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The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Brent Strom to be their assistant pitching coach, as reported by Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette. Strom is a highly regarded pitching coach, who has spent time with Houston and Arizona over...
The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Matt Hague to be their next hitting coach, according to Scott Mitchell of CSN. Hague was the assistant hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024, after three years as...

Winter Leagues: Alfredo Reyes Continues to Put Up Strong Stats in the Dominican

On Sunday night in the Dominican, Stephen Alemais played his second game. After going 0-for-2 with an error at second base in his debut...

Winter Leagues: Robbie Glendinning Homers; Jose Osuna Sees His Hitting Streak End

On Thursday in the Australian Baseball League, Robbie Glendinning began his second week of play with his first home run and four RBIs. He...

Winter Leagues: Jose Osuna and Luis Escobar Face Off in Venezuela

Two days worth of action in winter ball, with interesting pitcher/batter match-ups each day. Colombia was busy on Sunday, as all four Pittsburgh Pirates saw...

Winter Leagues: Three More Hits for Jose Osuna; Strong Outing for Michael Feliz

In the Dominican on Thursday night, Erik Gonzalez was back at shortstop (he was the DH on Wednesday) and he went 0-for-4. That was...

Winter Leagues: Another Player Heads to Puerto Rico; Michael Feliz Serves Up a Home Run

In the Dominican on Saturday night, Michael Feliz pitched for the second night in a row and he allowed one run on one hit....

Prospect Watch: Brault Gets Roughed Up in Return to Indianapolis

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors and loses his prospect eligibility, he...

Top Performers: Meadows, Hanson, Hayes, Polo, Glasnow, Keller, Hinsz, Heredia

Every week we have live reports from all over the system, along with additional views of the upper levels via MiLB.tv from John Dreker....

Top Performers: Newman, Kramer, Hayes, McGuire, Polo, Glasnow, Waddell

Every Monday, we do a Top Performers series for the farm system, looking at the best results from the previous week. One week isn't...

Prospect Watch: Bradenton Loses Due to Shaky Defense and Poor Hitting

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. If a...

Hard Work and Focus Pays Off For Bret Helton

Bret Helton is a 6’ 3”, 230 pound right-handed pitcher, from the University of Utah, that the Pirates recently selected in the ninth round...

Pirates Already Saving Enough Money to Sign Over-Slot Draft Picks

The current MLB bonus pool rules for the draft impose harsh penalties if teams go over their bonus pool limit. The Pirates have a...

Pirates Announce Signings of Three Draft Picks

The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the signings of three of their top ten draft picks. Sixth round pick J.T. Brubaker, eight rounder Seth McGarry...
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