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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: Braxton Ashcraft Strikes Out Ten in Seven Shutout Innings

Braxton Ashcraft had his best start of the year on Tuesday afternoon, tossing seven shutout innings for Altoona. The right-hander allowed four hits, one...

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...

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...

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

Pirates Roundtable: Who Would You Pick First Overall in the 2023 Draft?

Last week, we held an email Roundtable, discussing the first overall pick in the 2023 Draft, and the strategy the Pittsburgh Pirates could take....

P2Live: Pirates Drop Series Finale to Dodgers

Ke'Bryan Hayes has returned to the Pittsburgh Pirates. About a week ago, I looked at the talent level for this offense, noting how few regular...

New Mock Draft from MLB Pipeline Has the Pirates Going for Pitching Over Hitting

We have been busy with new draft prospect rankings recently, posting updates from Keith Law/The Athletic, Kiley McDaniel/ESPN and Baseball America. They all had...

Pirates Activate Ke’Bryan Hayes from Injured List; Option Roansy Contreras to Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates activated third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes from the 10-day Injured List prior to Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. To...

New Draft Prospects Lists from ESPN and Baseball America

Earlier today we looked at the new top 100 draft prospects list from Keith Law over at The Athletic. Baseball America expanded their top...

Pirates Prospects Daily: The How of the MLB Draft

This site was built on the MLB Draft. The very first boost this site received was following the 2009 draft, when Rob Neyer linked to...

Updated Top 100 Draft Prospects List from Keith Law

Keith Law posted his updated top 100 draft prospects list on the Athletic this morning. While the attention here will be on the first...

Prospect Watch: Quinn Priester Goes Seven Strong, Tres Gonzales Homers

If you like offense, Greensboro certainly lived up to its reputation as a lively ballpark. The Grasshoppers and IronBirds combined for 30 runs and...

Pirates Roundtable: The Players Who Would Go First Overall in a “Normal” Year

Last week, we conducted a lengthy Roundtable to discuss the Pittsburgh Pirates' number one overall pick in the upcoming MLB draft. We've already published...

P2Live: Blown Late-Inning Chances and Dismal Outing from Contreras Sink Pirates

As I type this, the Pirates are up 1-0 on a Bryan Reynolds home run. I sat staring at my screen for about half...

Pirates Option Luis Ortiz; Recall Yohan Ramirez

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced before Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers that right-handed pitcher Luis Ortiz has been optioned to Indianapolis. He...

Prospect Watch: Will Matthiessen and Jase Bowen Each Drive in Five Runs in Greensboro Loss

Tuesday was the Fourth of July, and we saw plenty of offensive fireworks between the four full season teams, as they averaged 7.5 runs...
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