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Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft is Heating Up in the Altoona Rotation

Braxton Ashcraft looks like he's starting to heat up. The right-hander pitched 5.1 innings for Altoona on Saturday night, allowing one run on five...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Patrick Reilly Throws Five No-Hit Innings

Patrick Reilly threw five no-hit innings for the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday, leading the High-A team to a 5-0 victory. Reilly was drafted in the...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Henry Davis and Matt Gorski Power Indianapolis to Victory

The power is finally showing up for Henry Davis. The 2021 first overall pick hit two home runs for Indianapolis on Thursday night, giving...

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Gerrit Cole Video From Pirate City

Gerrit Cole was throwing a bullpen session here at Pirate City, under the instruction of Jim Benedict.  I caught the last few pitches on...

Instructs Day Two: Fryer, Hafner, Cumpton

If you follow any of the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league players on Twitter, you probably saw that today's instructional league action was pretty brutal....

What Went Right in 2011

The 2011 campaign is over and the Pirates have another losing season in the books.  That’s . . . how many in a row? ...

What Went Wrong in 2011

You can’t lose 90 games without a lot of things going wrong.  In the case of the 2011 Pirates, there were some problems that...

2011 Pirates Season Recap: Progress Was Made

The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped their 2011 regular season up last night, finishing with a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, and dropping to a 72-90...

Afternoon Notes From Instructs 9/29

Morning practices are over, and the Pirates are about to play a game against the Phillies.  Some notes from this afternoon: -Yesterday I mentioned that...

Game 162 Recap: Season Ends With Loss and 3 HRs Allowed

The season ended much the way it has gone over the last couple of months. There wasn't much to write home about from the...

Instructs Day One: Allie, Holmes, Burnette, Gift

I arrived in Florida around 3:30 AM this morning, after about 15 hours of driving.  After a bit of sleep, I went over to...

Gerrit Cole’s Instructional League Debut

Yesterday Gerrit Cole made his instructional league debut, which was also his pro debut.  I didn't get a chance to see the outing live,...

Jameson Taillon is the Top Pitching Prospect in the SAL

Baseball America continued their league top 20 prospect lists today with the South Atlantic League.  The Pittsburgh Pirates only had one player on the...

Game 161 Recap: Fielder Hits Three Homers

Prince Fielder hit three homers and drove in five runs. Starters Ross Ohlendorf and Randy Wolf weren't particularly effective. Each left the game before...

Game 160 Recap: Presley, Alvarez Drive Home Three Each in Win

The Pirates and Brewes engaged in an offensive battle. The pitching was porous and sloppy. Only one of the 17 runs that was scored...
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