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...
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...
MATT PURKE
SP, Texas Christian University
Age: 20
Born: July 17, 1990
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 175
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Class: Sophomore
Level: NCAA
Advisor: Peter Vescovo
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SCOUTING REPORT
Purke was selected...
This is the 2nd in a series of articles examining how small payroll teams have found success in recent years. The goal is to try and determine what methods were successful in an attempt for the Pirates to emulate them.
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