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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...
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...

Three Pirates in the Arizona Fall League Among the League’s Best Hitters

The Arizona Fall League is a showcase league, and that's especially true for hitters. The dry, cool air in the Phoenix area allows for an...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Sammy Siani Hits a Grand Slam

Sammy Siani hit a grand slam in a blowout victory by Scottsdale. The Scorpions had a 6-1 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Sammy Siani Doubles in Three Hit Day

Sammy Siani had a three hit night in the Arizona Fall League on Friday. The day started with a double in the second inning. The...

Sammy Siani Shows Off Hitting and Defense in the Arizona Fall League

Sammy Siani had a big week on both sides of the ball in the Arizona Fall League. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect went 6-for-12 at...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Geovanny Planchart Homers in the AFL

Geovanny Planchart homered in the Arizona Fall League on Saturday. The Pirates catching prospect launched the solo homer in the second inning. It was a...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Sammy Siani Has a Two Hit Game

Sammy Siani keeps hitting in the Arizona Fall League. The outfielder picked up two hits on Wednesday night, giving him hits in each of his...

Termarr Johnson Leads the Pirates Prospects in Week One of the Arizona Fall League

Termarr Johnson had a great first week in the Arizona Fall League. The middle infield prospect, drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates fourth overall in 2022,...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson Walks Three Times in Latest AFL Game

Termarr Johnson walked three times on Friday night in the Arizona Fall League. In his third game played, Johnson led off and played shortstop. He...

Pittsburgh Pirates 2024 Arizona Fall League Preview

The Arizona Fall League begins their season with one game on Monday night. This year the prospects from the Pittsburgh Pirates will be playing...

Pirates Prospect Watch: It Doesn’t Always Go As Planned

Sometimes you don't see the best results from the best prospects. Sunday's action featured left-handed pitcher Anthony Solometo on the mound for Altoona. The top...

Saturday Sleepers: Valentin Linarez Added Velocity and Improved Control in 2023

Valentin Linarez had one of the biggest recorded velocity jumps in minor league baseball last year. Baseball America tracked the year-over-year four-seam velocity gainers from...

Statcast Heroes: Jared Jones, Roansy Contreras, Valentin Linarez

Every week on Pirates Prospects, I'll be digging through the Statcast data on Baseball Savant to highlight three players who stand out for their...
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