Pimentel struggles but bats rescue Curve in 9-8 victory
Two major stories coming out of Altoona this season have been how good pitcher Stolmy Pimentel has been and how poorly the offense has swung the bat. Tonight, those stories were switched, with the line-up leading the way on a night when Pimentel struggled for the first time in 2013. The Curve beat the Richmond Squirrels 9-8, gathering 15 hits and taking advantage of three Richmond...
Top Performers: Stetson Allie Continued His Hot Hitting Last Week
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,...
Minor League Schedule: 5/6/13
Two pitchers who have been nearly unhittable this year, will take the mound tonight. Andy Oliver for Indianapolis and Tyler Glasnow for West Virginia have both had control problems at times, but each of them has been as good as anyone else in the organization when they are throwing strikes. For a look at the possible starters over the next few weeks, please check out our Probable...
Prospect Notebook: Vasquez, Curry, and Lambo leading the Altoona offense
Andy Vasquez has been a surprising bright spot in the Altoona offense.
The Curve lost their best hitter when Adalberto Santos went down with a hip injury April 15, and the offense has struggled for noticeable spells in the early season. Santos returned Tuesday night, so there is some optimism he’ll be able to pick up where he left off prior to his injury.
Andy Vasquez has been...
Adalberto Santos Activated off the Altoona DL
Adalberto Santos has been activated off the Altoona DL.
The Altoona Curve have activated Adalberto Santos off the disabled list. He is active for tonight’s game. Santos was placed on the DL exactly two weeks ago with a left hip strain. Prior to the injury he was hitting for a .417/.533/.625 line in 24 at-bats.
Prospect Notebook: Recapping Week One in Altoona
I should start by acknowledging that I’m taking some liberties by saying “week one” since I’m actually looking back over the first 11 games of the season. This review highlights the Curve players who have grabbed my attention at this very early stage of the season.
Before diving in, it is PIVOTAL to remember that we are dealing with some super-small sample sizes at this point...
Adalberto Santos Placed on the Altoona DL
Adalberto Santos has been placed on the Altoona disabled list with a left hip strain. Kelson Brown has been added to the Altoona roster to replace Santos.
Prospect Watch: Glasnow Has Strong Debut, Allie Homers Again
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...
Top Performers: Jacob Stallings Shows Some Offense to Pair With His Strong Defense
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. In normal weeks, only players with a 3.0 RC or better are included on the list below. Since...
8 prospects, 8 questions: An initial look at the Altoona Curve’s top prospects
One fun aspect of prospect analysis is that it truly is an adventure in ‘prospecting’— looking for gold amongst the less valuable pebbles. We deal in long shots, not sure things. We speculate and ask questions that we can’t assuredly answer, use information to make a projection, and then we wait and see.
Since I’ll be in Altoona periodically this summer to cover the Curve...
2013 Altoona Curve Season Preview
The 2013 minor league season begins on Thursday. In the days leading up to the opener, I will be previewing the full season affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Here is a look at the 2013 Altoona Curve, who will feature top prospect Jameson Taillon on their Opening Day roster.
Lineup
C – Carlos Paulino
1B – Matt Curry
2B – Jarek Cunningham
SS – Gift Ngoepe
3B – Stefan...
First Pitch: The Ripple Effect of Small Major League Moves
A lot of the time when the Pirates make minor moves at the Major League level, they’re dismissed as not being a big deal. The club traded for John McDonald, rather than adding Jordy Mercer or Ivan De Jesus Jr. to the active roster. Looking at that move individually, it’s not a horrible thing. They added a strong defensive shortstop, and have more depth. But when you start to...
The Depth At Triple-A Forces Some Position Changes and Returns in Altoona
The cuts from major league camp left the Pittsburgh Pirates with a lot of options at the Triple-A level. Those options ended up holding a few players back in Altoona for the 2013 season. Early in minor league camp, the Pirates were playing Matt Curry, Adalberto Santos, and Andrew Lambo with the Triple-A squad. After the late cuts, all three were pushed back to Altoona. That created...
Pirate City Notes: Welker, Curry, Santos, Rojas, Rowland, Allie, 2013 Draft
Below are the lineups, pitchers, and notes for each game. The Triple-A and Double-A squads are home. Also, Duke Welker will be throwing a simulated game. Welker was experiencing some shoulder soreness earlier in Spring Training, before being demoted to minor league camp.
One big difference this year at Pirate City is that the Pirates haven’t been playing many games with their lower...
2013 Minor League Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America
2012 (13) | 2011 (19) | 2010 (15) | 2009 (18) | 2008 (26)
2012 Affiliate Records
MLB: [79-83] NL Central
AAA: [89-55] International League – Indianapolis
AA: [72-70] Eastern League – Altoona
A+: [60-77] Florida State League – Bradenton
A: [61-79] South Atlantic League – West Virginia
A(ss): [35-41] New York-Penn League...
Where Would the New Prospects Fit in the 2013 Top 50?
The 2013 Top 50 Prospects list is exclusive to the 2013 Prospect Guide, which is now available on the products page of the site. When putting together the top 50 prospect list, I asked everyone on the site for their top 50 prospects. I then created a formula which included weighted rankings based off who saw which prospects, outliers, and the average of the original lists. From there...
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 AFL Season Recap
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent seven players to the Arizona Fall League this year — three position players and four pitchers. Kyle Kaminska emerged as the star of the group among pitchers, while Adalberto Santos was the best among the hitters. There were no top prospects among the group this year, after the Pirates sent Gerrit Cole and Robbie Grossman to the AFL last year. Among the...
AFL Recap: Waldron Throwing Strikes
In Arizona Fall League action tonight, Scottsdale won 8-2 over Mesa. Despite the win, Scottsdale was already eliminated from the playoff race earlier in the day when first place Salt River won their game.
Adalberto Santos was the only Pirates player in the starting lineup tonight. He batted sixth and played second base. Santos went 1-for-3 with a double, walk and two runs scored...
AFL Recap: Santos Drives in Three Runs
In Arizona Fall League action today, Scottsdale won 13-6, with Adalberto Santos leading the way among Pirates players with three RBI’s.
Two Pirates players were in the starting lineup. Matt Curry batted cleanup and played first base. He went 3-for-5 with three singles, two runs scored and a stolen base.
Santos started in left field and hit sixth. He hit an RBI single in the first...
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...
AFL Recap: Kaminska With Another Strong Performance
In Arizona Fall League action tonight, Scottsdale won 4-3 with Kyle Kaminska picking up his third win of the Fall season.
Kaminska made his sixth start for Scottsdale and went five innings, allowing just one unearned run, which came in the first inning. He gave up four hits, did not walk a batter, and he struck out four. Kyle threw 46 of his 68 pitches for strikes. He has allowed...
2012 Altoona Curve Season Recap and Top 10 Prospects
It has been awhile since I did a recap of the minor league teams. The last one I did was Bradenton. After that I got all the data together for the Altoona and Indianapolis recaps, then experienced something every blogger has experienced at some point in time. My computer was wiped, I lost the data and the articles, and had no desire to immediately do all the work again. I kept putting...
AFL Recap: Two Hits and Two Walks for Santos
The Scottsdale Scorpions lost 4-3 to Mesa today. Adalberto Santos was the only Pirates prospect to play in the game. Santos went 2-for-3 with two walks. He now has a .322/.429/.492 line in 59 at-bats in the AFL, with an 11:9 BB/K ratio. He’s 6-for-12 with two doubles and three walks in his last three games.
AFL Recap: Curry Homers in Three Hit Day
Matt Curry hit his first AFL homer. – Image Credit: Mark Olson
Here are the results from the Arizona Fall League today.
**Matt Curry went 3-for-5 with a double and a homer. It was the first homer of the AFL season for Curry.
**Adalberto Santos went 2-for-5 with a double.
**Gift Ngoepe went 3-for-5 and stole a base.
**Tyler Waldron pitched 1.1 shutout innings, giving up no walks...
AFL Weekly Recap: Looking at the Numbers at the Half Way Mark
Here are the results from the AFL over the last week, as well as the results from the year as we’re now past the half way mark for the 2012 AFL season.
**Adalberto Santos went 6-for-17 with two doubles and a triple. On the season, Santos is hitting for a .294/.400/.471 line in 51 at-bats.
**Matt Curry went 2-for-9 with four walks. Curry has a .204/.306/.259 line on the year in...
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