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Trevor Williams is Ready to Join the Indianapolis Rotation

BRADENTON - Trevor Williams made his final rehab start today before heading back to Indianapolis, throwing five innings for the Marauders. Williams was recovering...

Prospect Watch: Trevor Williams Cruises in First Start Back

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...

Morning Report: Pitchers Performing Above Average for Their League

Yesterday, we took a look at the hitters in the system who had an OPS above the average OPS in their league. Today we...

Minor Moves: West Virginia Power Make Wholesale Roster Changes

The West Virginia Power have changed their roster up for Saturday's doubleheader, dropping three players, including third round pick Casey Hughston. Here are the...

Prospect Notebook: Reviewing the MLB Debuts For Alen Hanson and Wilfredo Boscan

INDIANAPOLIS - Alen Hanson's first trip to the big leagues was a short one. The second baseman was only up for three games, replacing...

Draft Prospect Watch: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Draft Class

The draft is now less than three weeks away, with some draft-eligible players already seeing their season close. The Pittsburgh Pirates have three selections...

Morning Report: Above Average Hitters for the League

Sometimes when looking at numbers for hitters, the thing that gets lost is the difference in league production. An example would be comparing stats...

Gerrit Cole, Defense Lead Pirates to 2-1 Victory

PITTSBURGH - For the first time in his young career, Gerrit Cole completed a start without striking out a single batter. Instead, the Pirates...

Prospect Watch: Josh Bell Sees Pre-Game Work Pay Off With a Big Game

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...

Jameson Taillon’s Workload is Based More on Pitch Counts Than Innings

INDIANAPOLIS - Jameson Taillon is tweeting like it's 2009. The biggest topic surrounding the Pirates right now is Super Two, with everyone wondering when the...

First Pitch: Are the Indianapolis Starters Actually Ready Right Now?

INDIANAPOLIS - This week, I might have been the envy of every Pirates fan. Rather than watching Jeff Locke, Jon Niese, and Juan Nicasio,...

Pirates Activate Starling Marte, Recall Boscan, Send Down Hanson and Luebke

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a few roster moves on Thursday afternoon, one expected and a couple unexpected ones. Starling Marte has been activated from...