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Pirates Prospect Watch: Zander Mueth is Shutting Out Rookie Ball Hitters

The Pittsburgh Pirates are turning into a pitching factory. The major league team is led by the two top pitching prospects in the game,...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson Continues Hitting With His Sixth Homer

Termarr Johnson hit his sixth homer of the year for Greensboro on Wednesday night. The 2022 fourth overall pick put the Grasshoppers on the...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Patrick Reilly Strikes Out Ten in Six Shutout Innings

Patrick Reilly had the best start of his pro career on Tuesday. The right-hander went six shutout innings for Greensboro, striking out ten batters...

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Williams: How the Pirates Have Improved With Paul Skenes and Nick Gonzales

On May 10th, the Pittsburgh Pirates called up infielder Nick Gonzales. The next day, they called up top pitching prospect Paul Skenes. Two players don't...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Henry Davis is Returning to the Majors

Henry Davis is getting another shot in Pittsburgh. On Sunday, the 2021 first overall pick went 2-for-4 with Indianapolis. Following the game, Jason Mackey...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Henry Davis Homers for Indianapolis

Henry Davis hit his seventh homer in Triple-A on Saturday. The Pirates sent their 2021 first overall pick down to the minors at the start...

Saturday Sleepers: Luis Peralta is Striking Out 50 Percent of Hitters in High-A

I don't normally consider relievers in A-ball to be prospects. Being able to consistently get a handful of players out at this level is...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft and Matt Gorski Stood Out in May

On May 2nd, Braxton Ashcraft allowed six runs, four earned, in six innings of work. That actually lowered his ERA to 6.64. Since that...

Nick Gonzales Finally Looks Like a Potential Batting Champion

In 2020, I was tasked with completing the Baseball America Prospect Handbook section on the Pittsburgh Pirates. This required doing the top 30 prospect...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Lonnie White’s Grand Slam Leads Greensboro to 15 Runs

The Greensboro Grasshoppers have been known to put up some big scoring nights. On Thursday, the Pirates' High-A affiliate combined for 15 runs on...

Williams: The Art of Hitting

I've been covering baseball development for over 15 seasons, with several years of following minor league development prior to that. In my time, I've had...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler Returns to Altoona

Bubba Chandler made his return to the mound on Wednesday for Altoona, after exiting his May 17th start as a precautionary move with forearm...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Jase Bowen Homers in Altoona Win

Altoona won on Tuesday, led by a two hit day from center fielder Jase Bowen. Bowen got the scoring started in the first inning, hitting...

Statcast Heroes: Oneil Cruz, Matt Gorski, Omar Alfonzo, and Plenty of Velocity

I've been focusing on the new bat tracking data over the last two weeks with the Statcast Heroes articles. This week I'm getting back...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Matt Gorski and Henry Davis Are Making Impacts in Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Indians won 11-3 on Memorial Day, led by the ninth home run of the season by Matt Gorski. The Indianapolis offense also...
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