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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...

2024 Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Tiered Rankings Version 4.0

Something occurred to me recently. According to my social media memories, 15 years ago around this time I was where most aspiring prospects writers are...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Top Performers in the Pittsburgh Pirates System During July

The month of July is always a big one in minor league baseball. The MLB Draft brings in new players. Trades can either bring...

Williams: Breaking Down the Sleepers on the Bradenton Marauders

One of my favorite levels to follow as a prospect writer is Single-A. This level features a lot of raw abilities, and young players...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bradenton is on a Ten Game Winning Streak

The Bradenton Marauders have won ten games in a row for the first time in franchise history, after sweeping all six games last week...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Esmerlyn Valdez Hits an Inside the Park Grand Slam

In the first inning of Friday's Bradenton contest, Esmerlyn Valdez hit an inside the park grand slam. The Pirates signed Valdez in early 2021 as...

Pirates Prospect Watch: The Top Performers in the Pirates System After One Month

The minor league season is a little over a month old, with the Triple-A season extending a week longer than everyone else. By this...

Williams: Pirates Prospects Sleepers to Follow in Single-A

What makes a player a prospect? Prospects are ultimately players who have the chance to play in the Major Leagues one day. As a player...

Prospect Watch: Aaron Shortridge Strikes Out Nine, Jase Bowen Steals a Homer

Altoona had a big Saturday night on both sides of the ball, with one run allowed by Aaron Shortridge, and 13 hits and 6...

Prospect Watch: Josiah Sightler is Player of the Month, Lonnie White Jr. Homers

Today's Prospect Watch looks back at the month of July to see who the best players were at each level of the Pittsburgh Pirates'...

Prospect Watch: Improved Control Makes Jared Jones the Player of the Week

Monday is always a quiet day in the minors, as the full-season teams are off and only the rookie leagues are playing. With only...

Prospect Watch: Anthony Solometo Pitches Altoona to a Win

There was a full day of action in the minors, led by Anthony Solometo fueling the Altoona Curve to a 5-3 win. Greensboro saw...

Prospect Watch: Matt Gorski Homers Twice

After a rare Monday that saw three of the four full season teams play, Tuesday kind of gets things back to normal with everyone...
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