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2017 DSL Pirates Recap: A Season Highlighted by Two Breakout Hitters and Young Pitching Talent

The 2017 DSL Pirates lacked experience coming into the season. They were filled with first-year players on the pitching side and on offense. Despite...

Pittsburgh Pirates Invite a Large Group of DSL Players to the Fall Instructional League

The Dominican Summer League season ended today with the final game getting rained out. Once the season ends there, then they hand out the...

Morning Report: A Look at the Progress of the 2016-17 International Signing Class

Yesterday was the start of the international signing period, which will run until June 15th, though most of the big signings usually happen during...

Morning Report: A Look at the Top Ten Players to Follow in the Dominican

The DSL Pirates start their season this morning. It's an odd start to the schedule because the league has off every Sunday. The schedule...

2017 DSL Season Preview: Pirates Have an Inexperienced Team with Some Potential Upside

The DSL roster for the Pirates this year will be extremely inexperienced. They signed 23 international amateur players this off-season and 21 one them...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2016 International Signing Review

Ben Badler at Baseball America posted his yearly international review for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday morning. Since the Pirates (and most other teams)...

Winter League Results Provided Very Few Highlights for the Pirates

The winter league season is winding down, so now is a good time to recap the action. Only five players from the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Winter Leagues: Osuna, Rogers and Perez are Off to Strong Starts in the Playoffs

In Colombia on Thursday, the regular season wrapped up for 16-year-old shortstop Francisco Acuna and center fielder Sandy Santos. Acuna went 0-for-2 with a...

Winter Leagues: Big Night for Jose Osuna in Playoff Victory

Wednesday night was a light day for action in winter ball, so we have two days worth of recaps, starting with the playoffs in...

Winter Leagues: Carlos Munoz Homers; Jason Rogers Picks Up Three Hits

In the Dominican league playoffs on Tuesday night, Jason Rogers collected three singles, as his team dropped a 2-0 decision. Rogers had half of...

Winter Leagues: Playoffs Begin in Venezuela Without Elias Diaz

In Australia on Saturday night, Sam Street made his winter debut. The 24-year-old pitched for Bradenton in 2016, where he posted a 2.26 ERA...

Winter Leagues: Perez Comes Up Big Again in the Playoffs; Acuna Impresses in Colombia

On Thursday night in Colombia, 16-year-old shortstop Francisco Acuna continued to make winter league news a few years ahead of schedule. He went 2-for-4,...
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