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P2Daily: Have the Pirates Reached Their Offensive Low?

The Pirates took on Cal Quantrill on Friday night. Heading into the start, Quantrill had a 6.00 ERA on the road. He had a...

P2Daily: The Pirates Need to Make Changes

There are several changes that the Pirates could make before their home stand begins at 6:40 PM on Friday night. The biggest move would be...

The Pirates Have Changes They Could Make to This Offense

The Pittsburgh Pirates were swept by the Oakland Athletics this week, losing the final game by a shutout score of 4-0. As I wrote earlier...

P2Daily: Paul Skenes Goes Six, Pirates Complete a Trade

On Tuesday night, Paul Skenes threw six shutout frames in Indianapolis. The top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, and the best pitching prospect...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Two Bradenton Pitchers Combined For a One Hitter

The Bradenton Marauders won an 8-0 shutout on Thursday, led by a combined one-hit effort from Antwone Kelly and Connor Oliver. Neither pitcher is...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Mitch Jebb Homers Three Times in Two Games

It's difficult evaluating hitters in Greensboro when they're playing at home. The field dimensions at First National Bank Field have a reduced space in...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes Throws Six Shutout Innings

Paul Skenes looks ready for the big leagues, following a six shutout inning performance for Indianapolis on Tuesday night. The 2023 first overall pick...

Player Features

Jack Brannigan is the Next Gold Glove Quality Third Baseman in the Pirates System

The Pirates have Gold Glove third basemen in Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jared Triolo. They've got another candidate in the system in power hitter Jack Brannigan.

Mitch Jebb Brings Elite Speed and Swing Decisions to Greensboro

With so many three-true-outcome approaches in pro ball, 2023 second round pick Mitch Jebb brings a refreshing style of contact, speed, and hustle.

Discussion

Saturday Sleepers

Saturday Sleepers: Charles McAdoo is Heating Up in Greensboro

In his fourth professional game, Charles McAdoo went 6-for-6 with two home runs. The game on August 8th, 2023 came almost a month after the...

Saturday Sleepers: Wilber Dotel Off to a Good Start in the Greensboro Rotation

Wilber Dotel makes his latest start for Greensboro this evening, after starting the 2024 season with 10.1 shutout innings, striking out nine in the...

Saturday Sleepers: Carlos Jimenez Has One of the Best Changeups in the System

In early 2022, I saw Carlos Jimenez pitch for the Bradenton Marauders. Of all the players who played in Single-A on that particular day,...

Saturday Sleepers: Valentin Linarez Added Velocity and Improved Control in 2023

Valentin Linarez had one of the biggest recorded velocity jumps in minor league baseball last year. Baseball America tracked the year-over-year four-seam velocity gainers from...

Saturday Sleepers: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 17 year old throw 100 miles an hour”

At the start of the 2023 international signing period, the Pittsburgh Pirates added David Matoma as their first signing out of Uganda. The right-handed...

Saturday Sleepers: Omar Alfonzo is a Catching Prospect to Follow

On March 26, 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Omar Alfonzo to big league camp for a day. A catcher entering his age 19 season,...

ARCHIVES

P2Daily: The Big Ask of Young Pitchers

Too much is asked of young pitchers. Last year, Quinn Priester made eight starts in the majors. He didn't pitch fewer than four innings...

Williams: Are the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates a Winner Yet?

FanGraphs released their ZiPS projections for the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates, providing my favorite look ahead to what could be possible from each individual player....

Pirates Sign LHP Martin Perez

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed left-handed pitcher Martin Perez to a one-year deal, according to Robert Murray. Jason Mackey adds that the deal is...

P2Daily: Three Paragraphs Then I’m Done

I'll be honest: The Pittsburgh Pirates should be further along that they are in their rebuild. I've been running this site independently for 15...

P2Daily: Catching Up With the Pittsburgh Pirates Offseason Moves

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been busy over the last week, with a major injury to overcome, and several additions to the 2024 roster. I'm...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Pirates Will Pick Ninth Overall in the 2024 Draft

The MLB Draft Lottery was held last night, choosing the order of the top 18 picks in the 2024 draft. The Pittsburgh Pirates ended...

Pirates Acquire LHP Marco Gonzales

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they acquired LHP Marco Gonzales from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday evening, sending back a player to be named...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Pirates Add Sarah Gelles as Assistant General Manager

On Thursday afternoon, Eno Sarris of The Athletic published an article looking at 12 potential future stars in management and coaching. The first name...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Triple Double Focus

On Monday night, Joel Embiid scored a triple double for the Philadelphia 76ers in their 138-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Embiid, the...

Pirates Prospects Daily: The Problem With the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Player Development

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a Major League development problem. I haven't spoken publicly about my interpretation of the issue, from my assessment of the MLB...

Pirates Prospects Daily: The Highs and the Lows

In yesterday's article, I wrote about how Jared Triolo stood out in high leverage situations at the plate. Among Pirates hitters with ten or...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Jared Triolo and The Active Focus Time of a Third Baseman

From my viewpoint, Jared Triolo silently represents so many things that are not yet widely understood about the mindset of hitting. Especially, how offense...
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