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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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Monday Rumors: Giambi, Upton, Wigginton, Iannetta

Catching up on some of today's rumors: -Buster Olney didn't really have a rumor, but speculated that Jason Giambi would be a good fit for...

Pirates Call Up Alvarez, Presley to DL

The Pittsburgh Pirates have called up third baseman Pedro Alvarez, and have placed Alex Presley on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced this...

The View From the Booth: Scott McCauley

Last month, Pirates Prospects introduced a new feature to the site called "The View From the Booth".  On the fourth Monday of every month,...

Prospect Trends — Week Ending 7/24

A couple pitchers took steps toward coming out of season-long struggles, and quite a few of the hitters at Bradenton broke out the whuppin'...

Daily Prospect Profile: Starling Marte

Starling Marte has been a bright spot in an otherwise struggling Altoona offense this season, so his sudden slump earlier this month was a...

Minor League Schedule: 7/25/11

Today's Starters: Brad Lincoln, Kyle McPherson, Jhonathan Ramos, Zack Von Rosenberg, Nick Kingham

Owens Pitches 7 Scoreless Innings

Indianapolis Indians  3,  Rochester Red Wings  0 ( box ) Rudy Owens (photo) made his second 7-inning start in a row, and today's was even better...

DSL Pirates Send Four to All-Star Game

The Dominican Summer League held its annual all-star game today and the Pirates team sent four players to the game including three players who...

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 7/24/11

Rudy Owens looks like he's getting back on track...

Game 99 Recap: Bucs Squeak Out a Win in Extras

Former Reds pitcher and long time broadcaster Joe Nuxhall would occasionally describe a rather poorly played game by saying 'There isn't a woman in...

Pirates Casting Wide Net for Relief Help

  Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are casting a wide net for relief pitching help, mentioning that Jason Frasor, Octavio Dotel, and...

Why Haven’t the Pirates Made a Move Yet?

One of my biggest pet peeves is the following phrase: "You weren't around in the 1970s, so you don't know what a winning team should...
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