Draft Signing Updates: Meadows, Jones, Borden, and More
There haven’t been many updates on Austin Meadows. – Image Credit: Getty Images
The Pittsburgh Pirates officially signed Reese McGuire yesterday. That leaves them with four of their top ten round picks left to sign, including their first pick, Austin Meadows. Here are some updates on each player in the top ten rounds, as well as a few players outside of those rounds.
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DSL Prospect Watch: Pirates Lose Two Again, De La Cruz Continues Hot Start
For a season preview of the Pittsburgh Pirates two Dominican Summer League teams, check out our article here. Throughout the year, we will provide the recaps of both teams, as well as highlight one player each day.
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Box Score
Result: Rockies 5, Pirates 2
Starting Pitcher: Ramon Rodriguez, RHP (0-3, 4.15) – 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Reggie...
Get To Know Him - Jeff Locke
The Pittsburgh Pirates have not had a winning season since 1992 but things are starting to look much brighter in Pittsburgh. Last year the Pirates flirted with a winning record, but had a rough September and finished 79-83. So far in 2013, the Pirates are 42-29 and seem like legitimate contenders in the NL Central division. Aside from the talented young hitters like Andrew McCutchen...
Minor League Schedule: Gomez Tries Again For Second Rehab Start
Indianapolis was rained out yesterday. They will play a doubleheader today, as Jeanmar Gomez will try again to get his second rehab start. West Virginia is still on their All-Star break. Jamestown opened their season Monday. Check below for a preview of their roster. For a look at the possible starters over the next few weeks, please check out our Probable Pitchers Chart. Check out...
Reds-Pirates bean war continues
Reds pitcher Mat Latos revealed after Tuesday night's 4-0 loss against Pittsburgh that he had been fined by Major League Baseball for hitting Pirates second baseman Neil Walker on June 2.
It is part of the on-going beaning war that has been going on between the two teams since last season.
Pirates starter Charlie Morton hit Reds centerfielder Shin-Soo Choo with the first...
Prospect Watch: Santos Walks Off in Altoona; Jamestown With Another Shutout
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 mid-season rankings, and links on each name go to their Pirates...
Jin-De Jhang Homers to Continue Hot Start; Brewer Throws Five Shutout Innings
The strongly-built Jin De-Jhang was robbed of two hits on sharp grounders after his homer.
After driving through a downpour, multiple traffic jams and an EZPass gate that would not lift, I made it to Mahoning Valley to check out the short-season Jamestown Jammers play their second game of the year.
Let’s do this Power Rankings style: the 7 players who impressed me most on Tuesday...
Mike Zagurski Outrighted to Triple-A
Mike Zagurski has been outrighted to Triple-A. (Photo by: David Hague)
The Pittsburgh Pirates designated Mike Zagurski for assignment last week to make room on the roster for Brandon Cumpton. Today the lefty cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A, according to Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors. Pirates fans probably won’t want to see Zagurski around after his struggles in...
Pirates Officially Sign Reese McGuire
Reese McGuire has officially signed.
Yesterday we heard that the Pittsburgh Pirates would be signing first round pick Reese McGuire today. Today the Pirates made the move official. No word yet on the bonus, although McGuire was expected to sign for close to slot. The catcher will head to the Gulf Coast League, which begins on Friday.
After the draft, Jessica Quiroli reported that...
Latos looks to continue streak vs Pirates
Mat Latos has gone 21 consecutive starts without losing.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have never beaten him.
The right-hander looks to keep both streaks going as the Cincinnati Reds host the Pirates on Tuesday night.
Latos (6-0, 3.08 ERA) has not lost since Aug. 24, 2012, but he's looking to bounce back from one of his worst starts of the season. Though he left after six innings with...
Jim Callis Releases His Updated Top 10 Pirates Prospects
Jameson Taillon is Jim Callis’ top prospect in the Pirates’ system.
Last week we released our updated top 20 Pirates prospects, noting how strong the system is, especially in the top ten. Today Jim Callis of Baseball America released his updated top ten Pirates prospects, coming to the same conclusion about the quality of players.
Callis had a few differences in his list. The...
First Pitch: More Thoughts On Draft Signings, Promotions and Jamestown
There was a lot of news on the site today. At certain points of the day we were posting an article and immediately starting on the next update. That didn’t leave for a lot of time to process any of the individual moves. Some of them might have even been lost in the mix. So I wanted to recap the day, with some overall thoughts on some of the moves.
Draft Signings
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Reds Use Four Homers to Beat Pirates 4-1
Francisco Liriano was strong again with six strikeouts in six innings, but allowed his first two HR of the year. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
Let’s not dwell too much on this one. The Cincinnati Reds hit four solo home runs, three of which would have flown out even in larger ballparks, plus Mike Leake and Co. frustrated the Pirates again by keeping them hitless with runners in scoring...
Minor League Schedule: Second Rehab Start For Gomez
Jeanmar Gomez gets his second start for Indianapolis tonight, as he tries to work his way back from a right forearm strain that landed him on the disabled list. West Virginia went on their All-Star break yesterday. They will resume play on Thursday. Altoona was off yesterday. Jamestown opened their season yesterday. Check below for a preview of their roster. For a look at the possible...
Prospect Watch: Pimentel Dominant in Triple-A Debut; Sanchez Hits 9th Homer
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 mid-season rankings, and links on each name go to their Pirates...
Video: Starling Marte Flashing Some Leather Against Reds Brandon Phillips
Suffice it to say that Starling Marte is a huge part of the Pittsburgh Pirates resurgence into prominence in 2013 with his offense. Marte is hitting .287/.355/.422 with, Six home runs, 19 RBI and 20 stolen bases through 64 games, but there’s another part of his game that makes you want to stop and take notice.Tonight against Cincinnati Marte made a sensational catch running down...
Pirates Have Agreed to Over-Slot Deal With Neil Kozikowski
The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to an over-slot deal with eighth round pick Neil Kozikowski, Pirates Prospects has learned from a source with knowledge of the discussions. The deal is for $425,000, which is $155,400 over-slot for the eighth round.
After signing second rounder Blake Taylor to an under-slot deal, the Pirates have $266,000 for over-slot deals without any penalties...
Pirates Sign Jose Contreras to a Minor League Deal
Jose Contreras is back in the Pirates’ system.
The Pittsburgh Pirates released Jose Contreras last week, but have signed him back to a minor league deal, according to an Indianapolis Indians press release. Contreras was given his outright release to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. After the release, Neal Huntington noted that he might have needed more time in Triple-A to rehab...
Top Performers: Bell and Allie Finish the First Half Strong at the Plate
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,...
Brandon Cumpton Used Andrew W.K.'s "Party Hard" As Walk-Up Music
On Saturday, the Pirates called up AAA pitcher Brandon Cumpton to make a start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Adding another pitcher was huge, seeing that the starting rotation was slowly settling in with super-rook Gerrit Cole making his vaunted debut earlier in the week. Cumpton one-upped his more-highly-lauded teammate in the strikeout department, striking out the side in the...
2013 Jamestown Jammers Season Preview
The 2013 Jamestown Jammers season begins today. Some of you may be wondering “Who are the Jamestown Jammers?” The Pirates used to have their short-season A-ball affiliate in State College. The contract with the Spikes ended last year, and the Spikes opted to sign with the St. Louis Cardinals. Thus the Pirates moved their short-season A-ball team to Jamestown. Everything is the...
Is Pirates Slugger Pedro Alvarez The New Adam Dunn?
In the 2008 draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected a player they envisioned would lock down third base for years to come and more importantly the cleanup spot in the batting order for years to come. It has been a work in progress, as Pedro Alvarez has yet to do the latter, but in reality, Alvarez is right on schedule when compared to other power hitters and could become the new Adam...
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jeff Locke A Welcome Surprise
The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a surprising start with many thinking they can finish the season with the winning record, and this would be the first occurrence since 1992.
One of the reasons Pittsburgh is having success is because of their great bullpen and the leader of their bullpen is Jason Grilli.
Another reason is due to the emergence of one of their starters from the rotation...
Andrew McCutchen Cuts a Rug On The Diamond
Dodgers pitcher Stephen Fife and Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen had a little dance/stare off this weekend and the result was some fancy dance moves. Andrew McCutchen showed off some nimble moves as he made his way back to second base after Stephen Fife bluffed a pickoff. Article found on: Next Impulse Sports
First Pitch: Why is Gerrit Cole Throwing So Many Fastballs?
Gerrit Cole has thrown a fastball almost 81% of the time. (Photo Credit: David Hague)
In his first two starts, Gerrit Cole has gone heavy on the fastball. Really heavy. As in 80.7% of his pitches have been fastballs. Only one pitcher in all of baseball can top that amount, and that is Bartolo Colon, who is throwing 84.6% fastballs.
The first thing I thought about when I saw Cole’s...
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