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Tyler Glasnow Injury Update

Tyler Glasnow drove to Pittsburgh today for a doctor's checkup with the Pirates to evaluate the status of his ankle injury. He has been...

Austin Coley Looks Like a Guy Who Should Be Pitching in Bradenton

The 2015 draft is only days away, and while the draft is unpredictable, there is one thing we know will happen with absolute certainty:...

Vic Black Reflects on Being Traded in the Marlon Byrd Deal

Vic Black. Good dude. Black was drafted by the Pirates in the first round of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft with the 49th overall pick....

Pirates Capitalizing on Starting Pitching to Key Hot Stretch

A little more than two weeks ago, the Pirates returned home with a 18-20 record despite a plus-9 run differential overall. In the Pirates' first...

Morning Report: The 2012 Draft, What Could Have Been?

The 2012 draft class was the first one under the new rules limiting what teams can spend on their picks. The Pittsburgh Pirates took...

First Pitch: What Gerrit Cole Can Teach Us to Expect With Jameson Taillon

Earlier today I had my weekly radio segment with David Todd on ESPN 970 in Pittsburgh. We discussed a lot of topics in a...

Prospect Watch: Richard Throws Shutout Ball, Willy Garcia Homers Twice

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...

David Todd Podcast: Can Jameson Taillon Pitch in Pittsburgh This Year?

I had my weekly radio segment with David Todd today on 970 ESPN, and this time around we did an extra long segment since...

Radhames Liz Clears Waivers, Outrighted to Indianapolis

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Wednesday that RHP Radhames Liz has cleared waivers and was outrighted to Indianapolis. If he declined the assignment to...

How Cole Tucker is Adjusting to His Aggressive Push, On and Off the Field

The Pittsburgh Pirates made an aggressive move at the start of the season when they sent Cole Tucker to West Virginia. The 2014 first...

Clayton Richard Getting Comfortable With New Mechanics in Triple-A

After four starts with Indianapolis, Clayton Richard admitted that he is just now starting to get into his comfort zone. “Everything is coming along really...

Morning Report: There’s No Place Like Home?

Home isn't always the best place to be, especially if you're some of the top hitting prospects in the Pirates' system. Bradenton seems to...