Prospect Watch: Brown and Alderson Pick Up the Slack for the Indy Rotation
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...
Minor Moves: Tim Alderson to Indianapolis, Quinton Miller to Altoona
Quinton Miller has been promoted to Altoona.
The Pirates have made the following minor league pitching moves, most likely as a chain reaction to the Duke Welker promotion.
**Tim Alderson has been promoted from Altoona to Indianapolis. Alderson has been with Indianapolis once already this year, and gave up one run in 3.2 innings of work. In his time with Altoona he had a 1.32 ERA...
Minor League Schedule: 4/14/13
No starter has been named yet for Indianapolis today. Joely Rodriguez will be the first minor leaguer to make his third start of the year, when he goes today for West Virginia. Bradenton was able to pick up their first win of the season last night. All four games today are early afternoon starts. For a look at the possible starters over the next few weeks, please check out our Probable...
Tim Alderson Promoted to Indianapolis, McPherson to the DL
The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted right-handed pitcher Tim Alderson to Indianapolis. They’ve also placed Kyle McPherson on the Triple-A disabled list. More to come.
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...
This Date in Pirates History: July 29
Four trades, five players and a game recap on a busy day for Pittsburgh Pirates history. Two trades involved shortstop Jack Wilson, while the other one included two veteran All-Star type players on the downside of their careers. Jon Fredland takes a look back at a game from the 1915 season in his Jolly Roger Rewind.
The Trades
On this date in 2009, the Pirates traded away Jack Wilson...
Giants Acquire Marco Scutaro
Tonight the Giants finalized a deal to bolster their middle infield, acquiring veteran infielder Marco Scutaro, first reported by Troy Renck of the Denver Post. Both teams announced the deal on their twitter account.
Scutaro is in the final year of his contract, and has hit .271/.324/.359 with a 27:35 BB:K. For his career he has hit .270/.337/.386 while spending time at 2B, SS,...
Minor League Schedule: 7/22/12
State College will play a doubleheader today. The second game is a makeup of Friday’s rain out. Both DSL teams as well as the GCL Pirates are off today. All three teams resume their schedule Monday. Altoona will play a doubleheader today. West Virginia finished the second game of Friday night’s doubleheader prior to the regularly scheduled game last night. The game was suspended...
Tim Alderson Placed on the Altoona DL
Right-handed starter Tim Alderson has been placed on the Altoona disabled list with a right elbow injury. No word on the extent of the injury, although the move was retroactive to July 18th, which was one day after his last start.
Alderson gave up eight earned runs in 2.2 innings in that start, walking four and giving up seven hits. Prior to that start he had a nice three game stretch...
Tuesday 7/17 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 5 Gwinnett 8 Despite a good enough start for southpaw Jeff Locke to pick up a potential victory, three runs on five hits and one walk, the Indians could not pull the bunny out of the hat. Thanks in large part to a clutch game-tying double in the fifth by backstop Eric Fryer, they were able to vanquish Locke for a no-decision. But an outburst four...
Prospect Notebook: Trading From the Rule 5 Candidates
Every year we keep track of the upcoming Rule 5 eligible players, tracking who the Pittsburgh Pirates will have to protect the following off-season. The term typically used is “The Rule 5 Roster Crunch”. That term has led to a big misconception about the Rule 5 draft.
The Pirates are at risk of losing players every year in the Rule 5 draft. They lost Nathan Adcock in the 2010...
7/12 MiLB Recap: Tim Alderson strikes out 8
Jeff Locke started the first game of a double-header for the Tribe and gave up four runs (two earned) over five innings. He struck out three and walked two.
Jose Tabata was 0 for 3 in the first game and 1 for 3 with a walk in the second game. He scored the game winning run on a walk-off single by Yamaico Navarro in game two after leading off the eighth inning with a walk.
Starling...
7/11 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis (56-34 record) The Indians were not in action today due to the All-Star break. Their next game(s) is a doubleheader against the Columbus Clippers on July 12, 2012. Jeff Locke will take the bump for the Tribe in Game One coming in with a 7-4 record and a 2.92 ERA. Triple-A All-Star Game in Buffalo, New York Pacific Coast League All-Stars 3 International League...
7/5 MiLB Recap: Tim Alderson, Colton Cain, Joely Rodriguez put up zeros
Jose Tabata went 2 for 5, but was caught stealing. He stole just eight bases in 17 attempts in Pittsburgh.
Starling Marte was 1 for 4 with a walk and his 18th stolen base in 30 attempts. He is now hitting .289/.349/.494.
Tony Sanchez went 2 for 3 with his third home run in three games after not hitting a four-bagger all season long. He also drew a walk.
Tim Alderson pitched 5 2/3...
6/6 MiLB Recap: Chris Leroux makes first rehab appearance
Everyone in action today.
Pawtucket 6, Indianapolis 5 – Rick VandenHurk gave up 5 runs (3 earned) over 5 innings. Bryan Morris pitched 3 innings of relief giving up just 1 unearned run. He struck out 6 and didn’t walk a batter. Chase d’Arnaud was 1 for 5 with a home run, his 1st of the year. Gorkys Hernandez went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles, 2 walks, and 2 stolen bases. Jeff Clement...
Sunday 5/20 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 4 Buffalo 1The Indians ended their five game losing streak on Sunday after two-hitting Buffalo. Rick VandenHurk made the great start, allowing a run on two hits across five innings. Tim Wood and Doug Slaten followed up to combine for four perfect innings the rest of the game. Starling Marte had yet another disappointing game going 0-4. Jordy Mercer...
5/20 MiLB Recap: Tim Alderson tosses seven shutout innings
Everyone in action today.
Indianapolis 4, Buffalo 1 – Rick VandenHurk started and gave up 1 run over 5 innings. He struck out 3 and walked 3. Doug Slaten pitched a scoreless inning of relief. Chase d’Arnaud was 1 for 4 with a stolen base. Alex Presley went 1 for 4. Jordy Mercer was 2 for 3 with a walk. Jose Morales went 2 for 4.
Altoona 5, Erie 0 – Tim Alderson pitched...
Tuesday 5/15 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Lehigh Valley 4 Indianapolis 0Starling Marte picked up his first hit tonight after returning to the lineup, but the Indians were only able to add two more to make a total of three hits on the day. Jose Morales and Brandon Boggs were the only others to join the hit club. Jeff Locke got the start and allowed three runs, two earned, in seven innings of work.Locke...
5/15 MiLB Recap: Tim Alderson makes return to rotation
Bradenton got rained out and WV was off.
Lehigh Valley 4, Indianapolis 0 – Jeff Locke started and gave up 3 runs (2 earned) over 7 innings. He struck out 6 batters and walked just 1. Starling Marte was 1 for 4 with a double. Brandon Boggs went 1 for 3 and Jose Morales was 1 for 3 with a double.
Altoona 7, Bowie 3 – Tim Alderson started and gave up 3 runs over 5 innings...
Wednesday 5/9 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 5 Lehigh Valley 0Chase d'Arnaud had his first two hits of the season in yet another win against the Phillies AAA team. d'Ardnaud also had two RBIs. Gorkys Hernandez hit his second home run in as many days while also collecting two RBIs. Brandon Boggs also had a nice night going two for four. On the mound, Justin Wilson made a terrific start...
San Francisco Wins Battle of ’07 Multiple Draft Picks
The 2007 amateur draft was an exciting time if you were a fan of the San Diego Padres, the San Francisco Giants, the Texas Rangers or the Toronto Blue Jays. Each organization had at least five picks before the second round, thanks to supplemental picks obtained for the losses of free agents the previous winter. It’s been five years since that draft, so it’s a good time to look...
Tuesday 4/24 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Indianapolis 5 Louisville 3Starling Marte raised his batting average once again with a two hit night. One of those hits was his third triple of the year; he also scored two runs. Matt Hague went 1/4 and drove in a pair and Nick Evans hit a two run homer, his first of the year. Jeff Locke made the start and pitched 6 innings giving up just one run on three hits...
GAMEDAY: Can Kevin right the ship? Cardinals at Pirates
Cardinals (10-4) at Pirates (5-8)
7:05 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Here is the MLB.com Gameday
TV: ROOT Sports
On a dreary day in Pittsburgh, the Bucs will look to right the ship after an ugly loss last night and pick up a win against the hated Cardinals.
News and notes:
The forecast for tonight isn’t great, but as of now the rain is supposed to stop by the end of the afternoon...
Thursday 4/19 Minor League Roundup
AAA Indianapolis | Columbus 4 Indianapolis 0Daniel McCutchen made the start for the Indians today and did not fare to well at all. He only made it through 2.1 innings and gave up four runs on six hits and was unable to strike out any batters.The real story of the day was Tim Alderson making his first Triple-A appearance, going through three shutout innings of relief while only...
Tim Alderson promoted to AAA
Tim Williams reported today that RHP Tim Alderson was promoted from AA-Altoona to AAA-Indianapolis. Everyone knows Alderson as the highly regarded pitching prospect who was acquired in the Freddy Sanchez trade in 2009. At the time of the trade, Alderson was ranked as the #45 prospect in all of baseball.
There have been quite a few bumps in Alderson’s development since that trade...
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