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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...

Sam Leever By The Numbers

In a previous article, I wrote about Sam Leever and mentioned just how good his career was, yet it goes almost unrecognized. He finished with...

Daily Prospect Profile: Jeff Locke

Last night, Jeff Locke had a very notable outing, going eight innings, and allowing two runs on three hits, needing just 81 pitches to...

Minor League Schedule: 7/24/11

For an in depth review of yesterday's games please check out our minor league wrap-up which can be found here. The DSL Pirates are...