Pirates Prospects

Indy Watch: A lifelong fire fuels Keller

By Matt Welch

in Martinsburg, W.Va.

POSTED: 12:05 AM Monday

Mitch Keller learned at a young age that he could throw a baseball pretty hard.

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Altoona Watch: Vieaux continues to dominate

POSTED: 12:00 AM Friday

A brief look at the prospect charts, and Cam Vieaux is nowhere to be found. A brief look at the pitching statistics for the Altoona Curve, and the result is much different.

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Shortstop prospect Bae suspended 30 games

POSTED: 5:11 PM Wednesday

in Detroit

Pirates shortstop prospect Ji-Hwan Bae has been suspended 30 days without pay, effective tomorrow, for violating the Minor League Baseball player domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy.

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POSTED: 12:05 AM April 15, 2019

Indy Watch: Craig focused on completeness

By Matt Welch

in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Will Craig is focused on becoming the complete player at the plate the Pirates envisioned him to be when they drafted him in the first round of the MLB Draft...

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Pirates sign Rookie Davis to minor deal

POSTED: 2:46 PM February 18, 2019

in Bradenton, Fla.

The Pirates signed right-hander Rookie Davis to a minor-league contract Monday with an invitation to major-league spring training.

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Morning Java: Antonio Brown, Pirates’ top prospects

By Chris Benson

POSTED: 12:02 AM February 7, 2019

We talk about the latest news surrounding Antonio Brown, and John Perrotto goes over the top prospects to watch during this year's spring training.

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Spring training 2019: Top 10 prospects

POSTED: 12:00 AM February 7, 2019

at PNC Park

Ranking the Pittsburgh Pirates' top 10 prospect after consulting with scouts, executives and media members.

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Pirates sign utilityman Franklin to minors deal

POSTED: 12:15 PM February 6, 2019

at PNC Park

The Pirates signed utility player Nick Franklin, who was limited to just two at-bats in the major leagues last season because of an injury, to a minor-league contract Wednesday as...

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Liriano back to Pirates on minor-league deal

POSTED: 12:08 AM February 5, 2019

at PNC Park

Left-hander Francisco Liriano, who pitched for the Pirates from 2013-16, is returning to the team on a minor league contract that will include an invitation to major league spring training.

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Keller, Hayes, Cruz make top prospects lists

POSTED: 3:33 PM January 23, 2019

Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus released their top prospects lists for 2019 on Tuesday and three Pirates are on each. Right-hander Mitch Keller is ranked 18th on Baseball Prospectus’ top 101...

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Curve to be ‘Allegheny Yinzers’ for some games

By Hunter Homistek

POSTED: 6:32 PM January 22, 2019

Pittsburgh baseball fans: It might be time to add an "Allegheny Yinzers" jersey to the collection.

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Hanrahan promoted to Altoona pitching coach

POSTED: 2:00 PM January 18, 2019

Joel Hanrahan has received a promotion in the Pirates’ minor league system. The former closer will be the pitching coach at Double-A Altoona this year. The two-time All-Star spent the...

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Pirates prospect Craig loves RBI situations

POSTED: 2:28 PM January 17, 2019

Will Craig knows something about RBIs. The Pirates first base prospect had 102 of them last season at Double-A Altoona to lead the Eastern League. Reaching triple digits is hard...

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Below Deck: Altoona’s Tucker bonds with Jack Wilson

POSTED: 1:21 AM August 13, 2018

Jack Wilson and Cole Tucker will forever be linked, but their bond goes deeper than a position in the infield.

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Below Deck: Reynolds a ‘complete player’

POSTED: 12:00 AM August 6, 2018

To the surprise of many, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington traded top outfield prospect and former National League Player of the Month Austin Meadows to land Chris Archer at the non-waiver deadline.

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Below Deck: Craig shows power ‘in the tank’