GIFT NGOEPE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Reports From Instructs: Pirates Notes
For the last entry from Pirates instructs, I’ll run through a number of players that caught my eye for different reasons, lightning-round style.
I saw Mel Rojas Jr. and Gift Ngoepe a good bit during the FSL regular season, and both will flash big league potential at times but had some struggles at the plate. Ngoepe is a great story as a South African-born, 5’10, 180 pound switch...
Pirates Prospects Who Are Eligible For the 2012 Rule 5 Draft
The Pittsburgh Pirates set their 40-man roster today, adding five players and protecting those players from the upcoming Rule 5 draft on December 6th. The list below includes the players who were left unprotected for the draft.
Before I get to the list, I want to point out a mistake on Gift Ngoepe’s eligibility. Ngoepe signed with the Pirates in late-2008 at the age of 18. This...
AFL Recap: Season Finale
In Arizona Fall League action today, Scottsdale lost 3-2 against Peoria.
The only Pirates player in the starting lineup today was Gift Ngoepe. He batted ninth and played shortstop. Ngoepe went 1-for-3 with a double, walk, stolen base and a strikeout. He came to the plate in the top of the ninth inning with his team down by one, a man on first and one out. Ngoepe battled through a...
AFL Recap: Ngoepe Homers, Cumpton Pitches Well
In Arizona Fall League action today, Scottsdale lost 4-3 to Surprise. Gift Ngoepe hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to tie the score at three.
Three Pirates players were in the starting lineup. Matt Curry batted cleanup and played first base. He went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts. He is currently hitting .230 with one homer in 74 AB’s.
Adalberto Santos batted sixth and started...
Bucs Arizona Fall League Update
The Pittsburgh Pirates have seven players on the Scottsdale Scorpions this year. Matt Curry, Gift Ngoepe, and Adalberto Santos will represent the Pirates on the offensive side of the game, while Vic Black, Brandon Cumpton, Kyle Kaminska, and Tyler Waldron will all join the Scottsdale pitching staff.
Via pirates.scout.com
October 17, 2012
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Three Pirates Prospects in BA’s Florida State League Top 20 Rankings
Baseball America released their 2012 Florida State League Top 20 Prospects today and it included a surprise addition.Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon both appeared on the list ranked #2 and #3, respectively. At the #20 spot, shortstop Gift Ngoepe appeared.Cole started 13 games for Bradenton in his first taste of pro ball before a mid-season promotion to Double-A Altoona, and finished...
Sunday Evening Pirates News and Notes
Going to make this a bi-weekly thing throughout the off season to cover the things that probably don’t warrant their own post.
Monday marks Opening Day for the 2012 Arizona Fall League. Victor Black, Brandon Cumpton, Kyle Kaminska, Tyler Waldron, Matt Curry, Gift Ngoepe, and Adalberto Santos will play for the Scottsdale Scorpions. My full preview is here.
Pirates’ pitching prospect...
Pirates Send Five to the Arizona Fall League
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be sending five players to the Arizona Fall League this off-season. The five players selected this year are Adalberto Santos, Gift Ngoepe, Matt Curry, Brandon Cumpton and Tyler Waldron.
Santos has put up an impressive season, hitting for a .344/.433/.439 line in 212 at-bats with Altoona. The 2010 22nd round pick missed some time with an injury this year...
7/18 MiLB Recap: Gift Ngoepe Hits 9th Home Run
Bryan Morris pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. He now has a 2.57 ERA over 56 innings with a 57:12 K:BB ratio.
Starling Marte was 0 for 4.
Chase d’Arnaud went 2 for 4 with a triple and a walk.
Kyle McPherson started and gave up three runs over five innings. He struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter. He has recorded at least seven strikeouts in each...
4/27 MiLB Recap: Matt Hague collects hits, Gift Ngoepe homers twice
Everyone in action.
Indianapolis 13, Durham 2 – Jo-Jo Reyes gave up 2 runs over 6 innings. Bryan Morris pitched 3 scoreless innings of relief. Starling Marte went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. Matt Hague went 4 for 6 with a double. Jake Fox went 2 for 5 with a homer and a walk. Nick Evans was 4 for 6 with a homer and a double. Jordy Mercer went 2 for 3 with a double...
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