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Prospect Watch: Tyler Eppler Pitches Well in Indianapolis Win; Big Day for Cole Tucker

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses...

Pirates Prospects 2018 MLB Draft Tiered Rankings

The 2018 MLB Draft starts tonight at 7 PM, with the first two rounds of the draft taking place today. The Pittsburgh Pirates pick...

There Is Evidence that Felipe Vazquez Might be Tipping His Pitches

After Felipe Vazquez blew his fourth save in five tries on Thursday, Vazquez suggested to reporters that he might be tipping his pitches or...

Good Start Down The Drain? Pirates Ride All-Around Slump Into June

This is all Austin Meadows' fault, clearly. Since the rookie outfielder was called up for the Pirates' May 18 home game against the Padres, Pittsburgh...

Pirates DSL Season Preview: Two Teams and a Lot of New Faces This Year

The Dominican Summer League season began yesterday and the Pittsburgh Pirates have two teams in the league this season. The DSL season is 72...

Morning Report: The Pirates Have Some Super Two Situations Brewing

I try to leave Super Two out of my personal analysis of when a player is ready. That's difficult when you cover a small...

Prospect Watch: Jung Ho Kang Hits a Grand Slam; Cody Bolton is Outstanding Again

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. If a player is in the majors for an extended time or loses...

Tyler Gaffney Promoted to Altoona; Mitchell Tolman Returns to Action

The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted outfielder Tyler Gaffney to the Altoona Curve on Saturday. Mitchell Tolman, whose 50-game suspension ended yesterday, has been assigned...

Gregory Polanco Looks to Keep Things Simple to Get His Swing on Track

When the Pirates decided to keep Austin Meadows on the Major League roster after Starling Marte returned from his oblique injury, the idea was...

Draft Prospect Watch: Latest Mock Draft Has a Different Name for Pirates

The 2018 MLB amateur draft is just two days away now and it seems very likely that the Pittsburgh Pirates will select a prep...

Baseball America’s Updated Top 100 Sees Two Pirates Make Moves Up the Chart

Baseball America posted an update to their top 100 prospects list yesterday and they now have three Pittsburgh Pirates ranked. Their earlier rankings had...

Morning Report: Is There a Slider Revolution Happening in Pittsburgh?

There was a time in the minors where Jameson Taillon was challenged to throw three changeups per inning. It's not a productive strategy for...