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...
Indianapolis has now won six games in a row to take a ten game lead in their division. They have a 25-9 home record this season, second best in the International League. Both Bradenton and West...
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)...
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Not since Dock Ellis in 1974 has a Pittsburgh starting pitcher won more than six straight starts (Ellis won eight). But on Friday night in front of a sell out crowd at PNC...
The Pittsburgh Pirates gave Clay Holmes a $1.2 M signing bonus to break his commitment to Auburn last year. The bonus was a record for a ninth round pick, and is tied for the biggest bonus...
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Something seemed to just change for Pedro Alvarez while in Cleveland for the Interleague series against the Indians. And change quick. The third baseman was just 4-for-34 (.118 average) before blasting a leadoff home...
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 trade deadline may be five weeks away, but the Pirates have been having discussions on what they are looking for to improve this 2012 team. While the pitching has been very good all season, the...
Three former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date including a pitcher for the Pirates first World Series team. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland takes a look at a high scoring game from another...
Discussing MVP votes in late June is a rather pointless exercise. Players fade late in the season or get injured or just not perform as well.
But it's not too early to at least put a working list...
