Prospect Watch: Nick Kingham and Orlando Castro Continue Strong Starts
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: Jose Osuna’s Bat is Starting to Come Alive
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,...
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...
2013 Indianapolis Indians 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 Indianapolis Indians, who will feature top prospect Gerrit Cole on their Opening Day roster.
Lineup
C – Tony Sanchez
1B – Matt Hague
2B – Ivan De Jesus Jr.
SS – Jordy Mercer
3B – Jared...
Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Minor League Lineups
I’ve been piecing together the minor league starting rotations, as well as the starting lineups. I’ve confirmed the rotations and the lineups with people in the Pirates’ front office. There are still some things that could change, specifically in this case with Clint Robinson being claimed. For the most part things are set. Below are the lineups, and the rotations can be seen...
Pirates Make First Cuts
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made their first cuts of Spring Training. So far they have cut four players today, with those players being Hunter Strickland, Vic Black, Matt Hague, and Clint Robinson. That could be all for now, but no word on that yet. I’ll update this when more information becomes available.
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UPDATE 8:00 AM: Add Duke Welker and Stolmy Pimentel to the list of cuts...
Roster Watch: Matt Hague
For a long time Matt Hague was everyone’s favorite underdog.  He was so beloved he even had his own twitter campaign, #FreeMattHague. There was never really a huge reason for it.  He’s been alright in his Minor League career, but certainly nothing obscenely special. Hague was drafted out of college and basically spent a whole [...]
Pirates Have Invited 11 Non-Roster Players to Spring Training
The Pittsburgh Pirates have invited the following non-roster players to Spring Training, according to a list given to me today.
Brooks Brown, RHP
Erik Cordier, RHP
Ryan Reid, RHP
Kris Johnson, LHP
Mike Zagurski, LHP
Ali Solis, C
Jared Goedert, 3B
Matt Hague, 1B
Anderson Hernandez, 2B
Darren Ford, OF
Felix Pie, OF
A few of these guys we’ve already heard about at the time of their...
Matt Hague Outrighted to Indianapolis
The Pittsburgh Pirates have outrighted first baseman Matt Hague to Indianapolis, according to the MLB.com transactions page. It appears the move happened at the end of last week, although I don’t believe it was announced and this is the first I’ve noticed it. Hague was designated for assignment last week when the Pirates acquired Zach Stewart, Vin Mazzaro, and Clint Robinson...
Pirates Acquire Three Players in Trades
The Pittsburgh Pirates have made two trades today, per a team press release. They acquired Zach Stewart from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later. They also acquired Vin Mazzaro and Clint Robinson from Kansas City for minor league pitchers Luis Rico and Luis Santos.
Stewart was once the top prospect in the Toronto system, and has been involved in several trades over...
Prime Nine: Pittsburgh Pirates
Baseball is cyclical in nature. Of course, cycles last different amounts of times depending on where they are occurring. They depend a lot on the resources a team brings to the table and the intelligence with which they use those resources. Pittsburgh is beginning the upward mobility of the cycle. How long they will remain competitive depends on how they use their resources...
9th Inning Rally Falls Short, And Indians Are Done For 2012
Charlotte Knights 6, Indianapolis Indians 4
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Kris Johnson started but pitched only one inning.
The Indianapolis Indians’ 2012 season has come to an end, as they lost to the Charlotte Knights at Knights’ Stadium tonight. The Knights won this best-of-five playoff series, 3 games to 1, and they will move on to face the Pawtucket Red Sox in the Governor’s Cup series...
Toledo Beats Indians With Walk-Off Homer
Toledo Mud Hens 5, Indianapolis Indians 4
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Brock Holt had 3 hits again today.
Audy Ciriaco’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th broke a 4-4 tie and gave the game to the Mud Hens tonight at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. The Indianapolis Indians have a 2 games to one lead in this 5-game home-and-home series, which will resume at Victory Field tomorrow...
First Pitch: Five Other Altoona Players Who Could Help Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Indians clinched the playoffs a while ago, and next week they will start their post-season run. The only problem is that their playoff-bound roster will be raided when rosters expand in September.
That’s not a problem. The purpose of a minor league system is to provide players for the big league clubs. Development and providing the big league club with help are...
Irwin Pitches Six Scoreless Innings As Indians Shut Out Toledo
Indianapolis Indians 5, Toledo Mud Hens 0
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Phil Irwin earned his second win tonight.
Indians’ Phil Irwin made his third start since joining the Indians this evening at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. It was his most successful start of the three, as Irwin earned his second win with 6 scoreless innings of work, while striking out 7 batters. His teammates...
Indians Can’t Keep Above the Surface Against Clippers
Columbus Clippers 5, Indianapolis Indians 3
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Rick VandenHurk gave up 2 runs over 5 innings.
Clippers’ starter TJ McFarland has not had a good season against the Indianapolis Indians. In his three previous starts against the Indians, McFarland got beat around. On July 7th, the Indians scored 8 runs on 10 hits and 4 walks against McFarland in just 2.1 innings.Â...
Indians Clinch IL West Pennant; Irwin Strikes Out 9
Indianapolis Indians 6, Louisville Bats 1
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Phil Irwin struck out 9 batters tonight.
The champagne is flowing in the Indianapolis Indians clubhouse! The Indians have clinched the International League Western Division pennant tonight at Victory Field. The Indians defeated the Louisville Bats, which decreased their magic number from 2 to 1. Then, about 15 minutes...
This Date in Pirates History: August 20
We have three former Pittsburgh Pirates that were born on this date, including one that went on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. There are also two trades of note and John Fredland recaps a win over the Reds from the 1983 season, in his Jolly Roger Rewind. Before I get into the former players, we have one current player celebrating a birthday today, although he is currently...
Irwin Strikes Out 8 In His Indians’ Debut; 3 Hits For Hague
Indianapolis Indians 6, Syracuse Chiefs 2
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Matt Hague had 3 hits tonight.
The Indianapolis Indians exploded with 4 runs in the top of the 9th to break a 2-2 tie with the Syracuse Chiefs at Alliance Bank Stadium in Syracuse, NY. Phil Irwin, just promoted to the Indians from AA Altoona made his AAA debut tonight and lasted 4 innings, but did not factor into the decision...
Wilson Throws Six Good Innings, Hague Homers in Indians Loss
Rochester Red Wings 6, Indianapolis Indians 2
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It was another tough night for the Indianapolis Indians tonight at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY. The Rochester Red Wings’ starting pitcher Esmerling Vasquez held the Indians scoreless for 7 innings, while striking out 10 Tribe batters. Reliever Deolis Guerra contributed 4 more strike outs over the final two innings...
Leroux Goes Seven Shutout Innings, But Indians Lose 1-0
Charlotte Knights 1, Indianapolis Indians 0
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Chris Leroux pitched 7 scoreless innings and allowed one hit.
A brilliant performance by Chris Leroux was spoiled tonight, as the Charlotte Knights shut out the Indianapolis Indians at Victory Field tonight. Leroux made the start for the Indians, pitching 7 shut-out innings, and allowing just one hit. The Knights managed...
VandenHurk Strikes Out Seven in Indianapolis Win
Indianapolis Indians 7, Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees 2
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Matt Hague drove in 2 runs tonight.
Yankees’ errors, rain, and random environmental factors gave the Indianapolis Indians the opportunity to come from behind for the win tonight at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY. Rain fell for most of the afternoon in Rochester, but it stopped in time for the game to begin...
Sunday 8/5 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 7 Scranton/Wilkes Barre 2 Unlike Altoona in the recap below, the Indians were helped by a rain delay in their contest as they scored six runs in the final two innings to overcome a late 2-1 deficit for the win. Indianapolis was bailed out by a fielding error with the bases loaded in the eighth inning on a ball hit by Matt Hague that might've...
Locke Wins Pitching Duel, Strikes Out 10
Indianapolis Indians 2. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 0
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Jeff Locke earned his 9th win of the season and struck out 10 batters.
One day after the Indians posted 21 hits in their hit-o-rama, they were limited to just 4 hits tonight against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, playing at Frontier Field in Rochester, NY. Those 4 hits were all the Tribe needed, though. ...
Shaky Control by Justin Wilson Leads to Indians Loss
Buffalo Bison 3, Indianapolis Indians 2
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Chase d’Arnaud hands over his protective batting gear to the bat boy when he reaches second base.
Shaky control by Indians’ pitching combined with a strong performance by Buffalo pitching added up to a loss for the Indianapolis Indians at Victory Field this afternoon. The Indians were held to three hits in the first 7 innings...
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