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Pirates Prospect Watch: Jase Bowen Homers in Altoona Win

Altoona won on Tuesday, led by a two hit day from center fielder Jase Bowen. Bowen got the scoring started in the first inning, hitting...

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Pirates Prospect Watch: Matt Gorski and Henry Davis Are Making Impacts in Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Indians won 11-3 on Memorial Day, led by the ninth home run of the season by Matt Gorski. The Indianapolis offense also...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Quinn Priester Throws Seven Shutout Innings

Quinn Priester threw seven shutout innings for Indianapolis on Sunday. The right-hander allowed just one hit, two walks, and struck out three in his...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft is Heating Up in the Altoona Rotation

Braxton Ashcraft looks like he's starting to heat up. The right-hander pitched 5.1 innings for Altoona on Saturday night, allowing one run on five...

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On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates played their 41st game of the season. The lineup that manager Derek Shelton submitted was the 40th different batting order. It makes you wonder if the offensive struggles might be due...

First Pitch: Evaluating a Plate Appearance Like a Game of Chess

I've been playing a lot of chess over the last two years. Last year, I decided to commit to getting better at the sport, if you want to call it that. It's not a physical competition,...

First Pitch: 100 Days of Being Homeless in a Honda For Science and Routine

On Tuesday this week, I woke up in an emergency room parking lot. The sun was not up yet around 6 AM as I got out of my car to walk toward the row of three port-a-pottys...

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Pirates Prospect Watch: Jase Bowen Homers in Altoona Win

Altoona won on Tuesday, led by a two hit day from center fielder Jase Bowen. Bowen got the scoring started in the first inning, hitting...

Statcast Heroes: Oneil Cruz, Matt Gorski, Omar Alfonzo, and Plenty of Velocity

I've been focusing on the new bat tracking data over the last two weeks with the Statcast Heroes articles. This week I'm getting back...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Matt Gorski and Henry Davis Are Making Impacts in Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Indians won 11-3 on Memorial Day, led by the ninth home run of the season by Matt Gorski. The Indianapolis offense also...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Quinn Priester Throws Seven Shutout Innings

Quinn Priester threw seven shutout innings for Indianapolis on Sunday. The right-hander allowed just one hit, two walks, and struck out three in his...

Williams: The Pirates Need to Make a Decision on Rowdy Tellez

This past Thursday, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost 7-6 to the San Francisco Giants. The game featured top pitching prospect Paul Skenes allowing one run in...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Braxton Ashcraft is Heating Up in the Altoona Rotation

Braxton Ashcraft looks like he's starting to heat up. The right-hander pitched 5.1 innings for Altoona on Saturday night, allowing one run on five...

Saturday Sleepers: What is a Sleeper?

What is a "sleeper"? In the prospect game, the concept of sleepers and breakouts is used to identify players who are off the radar. So...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Patrick Reilly Throws Five No-Hit Innings

Patrick Reilly threw five no-hit innings for the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday, leading the High-A team to a 5-0 victory. Reilly was drafted in the...

Williams: Altoona Has The Top Three Pirates Prospects in the Minors

This week I've looked at the current value of every player on the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates, along with the depth they have in Triple-A...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Henry Davis and Matt Gorski Power Indianapolis to Victory

The power is finally showing up for Henry Davis. The 2021 first overall pick hit two home runs for Indianapolis on Thursday night, giving...

Williams: What Depth Do the Pirates Have in Triple-A?

In yesterday's column, I broke down the 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates, identifying the players on their roster who profile as above-average starters, average starters, fringe-average...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Termarr Johnson is Finding His Power

Termarr Johnson is starting to show his power. On Wednesday, the 2022 fourth overall pick went 1-for-4, with two walks and his third homer...
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