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Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler Strikes Out Ten in Career-Best Start

Bubba Chandler had the best start of his pro career on Friday night, pitching the Altoona Curve to a 5-0 victory. Chandler pitched seven shutout...

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...

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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...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Quinn Priester Throws Seven Shutout Innings

Quinn Priester threw seven shutout innings for Indianapolis on Sunday. The right-hander allowed just one hit, two walks, and struck out three in his...

Williams: The Pirates Need to Make a Decision on Rowdy Tellez

This past Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost 7-6 to the San Francisco Giants. The game featured top pitching prospect Paul Skenes allowing one run in...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft is Heating Up in the Altoona Rotation

Braxton Ashcraft looks like he's starting to heat up. The right-hander pitched 5.1 innings for Altoona on Saturday night, allowing one run on five...

Saturday Sleepers: What is a Sleeper?

What is a "sleeper"? In the prospect game, the concept of sleepers and breakouts is used to identify players who are off the radar. So...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Patrick Reilly Throws Five No-Hit Innings

Patrick Reilly threw five no-hit innings for the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday, leading the High-A team to a 5-0 victory. Reilly was drafted in the...

Williams: Altoona Has The Top Three Pirates Prospects in the Minors

This week I've looked at the current value of every player on the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates, along with the depth they have in Triple-A...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Henry Davis and Matt Gorski Power Indianapolis to Victory

The power is finally showing up for Henry Davis. The 2021 first overall pick hit two home runs for Indianapolis on Thursday night, giving...

Williams: What Depth Do the Pirates Have in Triple-A?

In yesterday's column, I broke down the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates, identifying the players on their roster who profile as above-average starters, average starters, fringe-average...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson is Finding His Power

Termarr Johnson is starting to show his power. On Wednesday, the 2022 fourth overall pick went 1-for-4, with two walks and his third homer...

Williams: How Good Are the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates?

The Pittsburgh Pirates enter Wednesday's action with a 23-26 record, which is good enough for third place in the current NL Central rankings. They...
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