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Pirates Hire Pitching Coach Brent Strom

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The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Brent Strom to be their assistant pitching coach, as reported by Noah Hiles of the Post-Gazette. Strom is a highly regarded pitching coach, who has spent time with Houston and Arizona over...

Pirates Hire Matt Hague As Their New Hitting Coach

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The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired Matt Hague to be their next hitting coach, according to Scott Mitchell of CSN. Hague was the assistant hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024, after three years as...

Morning Report: Bristol Hitters Struggled Through the First Half of Their Season

Morning Report
The Bristol offense this year has been disturbingly bad through the first half of the Appalachian League season. The pitching isn't much better with...

Pirates Prospects 2016 Mid-Season Top 50 Prospects

Prospect Rankings
At the start of the 2016 season, I wrote about "The Next Wave" -- the group of prospects who would join the Pirates in...

2016 Bristol Pirates Season Preview and Top 10 Prospects

Season Previews
The Pirates added an additional rookie level team in Bristol before the 2014 season, essentially replacing their second DSL team (which went away that...

Morning Report: What Has the DSL Produced Lately for the Pirates?

Morning Report
With the Dominican Summer League team starting on Saturday, we are taking a look at what that league has produced recently for the Pittsburgh...

Pirate City Notes: Yeudy Garcia, Tyler Eppler, Luis Escobar, and More

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BRADENTON, Fl. - Today was a camp day at Pirate City, which is always one of my favorite days. The games were only seven...

Morning Report: The Difference Between Two High-Bonus Players

Morning Report
Back in 2012, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Michael de la Cruz and Julio de la Cruz to $700,000 bonuses. They were the keys to...

Morning Report: The Gap in Talent Between the DSL and GCL

Morning Report
For the second year in a row, the top prospect coming over from the DSL, has had some trouble adjusting to the GCL. Last...

Morning Report: Multiple Players Struggling With Jump From DSL to GCL This Year

Morning Report
If it wasn't for Ke'Bryan Hayes, the GCL Pirates would have a horrible offense this year. With his 1.024 OPS, which ranks fourth in...

Morning Report: The GCL Pirates Are a Well-Rounded Team

Morning Report
The GCL Pirates have an 8-3 record through their first two weeks. The have been strong on offense early in the year, posting the...

Morning Report: The Best Prospects in the GCL

Morning Report
If you noticed the top 30 on our Prospect Watch from last night, you'll see that all of the top 30 prospects that were...

GCL Pirates Preview: A Team Filled With Potential on Offense

Season Previews
The 2015 GCL Pirates started their season Monday afternoon with a roster filled with 2015 draft picks and players from the 2014 Dominican Summer...

Morning Report: Exploring the DSL Pipeline, 2012-2014

Morning Report
In yesterday's Morning Report, we took a look at the DSL pipeline, breaking down the players left in the system, who played in the...
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