http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/41458 Recent articles about Brian Friday en-us Yesterday I reviewed a few catching options in the 2009 Rule 5 draft, although the chances of the Pirates selecting a catcher in the Rule 5 draft are slim.  There is a good chance that the Pirates could look at a middle infield option in the Rule 5 draft, and there are several available options that caught my eye this year. The Pirates are weak at middle infield in the upper levels.  They recently traded for Akinori Iwamura to be their starting second baseman in 2010, although Iw... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:15:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2009_Rule_5_Draft_Preview_Middle_Infielders/1658847 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2009_Rule_5_Draft_Preview_Middle_Infielders/1658847 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/2009_Rule_5_Draft_Preview_Middle_Infielders/1658847 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/9/09e93b07467ff87f8dafeb97315f9679a5d94bdd/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f85128155.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1932C5816113BCD9D3C4F404E902348C47F.jpg To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments: 46-50 41-45 36-40 31-35 30 - Brian Friday 29 - Aaron Pribanic 28 - Evan Chambers 27 - Brock Holt 26 - Brooks Pounders 25 - Trent Stevenson 24 - Justin Wilson 23 - Daniel Moskos 22 - Donal... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_4_Tim_Alderson/1658848 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_4_Tim_Alderson/1658848 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments: 46-50 41-45 36-40 31-35 30 - Brian Friday 29 - Aaron Pribanic 28 - Evan Chambers 27 - Brock Holt 26 - Brooks Pounders 25 - Trent Stevenson 24 - Justin Wilson 23 - Daniel Moskos 22 - Donal... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:08:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_5_Tony_Sanchez/1653135 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_5_Tony_Sanchez/1653135 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments: 46-50 41-45 36-40 31-35 30 - Brian Friday 29 - Aaron Pribanic 28 - Evan Chambers 27 - Brock Holt 26 - Brooks Pounders 25 - Trent Stevenson 24 - Justin Wilson 23 - Daniel Moskos 22 - Donal... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:56:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_6_Gorkys_Hernandez/1638439 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_6_Gorkys_Hernandez/1638439 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments: 46-50 41-45 36-40 31-35 30 - Brian Friday 29 - Aaron Pribanic 28 - Evan Chambers 27 - Brock Holt 26 - Brooks Pounders 25 - Trent Stevenson 24 - Justin Wilson 23 - Daniel Moskos 22 - Donal... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:02:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_7_Starling_Marte/1634924 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_7_Starling_Marte/1634924 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments: 46-50 41-45 36-40 31-35 30 - Brian Friday 29 - Aaron Pribanic 28 - Evan Chambers 27 - Brock Holt 26 - Brooks Pounders 25 - Trent Stevenson 24 - Justin Wilson 23 - Daniel Moskos 22 - Donal... Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:47:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_8_Rudy_Owens/1628658 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_8_Rudy_Owens/1628658 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_9_Chase_dArnaud/1622716 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_9_Chase_dArnaud/1622716 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_10_Zach_Von_Rosenberg/1616045 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_10_Zach_Von_Rosenberg/1616045 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_11_Jeff_Locke/1599753 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_11_Jeff_Locke/1599753 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_12_Robbie_Grossman/1592615 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_12_Robbie_Grossman/1592615 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_13_Bryan_Morris/1585490 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_13_Bryan_Morris/1585490 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_14_Quinton_Miller/1578900 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_14_Quinton_Miller/1578900 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_15_Brett_Lorin/1571957 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_15_Brett_Lorin/1571957 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_17_Colton_Cain/1548698 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_17_Colton_Cain/1548698 To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments:46-5041-4536-4031-3530 - Brian Friday29 - Aaron Pribanic28 - Evan Chambers27 - Brock Holt26 - Brooks Pounders25 - Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_18_Victor_Black/1542059 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Pittsburgh_Pirates_Top_50_Prospects_18_Victor_Black/1542059