On this date in 1973 the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a two player trade with the Pirates sending second baseman Dave Cash to Philadelphia in exchange for pitcher Ken Brett.
Cash was drafted by...
The Venezuelan and Mexican Pacific Leagues had a scheduled day off on Monday. The Dominican League had just one game going.
The Puerto Rican and Australian winter leagues (well, summer for the Aussies) begin in a few...
The Mesa Solar Sox beat Salt River today by a score of 13-7, thanks to three home runs from two Pirates prospects. Robbie Grossman led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo homer,...
For Pittsburgh Pirates fans, the 2012 free agent market for starting pitchers will be simple: compare everyone to Paul Maholm. The Pirates made it clear that they wouldn't be bringing Maholm back in 2012, despite having...
The off-season focus is generally on player moves, designed to give each team a better chance to compete in future years. This off-season we not only have the player moves to focus on, but we also...
Perhaps no position reflected the ups and downs of the 2011 season more than the starting rotation. Coming in to the 2011 season, the rotation was looked upon as the biggest weakness of the team. The...
Last year Pirates Prospects debuted the Prospect Guide, featuring the most in-depth look in to the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system that you could find anywhere. The 2011 Prospect Guide featured a profile on every player in...
On this date in 1971 the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium in game seven of the World Series by a 2-1 score to capture their 4th World Series title. Steve Blass threw...
There wasn't any bigger disappointment in the Pittsburgh Pirates season in 2011 than what happened with Pedro Alvarez. Alvarez, drafted in the first round of the 2008 draft, has been the center piece of this current...
Checking in with Pirates' players and friends in the Winter Leagues
MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE
Venados de Mazatlan 7, Algodoneros de Guasave 5
Guasave took an early lead with a 4-run bottom of the 1st inning, which included a 3-run...
The Arizona Fall League wrapped up their second week of action. Here is how the Pirates prospects have done so far:
-Robbie Grossman: .354/.426/.604, 3 HR, 48 at-bats
Grossman homered this week, and started every game. He leads...
On this date in 1909 the Pirates won their first World Series Championship, defeating the Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park by a score of 8-0 in game seven of the series. Babe Adams started the game...
