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My sports highlight yesterday had nothing to do with baseball. The Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night, and in the process, the veteran leadership from Russell Westbrook was on display. If you're not an NBA...
The Pittsburgh Pirates took on the Philadelphia Phillies in the second annual Spring Breakout game on Friday, putting the prospects of each organization against each other on MLB Network. While the game had the televised feel of...

2024 Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Tiered Rankings Version 4.0

Something occurred to me recently. According to my social media memories, 15 years ago around this time I was where most aspiring prospects writers are...

Saturday Sleepers: The Best Pirates Prospect Performances in Rookie Ball

The DSL Pirates teams ended their seasons this week, which brings the rookie-level affiliates to an end. I've been reviewing the best performing hitting and...

Saturday Sleepers: When Does a Sleeper “Wake Up”?

The sleeper tag is one that can be applied to any player, depending on the context of how that player might be "sleeping". I...

Williams: The Best Pirates Prospects in Rookie Ball

If you've never had the chance to see rookie ball in action, you're missing some of the ugliest baseball in the professional ranks. It's...

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: Jared Jones Strikes Out Ten, Final Reports From Altoona

ALTOONA, PA - Today was my last day in Altoona, and the end of my second week on the road covering the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Aaron Shortridge Throws a Complete Game

Friday night's action in the Pittsburgh Pirates system included a complete game in Altoona, power from a first base prospect in Indianapolis, and a...

Prospect Watch: Jared Jones, Matt Gorski, Tony Blanco Jr.

Our first week of the new Prospect Watch went as well as I could have hoped. For years, the Prospect Watch was the place where...

Pirates 2023 Minor League Previews: Dominican Summer League Pirates

The Dominican Summer League began on Monday. The 56-game schedule will run until the end of August. Here's a look at some of the...

Fangraphs Reveals Their Updated Top Pirates Prospects List

We had two new top prospects lists for the Pittsburgh Pirates come out yesterday. The Athletic and ESPN both released their list of the...

2022 DSL Pirates Recap: The Hitters

The Pittsburgh Pirates used 73 players total between their two Dominican affiliates this season. Due to the amount of players at the level, we...

Ten Players to Watch on the 2022 DSL Pirates

This week on Pirates Prospects, we've been previewing the rookie level teams in the system. Earlier this week, we broke down the 2022 Dominican...