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Pirates Prospects
24m ago
The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the signing of five more picks from their 2024 MLB draft class, including fifth round outfielder Will Taylor. According to Jim Callis, the Pirates signed Taylor to an over-slot deal of $500,000, which is more than the $471,400 slot price for the 145th overall pick. Taylor was seen as a ..read more
Pirates Prospects
8h ago
The FCL Pirates clinched the playoffs on Thursday. They finished the 2024 regular season with a 36-23 record, winning the Florida Complex League South Division with a one game lead over the Rays and Red Sox. The Pirates went 8-2 down the stretch, winning their final seven games to clinch. Four teams make the post-season ..read more
Pirates Prospects
10h ago
Mike Burrows made his return to Triple-A on Thursday night. Burrows went down with Tommy John after his start on April 8th last year, and has been rehabbing this year since June 17th. Burrows tossed four innings, allowing one run on four hits, with no walks and five strikeouts in his return. The return to ..read more
Pirates Prospects
13h ago
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of three more draft picks on Thursday, led by Competitive Balance pick RHP Levi Sterling. They also signed 14th round outfielder Ian Farrow and 15th round third baseman Ethan Lege. Sterling was drafted out of Notre Dame High School in California, and signed to the full slot value of ..read more
Pirates Prospects
13h ago
Earlier this month, I released the third version of my top 50 prospect rankings for the Pittsburgh Pirates system. I also quietly added a Rankings page to the site, where you can go to find the most up-to-date prospect rankings, along with all former versions of the list. The MLB Draft was last week, with ..read more
Pirates Prospects
1d ago
Martin Perez threw six shutout innings on Wednesday afternoon, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a series clinching win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The start from Perez wasn’t the cleanest outing, with five walks, four hits, and only two strikeouts. It did continue a trend where Perez has either been hit or miss. He started ..read more
Pirates Prospects
1d ago
Charles McAdoo had a big day in Altoona. The third baseman went 3-for-4 at the plate, hitting his fifth home run at the Double-A level, along with his fifth double. In his time between Greensboro and Altoona this year, he has 14 homers and 20 doubles. McAdoo got Altoona on the board in the third ..read more
Pirates Prospects
2d ago
The MLB Trade Deadline is one week away. We’re now in the fifth season of the rebuild under Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington. I think it’s fair to be critical of certain aspects of the way he’s assembled this team. The biggest point of critique comes from the offense. The Pirates currently rank with ..read more
Pirates Prospects
2d ago
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed fourth round pick Eddie Rynders, locking up one of their four prep players taken in the first five picks. He was rated 350th in the 2024 MLB Draft by Baseball America, and 229th by MLB Pipeline. Rynders signed for $649,700, which is the slot value for the 112th overall pick ..read more
Pirates Prospects
2d ago
Tuesday was a statement game for rookie pitcher Paul Skenes. The 2023 first overall pick pitched into the ninth inning for the first time in his career, following a 100.8 MPH fastball that generated a fly out to end the eighth inning, on his 91st pitch of the game. The efficiency from Skenes was better ..read more