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Pirates Prospect Watch: Big Weeks From Matt Gorski and Braxton Ashcraft

Every week, minor league baseball takes a break on Monday, with the exception of the action in rookie ball. That gives an opportunity to...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson Homers on Three Hit Day

Termarr Johnson picked up three hits on Sunday, including his second home run of the season, as Greensboro won 7-4 at Hickory. Johnson is only...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Accept No Imitations

The Pirates Prospect Watch has been running on Pirates Prospects for parts of 15 seasons, making its debut in late August 2010 as the...

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.

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

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bradenton is on a Ten Game Winning Streak

The Bradenton Marauders have won ten games in a row for the first time in franchise history, after sweeping all six games last week...

First Pitch: The Pirates Need to Stop Optimizing Their Lineup to Optimize Their Lineup

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates played their 41st game of the season. The lineup that manager Derek Shelton submitted was the 40th different batting...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Thomas Harrington Makes His Double-A Debut

Thomas Harrington made his Double-A debut for the Altoona Curve in game two of a double header on Sunday. Harrington, who was drafted 36th overall...

Williams: A New Pirates Generation

This weekend hasn't gone as perfectly as you'd hope for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates were set to throw the two best pitching prospects in...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Hunter Barco Throws Five Shutout Innings

Hunter Barco threw five shutout innings for Greensboro on Saturday night, lowering his ERA at the level to 1.65. The lefty pitched five innings...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Esmerlyn Valdez Hits an Inside the Park Grand Slam

In the first inning of Friday's Bradenton contest, Esmerlyn Valdez hit an inside the park grand slam. The Pirates signed Valdez in early 2021 as...

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...

Pirates Prospect Watch: The Top Performers in the Pirates System After One Month

The minor league season is a little over a month old, with the Triple-A season extending a week longer than everyone else. By this...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Was This The Final Minor League Start For Paul Skenes?

Paul Skenes made what should be his final start in Triple-A on Sunday. The top pitching prospect in baseball allowed two runs on three...

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,...
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