Adrian Valerio - Pirates Prospects

2016 Second Base Recap: Josh Harrison Gives the Pirates Exactly What They Need

Season RecapsOctober 22, 2016

After Francisco Liriano was traded, the next contract that Pirates fans started looking at was Josh Harrison's extension. Harrison signed an extension at the...

Adrian Valerio Stands Out in the 2016 Bristol Pirates Top 10 Prospects

Season RecapsOctober 15, 2016

Bristol has been a difficult team to cover in terms of watching for prospects. The Pirates send most of their top young hitters from...

Instructs Report: Nice Day for Hughston at the Plate; Valerio Plays Second Base

AnalysisOctober 6, 2016

BRADENTON, Fla. - Wednesday in the Instructional League, the Pirates played another game that was practicing situations. I mentioned it in yesterday's notes, but...

First Pitch: The Future at Shortstop For the Pirates

First PitchOctober 5, 2016

I wasn't planning on talking about the shortstops in the Pirates' minor league system just yet. We've got our season recaps coming up this...

First Pitch: An Early Look at the Pirates Breakout Candidates For 2017

First PitchSeptember 22, 2016

Today we announced our Breakout Prospect of the Year, which was Mitch Keller (obviously). Eric Wood was the breakout position player, just as I predicted to...

First Pitch: The Pirates Are Building Good Shortstop Depth in Their System

First PitchAugust 29, 2016

A few years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates didn't have a shortstop of the future on the horizon. They drafted Chase d'Arnaud and Jordy Mercer...

Adrian Valerio Adds to the Growing Shortstop Depth in the Pirates’ System

AnalysisAugust 26, 2016

BRISTOL, VA - The Pirates have been building up their shortstop depth in the last few drafts. They took Cole Tucker in the first...

Morning Report: Reasons to Follow Each Affiliate as the Minor League Season Comes to an End

Morning ReportAugust 26, 2016

We are getting to the final stretch of the minor league regular season. So here is my attempt at a good reason to follow...

Morning Report: Switch-Hitting Splits Around the Farm System for Pirates

Morning ReportAugust 19, 2016

We don't talk about switch-hitter splits too often unless it's an article about the specific player, or anytime we mentioned Josh Bell before this...

First Pitch: The Big Benefit to Having Bristol as an Extra Team This Year

First PitchAugust 17, 2016

Tonight I wrapped up my final minor league road trip of the season, covering 14 games in 14 days between West Virginia, Morgantown, and...

Pirates Prospects 2016 Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects

Prospect RankingsJuly 22, 2016

At the start of the 2016 season, I wrote about "The Next Wave" -- the group of prospects who would join the Pirates in...

2016 Bristol Pirates Season Preview and Top 10 Prospects

Season PreviewsJune 23, 2016

The Pirates added an additional rookie level team in Bristol before the 2014 season, essentially replacing their second DSL team (which went away that...

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