On this date in Pittsburgh Pirates history, we have four former players born on this date and one major trade from 1940. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland takes a look at a near no-hitter...
Indianapolis Indians 4, Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 0
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Starter Jo-Jo Reyes pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only 3 hits, while striking out 8 Iron Pigs batters. The veteran earned his 5th win of the season (no...
Altoona was off yesterday. They resume their schedule today with a two game series at home against Bowie before going on the road for six games. Tyler Waldron had his start pushed back until today as...
A lot of Pirates hitters have struggled this year in the early part of the season. A big focus has gone towards Clint Barmes and Rod Barajas. Not only are they struggling, but they're two of...
Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Starling Marte, who was hit on the hand by a pitch in the 2nd inning of last night's game, has had X-rays that turned out negative. His right hand is bruised and...
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...
Over the off-season, the Pittsburgh Pirates offered Derrek Lee arbitration, only to see the first baseman turn down the offer, which would have guaranteed him at least $8.5 M. Lee has yet to sign with another...
Part one of this interview can be read here.
Mike Sandlock joined the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League in 1949, spending four seasons with the team before his return trip to the Pirates. There were...
A few weeks ago we held the first Draft Street free roll, giving you a chance to win part of a $200 prize pool, paid out to the top six teams. All you had to do...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted pitchers Phil Irwin and Josh Poytress from Bradenton to Altoona. Irwin's promotion is expected. He returned to Bradenton over the weekend after missing the early part of the season with an...
It's Monday, which means there's a new discount code for the Pirates Prospects books. The minor league system hit 12 home runs last week. Each home run gives a discount of $0.50, which makes this week's...
