Jeff Locke got the call to the majors today, although it doesn't look like he will be replacing Kevin Correia in the rotation, which is disappointing. We saw Locke in the majors last September, when he...
The Pittsburgh Pirates will call up left-hander Jeff Locke, Pirates Prospects has learned. Locke was scheduled to make his start today for the Indianapolis Indians. Rick VandenHurk will now be making that start with Locke getting...
As covered here yesterday, the Pittsburgh Pirates took game seven of the 1909 World Series, bringing home their first World Series title. They were dominating during the regular season, winning 110 games, a franchise record. During...
Earlier tonight I wrote about how Adam Lind wouldn't help the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the article, I mentioned that my initial reaction was that they should add Lind, figuring that anyone could help the offense. I'm...
The highlights of today's schedule are the second start of the year for Tim Alderson and Jeff Locke making his ninth start in Indianapolis. Locke was ranked 11th overall in the Pirates Prospects 2012 Prospect Guide....
TOP OF THE SYSTEM
A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. Rankings from the 2012 Prospect Guide, which can be purchased here.
1. Gerrit...
Buffalo Bisons 11, Indianapolis Indians 6
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The Indians added their fifth loss in a row at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, NY tonight. The bit of good news is that the Indians were finally able to score some...
The Toronto Blue Jays placed Adam Lind on outright waivers yesterday, which means that any teams that wants him can just claim him and assume his full salary. My first thought when I saw this was...
After the Pirates took a three games to two lead in Pittsburgh, Detroit was able to pull out a close one in game six behind the pitching of their ace, George Mullin. For the pivotal game...
A month into the 2012 season, all eyes were on Andrew McCutchen and the fact that he had not yet gone deep for a home run. Game after game, McCutchen continued to pick up hits, doubles,...
ALTOONA, Pa. -- Standing at 6' 7", 260 pounds, Duke Welker is a big man. But he's got an even bigger arm. The right-hander has seen his fastball light up the radar guns throughout the Eastern...
Two former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date and I take a look back at a very bad day for baseball in Pittsburgh, from many years ago. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland takes...
