pitcher Matt Benedict to Bradenton. The right-hander put up a 3.42 ERA in 76.1 innings in the West Virginia rotation this year, and should take the rotation spot vacated by...
Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Wes Freeman has announced his retirement, per a West Virginia press release. Freeman started the year in Bradenton, but was demoted to West Virginia after putting up a .147/.201/.227 line in 150...
