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Pirates Prospects Daily: With May Ending, Shalin Polanco Heading In Right Direction

The Pittsburgh Pirates handed out one of the biggest signing bonuses in franchise history to sign outfielder Shalin Polanco. He made his way to the...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Roansy Contreras Could Find Balance in Bullpen Role

It was known that Vince Velasquez was going to make his return to the rotation this weekend against the Seattle Mariners. The surprising part...

Luis Ortiz Could Benefit From a Heavy Slider Approach

One of the biggest risers in the system last season was right-handed pitcher, Luis Ortiz. After pitching in Single-A Bradenton back in 2021, he...

Pirates Recall Luis Ortiz; Add Josh Palacios to the Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates made some roster moves ahead of Tuesday's game. We heard about these moves earlier, but they are all now official. Right-handed...

Pirates Add Chris Owings to Roster; Option Mark Mathias

The Pittsburgh Pirates made a change in the infield on Monday prior to their game with the Colorado Rockies. They also made an announcement...

Pirates Prospects Daily: What Happens if Vince Velasquez Misses Time?

In the first month of May, the Pittsburgh Pirates may be close to the ‘break in case of emergency’ point when it comes to...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Mason Martin Showing a Better Approach

The Altoona Curve didn’t have the best of opening weekends, but the offense came to play so far against Erie. In two games this week,...

Williams: The Pirates’ Depth is Being Tested Early

The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a 7-5 start, after dropping a series to the Houston Astros. That's an encouraging beginning to the season....

Prospect Watch: Rough Starting Pitching Around the System; Altoona Explodes on Offense

Prospect Watch is up early today for two early games. Indianapolis starts in the morning. Altoona has an early afternoon start time. Greensboro and...

Early 2023 Statcast Observations For the Indianapolis Indians

The Indianapolis Indians wrapped up their first full week of play last week, taking five of six against the Louisville Bats. Indianapolis has some of...

Pirates Prospects Daily: Pitchers Highlight Opening Weekend In System

The first weekend with each minor league affiliate in action saw some impressive pitching performances, especially from the starting pitchers. In quite a few cases,...

Pirates Get Numerous Mentions Among Best Tools in the Minors

We posted yesterday about the Indianapolis Indians being named as one of the best teams for prospects in the minors. That link also had...