What makes a player a prospect?
Prospects are ultimately players who have the chance to play in the Major Leagues one day. As a player gets closer to the big leagues, their prospect status is dependent on...
On Saturday, left-handed pitcher Michael Kennedy had the best outing of his pro career, allowing one run on two hits in five innings. The 19-year-old struck out eight, walking none.
The Pirates drafted Kennedy in the fourth...
In the 12th round of the 2023 draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Arizona State right-hander Khristian Curtis. The 126th ranked prospect in the draft fell to the third day, but the Pirates landed him with a...
Carlson Reed was drafted by the Pirates in the fourth round out of West Virginia University last year. He was taken with the 104th overall pick, after being ranked the 180th best prospect in the draft...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tendency to go over-slot with their 11th round picks. The MLB draft bonus structure calls for strict bonus totals in the top ten rounds. If a team spends below the bonus...
At the outset of the 2024 season, the Pittsburgh Pirates designated right-handed reliever Colin Selby for assignment. Selby, a 16th round pick in the 2018 draft out of Randolph-Macon College, spent time in Pittsburgh as bullpen...
During the 2004 season, Oliver Perez had one of the best pitching seasons I can recall from a Pittsburgh Pirates starter in the last few decades. The Pirates don't have a lot of great pitching performances...
The Pittsburgh Pirates are struggling at the plate at the Major League level. Fortunately for them, a lot of their hitters in Triple-A are performing well. This means they have some internal solutions if they wish...
After losing 6-1 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to .500 on the season, finishing their week by getting swept twice.
The Pirates have only played 22 games, which is 13.6% of...
I liked the story of Javier Rivas on Sunday.
The tall shortstop for the Bradenton Marauders went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, three RBIs, and he was even hit by a pitch. The hits came...
On Tuesday this week, I woke up in an emergency room parking lot.
The sun was not up yet around 6 AM as I got out of my car to walk toward the row of three port-a-pottys...
Saturday was a convergence of many schedules to create an eclipse type moment for me. For starters, I try to take off work every Saturday, minus the minimum work to keep this site updated. I have...
