JOSH BELL RUMORS & GOSSIP
Top Performers: Felix Pie Starts Hitting, While Josh Bell Continues
Below are the top Runs Created* totals in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ farm system from the last week. The rankings include every hitter who had an at-bat for a Pirates’ minor league affiliate, not including DSL teams, and with no limitations on whether the hitter has prospect eligibility. Players who spent time at different levels are counted multiple times, once for each level,...
Prospect Watch: Bell Homers, Oliver Wins Despite Command Issues
TOP OF THE SYSTEM
A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. If a player is in the majors, he will be removed, everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. Rankings are from the pre-season rankings, and links to each prospect writeup can be...
Minor League Results: Dodson, Bell, Mathisen, Herrera
Zack Dodson
Zack Dodson
Zack Dodson started off looking a little shaky Wednesday against the Phillies. But he quickly shifted to dominance.
In a 3-2 win, very much a group effort, with Dodson the star of the show. His wildness got him into trouble in the early innings, but he mixed in a consistent fastball that topped out at 91 mph, throwing it 86-90 through four innings. 61 pitches...
First Pitch: What Are the Expectations For Josh Bell in 2013?
Josh Bell lost a year last year, and in the process, fell off all of the national top 100 lists. Every Pirates top 10 list that I’ve seen has Gregory Polanco and Alen Hanson ahead of Bell after those two had breakout seasons while Bell was out with his injury. So what can we expect in 2013 from Bell, after he missed the majority of the 2012 season?
First, I don’t think that the...
THE PIRATES HOT 25
