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Prospect Notebook: Alex Dickerson’s Back Problems Could Have a Solution
Could Alex Dickerson’s back problems be over? If you’ve been following my daily lineup notes, you probably noticed that Alex Dickerson had been out of the lineup for about a week. The first baseman...
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Prospect Notebook: Stolmy Pimentel Dominates, While A.J. Burnett . . . Not So...
Pimentel fanned six in five shutout innings Well, okay, A.J. Burnett isn’t a prospect, but he was pitching against them today as the Yankees’ AAA and AA squads visited Pirate City. Burnett struggled...
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Prospect Notebook: Good Pitching in the Class A Games
Rodriguez allowed no earned runs and fanned four over four innings The Pirates played host to the Yankees’ class A teams at Pirate City today, in games dominated by the pitching. Outside of a first...
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Prospect Notebook: Casey Sadler, Brandon Cumpton and Duke Welker
Sadler allowed just one hit and no walks in five shutout innings The Pirates’ AAA and AA squads took on their Toronto counterparts at Pirate City today. They got good starts from Brandon Cumpton in...
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Prospect Notebook: Hafner Having Success With New Slider; Kingham and Fuesser...
Hafner allowed just one hit and no walks in two innings The Pirates took on the Blue Jays in three lower level minor league games. The two class A squads hooked up, while the teams added a rookie...
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Gerrit Cole vs Jameson Taillon at Pirate City
Today was a camp day at Pirate City, which means intra squad games. Usually the Triple-A and Double-A teams go against each other on one field, with the A-ball teams squaring off on the opposite field....
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Prospect Notebook: Tony Sanchez, Kris Johnson and Victor Black
Sanchez praises batting coaches after productive afternoon Sneaking a peek at Phil Irwin’s major-league debut on the visiting clubhouse’s television on Sunday afternoon, Tony Sanchez received an urgent...
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Prospect Notebook: Recapping Week One in Altoona
I should start by acknowledging that I’m taking some liberties by saying “week one” since I’m actually looking back over the first 11 games of the season. This review highlights the Curve players who...
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Prospect Notebook: Zack Von Rosenberg Switches to a Two-Seam Fastball
Zack Von Rosenberg made the switch to a two-seam fastball this year. When Zack Von Rosenberg was drafted, the Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t have any ace pitching prospects. Jameson Taillon was a year away...
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Prospect Notebook: Looking Deeper at Another Group of Breakout Players in...
We are two weeks into the season, and once again it looks like West Virginia is the team to watch for breakout performers. The offense currently has four regulars with an .800 OPS or better. Other guys...
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Prospect Notebook: Luis Heredia, Zack Dodson, and Rinku Singh Set to Return Soon
Luis Heredia is slated to debut in West Virginia in early May. I’ve had a lot of questions early in the year about the progress of Luis Heredia. The right-hander is in extended Spring Training, and...
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Prospect Notebook: Sampson’s Early Inning Jitters, Benedict’s Off-Speed Stuff
Adrian Sampson has struggled early in games this year, but has a lot of potential once he learns to control his emotions. One of the starters I was looking forward to seeing this year in Bradenton was...
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Prospect Notebook: Pirates Won’t Hold Oliver Back, Cole Having Command Issues
Andy Oliver is off to a great start with the Pirates. One of the top starters in the minor league system this year has been Andy Oliver. His start last week was the highest game score in the minor...
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Prospect Notebook: Recapping Week Two in Altoona
The Curve played seven games in the past seven days, going 4-3, to move to 8-10 on the season. As with last week’s prospect notebook, this review highlights the Curve players who have grabbed my...
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Prospect Notebook: Pirates Have a Lot of Pitching Depth in Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Indians are off to a 19-7 start this year, which is their best start in 54 years. The last time they started off this well was in 1959, when they went 22-7 to start the year. Minor...
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Prospect Notebook: Vasquez, Curry, and Lambo leading the Altoona offense
Andy Vasquez has been a surprising bright spot in the Altoona offense. The Curve lost their best hitter when Adalberto Santos went down with a hip injury April 15, and the offense has struggled for...
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Prospect Notebook: The Other Guys From the Hanrahan Trade
Joel Hanrahan was placed on the disabled list in Boston yesterday with right forearm tightness. I’ve pointed out in the past that the Hanrahan trade is looking good, simply because of how Hanrahan’s...
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Prospect Notebook: Lambo a Bright Spot in Altoona; Sadler Shows Promise
It was a rough week for the Altoona Curve, winning only one of their last seven games. The team continues to struggle offensively, a problem compounded by first baseman Matt Curry going on the...
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Prospect Notebook: Castro, Glasnow Pitching Well for West Virginia
Through the first few weeks of the 2013 season the West Virginia Power proved it could hit, but the pitching left something to be desired. Orlando Castro has allowed just two walks in 40 innings...
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Prospect Notebook: Cole Making Progress, But Still Needs Those Strikeouts
Gerrit Cole has cut down on the walks recently, but needs to add some strikeouts. At the start of the year, the expectation from most Pirates fans was for Gerrit Cole to go to Triple-A as a formality,...
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