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Williams: Five Potential Breakout Prospects to Watch as Minor League Games Begin

BRADENTON, Fla. - Minor league games start up this week at Pirate City, which will give a good look at what to expect from...

Pirates Agree to Terms with All 31 Pre-Arbitration Players

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have agreed to terms with all 31 players on the 40-man roster who aren't eligible for arbitration yet....

Draft Prospect Watch: Two High School Infielders Worth Following

Three weeks ago we began our 2018 amateur draft coverage with our preview article. That was followed by a look at two of the top names...

Pirates Sign South Korean Shortstop Ji-Hwan Bae

Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 18-year-old South Korean shortstop Ji-Hwan Bae. He was originally signed by the Atlanta Braves...

Williams: MLB is in Desperate Need of a Salary Cap, Salary Floor, and Equal Revenue Sharing

Major League Baseball has been in desperate need of an overhaul to the economics of the game for a long time. While the league...

Pirates Make First Three Cuts From Spring Training Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates made their first three Spring Training cuts on Friday morning by optioning pitchers Dario Agrazal and Luis Escobar, while reassigning catcher...

Gajtka: Army of ‘Good’ Needed to Make up for Pirates’ Lack of ‘Great’

This isn't very scientific, but as I cracked open a recent issue of Sports Illustrated -- yes, my sentimental self still subscribes to the...

Saunders: Breaking Down Felipe Rivero’s Usage

One of the hot button issues facing the Pirates during the 2017 season was the usage of star relief pitcher Felipe Rivero. Rivero, acquired from...

Can Josh Bell Add More Power in 2018?

BRADENTON, Fla. - One of the areas the 2017 Pittsburgh Pirates struggled the most with was power on offense. In that regard, one of the...

Oneil Cruz Might Be the Tallest Shortstop in Baseball During the 2018 Season

BRADENTON, Fla. - Cal Ripken was one of the tallest shortstops in baseball for the longest time. At 6' 4", he didn't have the...

Williams: An Encouraging Change in How the Pirates Develop Upper Level Prospects

BRADENTON, Fla. - Tyler Glasnow looks bound for the bullpen in Pittsburgh. Steven Brault should join him. Nick Kingham could be there too in the...

Jameson Taillon Ready to Step Up As a Leader For the Pirates

BRADENTON, Fla. — It’s exactly four weeks until the Pirates will play the first game of baseball of the 2018 season at PNC Park,...
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