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What makes a player a prospect? Prospects are ultimately players who have the chance to play in the Major Leagues one day. As a player gets closer to the big leagues, their prospect status is dependent on...
On Saturday, left-handed pitcher Michael Kennedy had the best outing of his pro career, allowing one run on two hits in five innings. The 19-year-old struck out eight, walking none. The Pirates drafted Kennedy in the fourth...

Hunter Barco is Showing Why the Pirates Invested in Him

The Pirates drafted Hunter Barco in the second round of the 2022 draft, while the lefty from Florida was out with Tommy John. Now fully recovered, Barco is pitching in Greensboro, and has thrown seven shutout frames in his first two starts of the season, with an advanced mix of pitches.

Pirates Prospect Watch: Pitching Leads the Way in the Pirates System

The strength of this Pittsburgh Pirates team is clearly on the pitching side. The top prospects in the system are pitchers. The depth of...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes, Pitching Depth, and Power Bats

The second week of the 2024 minor league season brought the start of the campaigns in Double-A and both A-ball levels. This gave a...

Prospect Watch: Pirates Prospects For The Spring Breakout Win

If there's one thing you can say for certain about the Pittsburgh Pirates' farm system, it's that they are deep with pitching prospects. From...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler is the Player of the Week

With no minor league action on Monday, today's Prospect Watch will break down the best performers over the last week, led by another excellent...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Paul Skenes Throws Two Shutout Innings

Friday night's minor league action featured first overall pick Paul Skenes back on the mound, a lot of offense from Greensboro, solid starting pitching...

Pirates Prospect Watch: First Look at Recently Acquired LHP Jackson Wolf

ALTOONA, PA - The Pirates have their complex league teams in the playoffs right now. I'm in Altoona this week, and got my first...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Josiah Sightler Homers Twice, Luis Ortiz Goes Five Strong

The Pirates had some power production in Greensboro on Saturday, led by two home runs from 2022 15th rounder Josiah Sightler. They also got...

Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson Has 12 Homers Since June 2nd

The Prospect Watch has been a core feature on this site since the beginning. When this site was just me, one of the core...

Pitching Led the Pirates System in the First Month of the 2023 Season

One month into the season, there is already plenty to digest across all levels of the minor leagues. The storylines that have appeared so...

Minor Moves: A Plethora of Pirates Players Hit the Injured List

The Pittsburgh Pirates set the Indianapolis roster yesterday with what seemed like a large group of transactions. The list grew much bigger today, as...

Pirates Prospects Daily: What To Expect From Hunter Barco In 2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates went very pitcher heavy in the 2022 draft, especially on the college side of things. While quite a few made an...