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Jose Tabata, Bad Pitchers to Represent Bucs in Arizona Fall League
August 25, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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If you ever wonder why so many runs are scored in Arizona Fall League games, well, here's one reason.
The Pirates will stock the Arizona Fall League's Scottsdale Scorpions with six prospects: outfielder Jose Tabata, shortstops Brian Friday and Chase D'Arnaud...
The fall/winter ball update
8 days ago by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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Haven't done one of these in a while, so let's catch up with the Pirate prospects playing in various parts of the Western Hemisphere this fall.
The Arizona Fall League is wrapping up today. Heading into the last game, Jose Tabata is hitting .363/.425/.478. The high batting...
Jorge Has a Great Day, Says He's 100%
March 22, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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From Marc Carig:Jorge Posada declared himself 100 percent on Sunday. The results made it difficult to argue with him. The New York Yankees catcher offered solid evidence that his surgically repaired right shoulder will stand up to the rigors of 110 games this season - as the organization...
Three Pirates to go up against Stephen Strasburg
October 16, 2009 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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As if there wasn’t enough to watch tonight with both playoff series in action and Pitt-Rutgers at 8, three Bucs prospects will battle the phenom this evening in an epic Arizona Fall League showdown.
The Phoenix Desert Dogs host the Scottsdale Scorpions at 6:35 MST. The Scorpions...
Minor League update: 5/22
May 26, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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Haven't done one of these in a while, so let's check in on the farm clubs.
Indianapolis
Andrew McCutchen broke out of his slump nicely and is sitting at .284/.350/.466. It's not quite the "domination" that some wanted to see, but his increase in extra base hits...
Pride, Passion, Patience. Patience?
June 08, 2009 by
Rum Bunter
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After watching Ramon Vazquez yesterday, I became angry. What a tough game to lose. He set the shortstop position back a little bit didn’t he? We have to wait how long until Brian Friday is here?
Andrew McCutchen looks so comfortable at the plate.
And rather uncomfortable...
Friday Farm Update
April 17, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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Updates from all over the Pirates' farm system.
Indy
Neil Walker homered last night. After his hot start, his line is headed right towards where it was last year. He's currently at .243/.282/.486 with two homers. Brian Bixler was hitless last night, but is still zipping along...
Fall/winter baseball roundup
October 17, 2009 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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Quick announcement first: since Bloguin switched me over to the new commenting system a few months ago, the number of comments here have plummetted. I assume this has a lot to do with it taking like 20 seconds for each comment to post after you send it it. That shouldn't happen...
Winter Ball Update: Tabata's starting to hit
December 02, 2008 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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Time for another look at the winter ball stats. Jose Tabata's got his OPS up to .729 and he just hit his first homer. He seems to be slowly coming around since his slump that followed his hot start. Jorge Cortes is hitting well in Venezuela, but he's almost 30 and been in the...
Winter Ball Update: Tabata's starting to hit
November 13, 2008 by
Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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Time for another look at the winter ball stats. Jose Tabata's got his OPS up to .729 and he just hit his first homer. He seems to be slowly coming around since his slump that followed his hot start. Jorge Cortes is hitting well in Venezuela, but he's almost 30 and been in the...
Series Preview: Astros (16-18) v Cubs (20-14)
May 15, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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The Cubs have a favorable schedule for the month of May, and have taken care of business with a 10-3 record thus far. The Cubs have 9 more games this month against teams projected to have losing records (Astros, Pirates, Padres) with 2 games against the coming-back-down-to-earth...
News and Notes--Nov. 8
November 08, 2008 by
Raise the Jolly Roger!
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The Pirates have filled their other coaching vacancy: [Perry Hill will become the new 1st base coach]. Now, I always thought 1st base coach is the easiest job on the field (you basically pat a guy on the butt after he gets on base and tell him how many outs there are), but apparently...
New Protective Helmets to be Mandatory for Arizona Fall League
September 06, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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The new Rawlings s100 batting helmet, being worn here by the Mets' David Wright, will become mandatory head gear for the Arizona Fall League this October.
The Arizona Fall League players are literally getting a “head start” on the competition according to MLB...
2009 In Review: Altoona Curve
September 10, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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I've been doing these in order from the bottom to the top, but since Lynchburg is still in the playoffs, I'll skip them in return to them later.
Altoona finished last in the Southern division of the Class AA Eastern League, and it's the first affiliate we've reviewed...
Wasting Away In West Virginia?
July 18, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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A bit of a minor league update, with the details for a few players that haven't been mentioned in detail for a while:
West Virginia:
Just a guy named Rudy and a lot of young potential here...
Rudy Owens - First and foremost, the guy nobody thought about before this year...
Wasting Away In West Virginia?
July 18, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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A bit of a minor league update, with the details for a few players that haven't been mentioned in detail for a while:
West Virginia:
Just a guy named Rudy and a lot of young potential here...
Rudy Owens - First and foremost, the guy nobody thought about before this year...
Wasting Away In West Virginia?
July 18, 2009 by
Bucs Dugout
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A bit of a minor league update, with the details for a few players that haven't been mentioned in detail for a while:
West Virginia:
Just a guy named Rudy and a lot of young potential here...
Rudy Owens - First and foremost, the guy nobody thought about before this year...
The 2009 West Virginia Power: Get Excited Pirates Fans
July 14, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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As the Pittsburgh Pirates big league club begins its annual fall from mediocrity to the MLB cellar, many hardcore fans are forced to look for solace in the fates of the Pirates’ minor league affiliates.
Unfortunately for them Indianapolis and Altoona have all struggled...
The 2009 West Virginia Power: Get Excited Pirates Fans
July 14, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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As the Pittsburgh Pirates big league club begins its annual fall from mediocrity to the MLB cellar, many hardcore fans are forced to look for solace in the fates of the Pirates’ minor league affiliates.
Unfortunately for them Indianapolis and Altoona have all struggled...
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