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Notes From Pirate City: One Month Isn’t Enough
Last year I came to Spring Training for a little over a week. There were so many players I didn’t see while I was down here that I made it… Read more
First Pitch: Breakout Candidates
In tonight’s Prospect Notebook I wrote about how Quincy Latimore is focusing on his plate patience issues. Latimore has some of the best power in the system, but he’s not… Read more
(Video) Zack Von Rosenberg Web Gem
Here is a web gem by Zack Von Rosenberg from this afternoon’s intrasquad game at Pirate City.
Notes From Pirate City: Somebody That I Used to Know
There’s about four different “Hit Music” stations down here in the Bradenton area, and there’s a few things I noticed in the five weeks I’ve been down here. 1. They… Read more
First Pitch: The Logic Behind Sending Alvarez to AAA
Let me try to understand something here. Pedro Alvarez is playing horrible this Spring. I don’t think anyone can deny this. He’s also coming off a down year last year…. Read more
Notes From Pirate City: Taillon and Allie Pitching Today
The A-ball teams are home today, going up against Toronto’s A-ball teams. Jameson Taillon and Stetson Allie will be the starters in both games, making their first starts of Spring… Read more
First Pitch: Why Matt Hague Should Start in Triple-A
From the looks of things, the battle for the final two bench spots will come down to three players: Yamaico Navarro, Josh Harrison, and Matt Hague. If I’m making the… Read more
(VIDEO) The Pirates Don’t Allow Long Tossing?
Well, except for when they do. A lot has been made in the past about how the Pirates don’t allow individual throwing programs for pitchers, and don’t allow pitchers to… Read more
Notes From Pirate City: Correia Gets a Start
The Pirates have a camp day in minor league camp today. That, combined with a night game at McKechnie Field means a lot of major league guys will be getting… Read more
Weekend Road Results: Kingham Touches 95 MPH
This morning I received some of the results for the road games over the weekend, specifically looking at the starting pitchers. Hunter Strickland started on Saturday, giving up four runs… Read more