P3 Episode 2: The Returning Pitchers, The Hot Start, and a Robby Rowland Interview
Episode one of The Pirates Prospects Podcast can be downloaded or streamed below. This week’s episode includes analysis from Tom Bragg and James Santelli on the Pirates, John Eshleman on Altoona, Tom Bragg on West Virginia, John Dreker on the draft, an interview with pitching prospect Robby Rowland, and more. Highlights of the show include:
**Minor League Recaps with a look at...
Pirate City Notes: Curry, Rowland, Rivera, Von Rosenberg, Wang
Here is a look at today’s lineups for the minor league games. The teams will be taking on Toronto’s farm system this afternoon. The upper level teams are on the road, which means I’ll be watching the lower level guys at Pirate City. I’ve included the lineups, pitchers, and some notes on a few players below.
Matt Curry is playing with the Triple-A team for now.
Triple-A
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Robby Rowland Looks Back on His First Season With the Pirates
Before coming to the Pittsburgh Pirates near the end of Spring Training this year, Robby Rowland spent two seasons in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. A third round draft pick out of high school, with a strong bonus to match, he had some struggles during his two seasons in the Pioneer League. Things changed for him this season in a big way. He went from a thrower that posted...
Prospect Robby Rowland Looked At Charlie Morton For Motivation
The Pirates acquired Robby Rowland from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Brett Lorin.
Robby Rowland’s first two professional seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks weren’t what the he expected from himself. The 20-year-old, who was drafted in the third round of 2010 out of Cloverdale, California High, was committed to the University of Oregon, but chose to sign with Arizona instead...
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