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Prospect Reports: How Glasnow and Kingham Performed Before the Injuries

AnalysisMay 9, 2015

After every game covered, our writers submit player reports with observations from that game. The best reports are collected each week for this feature,...

Alen Hanson Showing the Usual Trends in 2015

AnalysisMay 9, 2015

For Alen Hanson, April showers bring May flowers. As a typical slow starter out of Spring Training, Hanson takes about a month to get hot,...

Morning Report: The Pirates Through 29 Games

Morning ReportMay 9, 2015

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 13-16 record and they obviously haven't looked good many times this season. The important thing to note is that...

Draft Prospect Watch: Two Interesting Match-Ups Highlight This Weekend

2015 DraftMay 9, 2015

With the draft now less than a month away and some players have already seen their season end(some due to injury), we are starting...

First Pitch: The Pirates Minor League Starting Pitching Assembly Line

First PitchMay 9, 2015

In the last three weeks I've covered games in West Virginia, Bradenton, and Altoona. I've written many times about the philosophies at each level...

Prospect Watch: Charlie Morton Dominates With Altoona

Prospect WatchMay 8, 2015

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...

John Sever Continues to Rack Up Strikeouts, Even With Command Issues

AnalysisMay 8, 2015

There aren't many pitchers to look forward to on the current West Virginia roster. A few guys have jumped out to surprising starts, and...

Nick Kingham Placed on Disabled List

Injury UpdatesMay 8, 2015

The Indianapolis Indians announced that pitcher Nick Kingham has been placed on the 7-day disabled list and pitcher Adam Miller has taken his place...

An Updated Look at How JaCoby Jones is Developing at Shortstop

AnalysisMay 8, 2015

One of the big topics in the Pirates' minor league system this year will be the development of JaCoby Jones at shortstop. Jones was...

First Mock Draft From Baseball America Has Pirates Taking a Prep Infielder

2015 DraftMay 8, 2015

Yesterday we took a look at the top 100 draft prospects list from Baseball America and compared it to the list put out by...

Morning Report: Charlie Morton Gets the Start For Altoona Tonight

Morning ReportMay 8, 2015

A lot of attention will be on the Altoona Curve game tonight, as Charlie Morton makes his first rehab start. He has been stretched...

First Pitch: Why Do Teams Loaded With Prospects Lose So Much?

First PitchMay 8, 2015

I don't spend a lot of time focusing on the won/loss records of minor league teams. I'll look at the standings on occasion, especially...

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