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Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Throws Five Shutout in Triple-A

Braxton Ashcraft has allowed one run in 15.1 innings of work across his first three Triple-A starts. The performance continued on Tuesday night, when...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Charles McAdoo and Bubba Chandler Lead Last Week’s Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates promoted one of their top performers in the system this past week, with a few other minor moves taking place. At...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Checking the Standings of Each Pirates Affiliate

The Greensboro Grasshoppers won the South Atlantic League North first half last week, putting the High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the post-season....

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Pirates Claim Two, Outright Pagnozzi

The Pittsburgh Pirates have claimed RHP Jeremy Hefner from San Diego and C Brian Jeroloman from Toronto, the team just announced. Catcher Matt Pagnozzi has...

Ryan Doumit Signs With Twins

According to Jerry Crasnick, Ryan Doumit has signed a deal with the Minnesota Twins for $3 M plus undisclosed performance bonuses.  The move means...

Ryan Doumit Expected to Make Decision Today

We've heard for the last week that former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit was expected to sign a deal before the end of November....

Winter Leagues 11/17: Hague Walks Four Times

Thursday's winter league action with Pirates' players and friends: DOMINICAN LEAGUE Toros del Este 8, Estrellas de Oriente 6 Following his two hit game on Wednesday night,...

This Date in Pirates History: November 18

On this date in 1998 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitcher Ricardo Rincon to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Brian Giles. The trade was a...

Pittsburgh Pirates AFL Pitch F/X Data

One of the benefits of the Arizona Fall League is that two of the six parks have Pitch F/X data, which allows us to...

Pittsburgh Pirates Arizona Fall League Recap

The Mesa Solar Sox finished their Arizona Fall League season yesterday. Robbie Grossman: .375/.472/.625, 7 HR, 104 at-bats Following his breakout season in the Florida State...

AFL Recap 11/17: Final Game of the Season

The Mesa Solar Sox played their final game of the 2011 Arizona Fall League season, winning 6-2 against Scottsdale.  Jarek Cunningham started, going 1-for-3...

Fan Predictions: Rule 5 Protection

The Rule 5 Contest closed last night and will be decided today when the Pittsburgh Pirates decide which players will be added to the...

Minor Moves: Pirates Sign Three, Release One

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a few minor league transactions, according to Baseball America.  They have signed three minor league free agents, re-signing catcher...

Who Will the Pirates Protect From the Rule 5 Draft?

Throughout the year we've talked about the Rule 5 roster crunch that the Pittsburgh Pirates will face this off-season.  Some of that has been...

Pirates Looking at Rafael Furcal

Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are looking at Rafael Furcal and other shortstop options, although Heyman specified that Jose...
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