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P2Daily: The Latest Gem From Jared Jones Leads to a 1-0 Pirates Victory

Jared Jones continues to be the bright spot and the hope during this 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates season. On Saturday, Jones pitched seven shutout innings,...

P2Daily: Have the Pirates Reached Their Offensive Low?

The Pirates took on Cal Quantrill on Friday night. Heading into the start, Quantrill had a 6.00 ERA on the road. He had a...

P2Daily: The Pirates Need to Make Changes

There are several changes that the Pirates could make before their home stand begins at 6:40 PM on Friday night. The biggest move would be...

The Pirates Have Changes They Could Make to This Offense

The Pittsburgh Pirates were swept by the Oakland Athletics this week, losing the final game by a shutout score of 4-0. As I wrote earlier...

Prospect Watch

Pirates Prospect Watch: Keiner Delgado Homers For The Third Time in Four Games

The Pirates traded JT Brubaker at the start of this season, eventually receiving 20-year-old infielder Keiner Delgado as the player to be named later...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft Throws Five Shutout Innings

Braxton Ashcraft had his best start of the season on Wednesday for Altoona. The right-hander pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits, two walks,...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Thomas Harrington Returns to the Mound

Right-handed pitcher Thomas Harrington made his return to the mound on Tuesday night for Bradenton. Harrington, who is rehabbing from a shoulder issue in...

Player Features

Jack Brannigan is the Next Gold Glove Quality Third Baseman in the Pirates System

The Pirates have Gold Glove third basemen in Ke'Bryan Hayes and Jared Triolo. They've got another candidate in the system in power hitter Jack Brannigan.

Mitch Jebb Brings Elite Speed and Swing Decisions to Greensboro

With so many three-true-outcome approaches in pro ball, 2023 second round pick Mitch Jebb brings a refreshing style of contact, speed, and hustle.

Discussion

Saturday Sleepers

Saturday Sleepers: Charles McAdoo is Heating Up in Greensboro

In his fourth professional game, Charles McAdoo went 6-for-6 with two home runs. The game on August 8th, 2023 came almost a month after the...

Saturday Sleepers: Wilber Dotel Off to a Good Start in the Greensboro Rotation

Wilber Dotel makes his latest start for Greensboro this evening, after starting the 2024 season with 10.1 shutout innings, striking out nine in the...

Saturday Sleepers: Carlos Jimenez Has One of the Best Changeups in the System

In early 2022, I saw Carlos Jimenez pitch for the Bradenton Marauders. Of all the players who played in Single-A on that particular day,...

Saturday Sleepers: Valentin Linarez Added Velocity and Improved Control in 2023

Valentin Linarez had one of the biggest recorded velocity jumps in minor league baseball last year. Baseball America tracked the year-over-year four-seam velocity gainers from...

Saturday Sleepers: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 17 year old throw 100 miles an hour”

At the start of the 2023 international signing period, the Pittsburgh Pirates added David Matoma as their first signing out of Uganda. The right-handed...

Saturday Sleepers: Omar Alfonzo is a Catching Prospect to Follow

On March 26, 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates sent Omar Alfonzo to big league camp for a day. A catcher entering his age 19 season,...

ARCHIVES

Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson, Jose Hernandez, Yoerys Hernandez

Monday was a slow day in the minors, with just the Dominican Summer League in action. There was a little bit of news. Bradenton...

Pirates Draft Landon Tomkins in the Tenth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted right-handed pitcher Landon Tomkins in the tenth round of the 2023 MLB draft. Tomkins is a senior from Louisiana...

Pirates Draft Danny Carrion in the Ninth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted UC Davis right-handed pitcher Danny Carrion in the ninth round of the 2023 MLB draft. Carrion was unranked and...

Pirates Draft Austin Strickland in the Eighth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted right-handed pitcher Austin Strickland in the eighth round of the MLB Draft. Strickland was rated 302nd overall by Baseball...

Pirates Draft Jaden Woods in the Seventh Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted Georgia left-handed pitcher Jaden Woods in the seventh round of the 2023 MLB draft. Woods ranks 152nd by Baseball...

Pirates Draft Hunter Furtado in the Sixth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted University of Alabama left-handed pitcher Hunter Furtado in the sixth round of the MLB draft. Furtado was graded 359th...

Pirates Draft Patrick Reilly in the Fifth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted Vanderbilt right-handed pitcher Patrick Reilly in the fifth round of the 2023 MLB draft. He was ranked 233rd by...

Pirates Draft Carlson Reed in the Fourth Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted West Virginia right-handed pitcher Carlson Reed in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB draft. Carlson Reed, RHP, West Virginia Age:...

Pirates Draft Garrett Forrester in the Third Round

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted Oregon State third baseman Garrett Forrester in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft. Forrester is rated 159th...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Where Do The New Draft Picks Fit in the System?

There was one thing that was guaranteed heading into yesterday's draft: The Washington Nationals were going to take the best player available. As the Pittsburgh...

Williams: Dear Nike…

Am I allowed to copy/paste my column from last week, where I said that the Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't pass on the chance to draft...

Pirates Draft Zander Mueth With Their Competitive Balance Round Pick

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted prep right-handed pitcher Zander Mueth with the 67th overall pick in the 2023 MLB draft. Mueth has a commitment...
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