Luis Escobar - Pirates Prospects

In last night's prospect watch, I talked briefly about GCL pitcher Luis Escobar, who threw five shutout innings. I wanted to expand on his...

A look at how the current top 30 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the majors. If a...

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...

Each year we post a top ten prospect list for the DSL and call it a "Prospects to Watch" list because it's tough to...

The DSL Pirates went 34-36 this year, playing with an inexperienced team. Last year, the Pittsburgh Pirates had two affiliates in the DSL, so...

AnalysisAugust 17, 2014

The Dominican Summer League season is about to enter the final week and the Pirates have been eliminated from the playoffs already. Their record...

AnalysisAugust 3, 2014

The DSL Pirates had a great month of July, posting a 17-9 record. Unfortunately for their playoff chances, they finished June with an 8-18...

AnalysisJuly 27, 2014

The DSL Pirates had some injuries this week that left them short-handed and we found out that one player is done for the year....

AnalysisJuly 20, 2014

It was a slightly abbreviated week for the DSL Pirates as the league takes the weekend off for the All-Star game. The Pirates have...

AnalysisJuly 13, 2014

A couple weeks ago, we were talking about a team that lost nine games in a row, but since then the DSL Pirates have...

AnalysisJuly 6, 2014

Last weekend, we talked about the DSL Pirates breaking a nine game losing streak and how bad the pitching has been early on, especially...

AnalysisJune 29, 2014

The DSL Pirates have struggled as a group this year, posting an 8-17 record. They snapped a nine game losing streak on Friday and...

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