Tag: Altoona Curve

The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring

First PitchDecember 31, 2024

"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives." -George R. R. Martin ***** At the outset of this extremely detailed report about the Pittsburgh sports media industry, I want to...

First Pitch: A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action, Please

First PitchDecember 29, 2024

Energy is everything. The only reason human beings have ever paid their time, money, and attention to sporting events is for the chance at an energy return. Energy comes in many forms. On April 4th, you can go to...

P2Daily: Rough Night In the Pirates System Highlights Concerning Trends

P2DailyJuly 3, 2022

Bad games happen, and over a course of a long season, it's inevitable that the entire system will have at least one stinker of...

Kyle Nicolas: Pitch-Mix Has Transformed Righty Into Starting Prospect

Scouting NotesMay 17, 2022

When the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Kyle Nicolas from the Miami Marlins in the Jacob Stallings trade, it had appeared they were getting a hard-throwing...

AFL Bound Tom Harlan Showed Versatility in 2014

Arizona Fall LeagueOctober 3, 2014

Left-handed Pitcher Tom Harlan spent the first year and a half of his minor league career as a reliever, and was extremely efficient. At...

Willy Garcia Establishing Himself as a Top Prospect

AnalysisAugust 29, 2014

As 2014 is coming to a close, one prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league system is progressing as well as any player within...

Prospect Report: Nick Kingham’s Drop in Velocity and Increase in Walks

AnalysisMay 25, 2014

Despite finally picking up some of the recognition he deserves, Nick Kingham isn’t letting anything outside of the field affect his game. “I don’t put...

Prospect Reports: Adrian Sampson Searching for Consistency

AnalysisMay 20, 2014

Bringing up the name Adrian Sampson won’t ring many bells across the baseball world. Most fans, including some that follow the Pirates, likely have...

Jeff Locke Optioned to Double-A Altoona

TransactionsAugust 28, 2013

As a part of the moves made to clear space for the arrivals of Marlon Byrd and John Buck, Jeff Locke has been optioned...

One day, two wins: Taillon, Lambo lead Curve to snap four-game skid

AnalysisApril 18, 2013

The Altoona Curve picked up two wins today against the Richmond Flying Squirrels at People’s Natural Gas Field. First, Andrew Lambo singled home Charlie...