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First Pitch: College Draft Picks Aren’t Really Such a Bad Thing

The 2015 draft received a lot of attention for the amount of college players the Pirates drafted in the top ten rounds. They took...

Prospect Watch: Connor Joe Reaches Base Four Times, Altoona Plays 18 Innings

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Mark Melancon Proving Rocky Start an Aberration

Mark Melancon took control of closing duties full-time in 2014 when Jason Grilli blew four saves and posted a 4.87 ERA in 22 appearances...

Morning Report: Some Possible Late Round Sleeper Picks

While doing the player pages for the new draft picks this year, I ended up writing just over half of the pages from day...

First Pitch: One Year Draft Trends Mean Nothing

For the last three days, I've been answering the same question over and over: Do the Pirates no longer like high school players in...

Draft Signing Rumors: Kramer, Hughston, Helton, Hightower and More

We are already hearing some of the Pittsburgh Pirates' draft picks have signed, or agreed to sign. Getting right into them with the third...

Don’t Rule Out the Pirates Going Over-Slot on Guys From Day Three

The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped up the 2015 MLB draft today, continuing a trend of the first two days by taking a lot of college...

First Pitch: Why Didn’t the Pirates Draft Any Prep Players on Day Two?

The draft is always the busiest time of year for us, and that has been no exception the last two days. We've had 26...

Day Two Recap: Pirates Go College Heavy, But Still Find Some Upside

The Pirates weren't planning on a conference call for day two of the draft, instead planning on a day three call with the media to...

Pirates Fill Some Needs While Drafting the Best Player Available

At the end of the day, the Pittsburgh Pirates insisted that their only strategy for day one of the draft was to take the...

Kevin Newman Ready to Sign, Where Does He Fit in the Pirates’ Shortstop Mix?

It probably won't take long for Pittsburgh Pirates' first round pick Kevin Newman to sign. The Arizona shortstop seemed eager to begin his pro...

Pirates Draft Kevin Newman With the 19th Overall Pick

The Pittsburgh Pirates have drafted Arizona shortstop Kevin Newman with the 19th overall pick, which was first reported by Nathan Rode. https://twitter.com/NathanRode/status/608074738959794178 Newman is a solid hitting shortstop with...
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