For the most part, “middle infield prospect” means “shortstop prospect.” A player with the ability to play secondbase at the major league level will usually be able to play short at the amateur and minor league levels. As a result, most major league secondbaseman start off at shortstop. There may be a few players who are strictly prospects at secondbase. Generally, they�...

Louisville Bats  5,  Indianapolis Indians  2 [ box ] Jeff Locke started the Indians' final game. The Indianapolis Indians wrapped up their 2011 season with a loss to the Bats at Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, KY this afternoon.  The loss gives the Indians a final record of 76- 68, which is their best record in the past 5 seasons.  They also finished their season season...

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. Rankings as of 6/9/11. 1. Jameson Taillon, RHP (2-1, 2.96) - Next Probable Start: 7/4 2. Luis Heredia, RHP (0-0, 2.70) - 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR 3. Starling Marte, CF (.328) - 1-for-5 4. Tony Sanchez, C (.248) - 1...

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. Rankings as of 6/9/11. 1. Jameson Taillon, RHP (2-1, 2.96) - 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR 2. Luis Heredia, RHP (0-0, 4.91) - Next Probable Start: 7/2 3. Starling Marte, CF (.332) - 0-for-4 4. Tony Sanchez, C (.248) - 1...

The Pirates re-acquired Indians' utility infielder Josh Rodriguez today for cash considerations. Rodriguez, you'll certainly recall, was picked by the Pirates in the Rule 5 draft for middle infield depth, made the team in a minor move that upset the hell out of people for some reason, then was returned to the Indians when Brandon Wood became available on the waiver wire....

DAILY SUMMARY Top Pitcher: Phillip Irwin (7.0 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR) Top Hitter: Brian Friday (3-for-4, 3 2B, 2 RBI) Home Runs: None INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Box Score Result: Indianapolis 6, Syracuse 4 Starting Pitcher: Brian Burres (6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 [...]

DAILY SUMMARY Top Pitcher: Aaron Pribanic (6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR) Top Hitter: Brian Friday (3-for-4, 2B, 2 R) Home Runs: Pedro Ciriaco (2) INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Box Score Result: Indianapolis 7, Columbus 3 Starting Pitcher: Rudy Owens (6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, [...]

Shortstop J.J. Hardy will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk Friday. Brian Matusz, meanwhile, will throw 2-3 innings on Saturday in an extended spring outing.

AAA Indianapolis lost to Louisville 3-0. - Brad Lincoln pitched 5 innings and gave up 3 ER. He struck out 7 and walked no one. - Danny Moskos pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout. - Chase d'Arnaud went 1 for 4. - Alex Presley was 0 for 3. - Matt Hague went 1 for 4. - Josh Harrison was 2 for 4 with 2 SB. - Gorkys Hernandez went 1 for 3. - Brian Friday...

AAA Indianapolis lost to Columbus 3-2.- Sean Gallagher gave up 3 ER in 4 innings. He gave up 7 H and 3 walks.- Dan Meyer pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief. - Dan Moskos pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with 2 K and a walk.- Gorkys Hernandez was 1 for 5 with 2 strikeouts. - Pedro Ciriaco was 0 for 5 with 3 strikeouts.- Alex Presley was 1 for 3 with a run scored, a SB, and a walk...

Here are the players who will be with the Indianapolis Indians on Opening Day: Catchers: Dusty Brown, Wyatt Toregas Infielders: Pedro Ciriaco, Chase D'Arnaud, Brian Friday, Matt Hague, Josh Harrison, Andy Marte Outfielders: Gorkys Hernandez, Andrew Lambo, Alex Presley, Corey Wimberly Pitchers: Brian Burres, Sean Gallagher, Chris Leroux, Daniel McCutchen, Dan Meyer, Daniel Moskos, Rudy [...]

A few weeks ago I previewed the 2011 Indianapolis Indians infield, with a projection of how that lineup would look.  The summary of that projection: C - Jason Jaramillo (Dusty Brown) 1B - Matt Hague 2B - Josh Harrison (Jim Negrych) SS - Pedro Ciriaco (Brian Friday) 3B - Andy Marte DH - Jeff Clement [...]

Earlier today the Pittsburgh Pirates cut ten players from Major League camp.  Andrew Lambo, Chase D'Arnaud, and Brian Friday were all among the cuts, although because they were non-roster invitees, we didn't initially learn about their assignment.  According to Jenifer Langosch, all three players will go to Indianapolis, starting the season in AAA. That assignment [...]

Locke was optioned to Altoona today. According to Rob Biertempfel, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made ten cuts this morning, lowering their Spring Training roster to 44 players.  The Pirates cut Andrew Lambo, Daniel Moskos, Brian Friday, Aaron Thompson, Alex Presley, Chase D'Arnaud, Tony Watson, Jeff Locke, Gorkys Hernandez, and Ramon Aguero.  Lambo, Friday, and D'Arnaud [...]

Jen Langosch is reporting that the Pirates have cut ten playersHere are the cuts: Andrew Lambo reassigned to Minor League camp Brian Friday reassigned to Minor League camp Chase d'Arnaud reassigned to Minor League camp Aaron Thompson optioned to Double-A Altoona Ramon Aguero optioned to Double-A AltoonaJeff Locke optioned to Double-A Altoona Tony Watson optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis...

The Pittsburgh Pirates will have some more room in the weight room at McKechnie Field today after making some moves this morning.  Jennifer Langosch breaks down the news of the Pirates roster being trimmed from 54 to 44 this morning.   None of the moves shocked us, but here are the details. Headed to AA Altoona Curve will be Jeff Locke who had a great Spring Training.  Don�...

We took a quick glance through the stats today and found over 50 strikeouts from players that we feel will be long shots to head North with the Pirates club.  Of course that could change with  injuries, (please baseball Gods NO.)   We included one player in the strikeout total, who if speculation holds probably won’t be around long–Ryan Doumit. Now this doesn’t simply...

Lineup: 1. Andrew McCutchen CF2. Steve Pearce 1B3. Matt Diaz LF4. Pedro Alvarez DH5. Garrett Jones RF6. Garrett Atkins 3B7. Ronny Cedeno SS8. Brian Friday 2B9. Jason Jaramillo CPitchers: Charlie Morton 3 inningsBrad Lincoln 2 innings Tyler "floodgates" Yates 1 inning Jeff Locke 1ish innings Cesar Valdez 1ish innings

The first Pittsburgh Pirates game is just nine days away...   Clint Hurdle has had the club working on slug bunting.  Hell,  just the idea of the concept working on a form of bunting is impressive.  Now can they continue to improve on the skill during the season because I think everyone knows our love of bunting at RumBUNTER…. Hurdle also spoke about having his “...

Andy Pettitte, the five-time World Series champ and one of the best big-game pitchers in Yankee history, put the final wraps on his career, making the official announcement in a press conference at Yankee Stadium on Friday. Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi sat in the audience, as did former teammate Bernie Williams, as Pettitte, flanked by his wife Laura, explained that the desire to...

The 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates Non-Roster invites to Spring Training is growing today after the Bucs reached deals Jose Veras and former Indians catcher Wyatt Yee-Haw Toregas. We will get the details together and post later tonight. The non-roster count is at 22 with 10 pitchers, three catchers, six center fielders, and three outfielders.  The Pirates have also invited Tony Sanchez...

According to Rob Biertempfel, the Pittsburgh Pirates have invited five more players to Spring Training.  The new non-roster invitees are catchers Tony Sanchez and Eric Fryer, infielders Chase D'Arnaud and Brian Friday, and outfielder Andrew Lambo.  Friday is the only one of the group that I think has any shot of making the team, although [...]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have invited five players to the Major League Spring Training according to Rob Biertempfel of MLB.com. The non-rosters invitee are catcher Tony Sanchez, outfielders Andrew Lambo and Eric Fryer, infielders Chase d'Arnaud and Brian Friday. ]]>

The Zach Duke era with the Pittsburgh Pirates is officially over.  After designating the left handed starter for assignment on Friday, the Pirates traded Duke to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later. According to Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks aren't likely to tender an arbitration offer to Duke, and basically traded for him to try and...

The Pittsburgh Pirates protected Jeff Locke, Daniel Moskos, Michael Crotta, Tony Watson, and Kyle McPherson from the 2010 Rule 5 draft, although the following players were left unprotected, and are at risk of being selected by another team in the December 9th draft. Eligible From Previous Years: AdensonChourio AnthonyClaggett CraigHansen MelkinLaureano MichaelangelTrinidad...