This is one in a weekly update on the top 10 Pittsburgh Pirates prospects. By now, everyone has seen or heard about Paul Skenes’ shutdown start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, but there was plenty more going on down on the Pirates’ farm.
Thomas Harrington has come a long way from his days as a high school pitcher in Sanford, N.C. The right-hander had no scholarship offers from Division I programs during his senior year.
The San Francisco Giants will be on the road, opening a three-game set versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, May 21 at 6:40 PM ET. Pirates vs. Giants Series Info Giants @ Pirates Time: Tuesday, May 21 at 6:40 PM ET Pirates Starting Pitcher: Martín Pérez Giants Starting Pitcher: Logan Webb TV Channel: NBCS-BA Livestream: […]
Nick Gonzales owns as many RBIs as Rowdy Tellez and Michael A. Taylor in 10 games. Welcome to Bechtold’s Core Four, where I preview four Pittsburgh Pirates topics, events, or storylines worth following this week.
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up their first series win since the beginning of May this weekend, taking three of four from the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Paul Skenes shoved for six no-hit innings on Friday, flashing the talent that enticed the Pirates to select him first overall in last year’s draft.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates picked up three wins on Sunday, with 2022 fourth overall pick Termarr Johnson notching three base hits to give himself five over the past two games.
CHICAGO -- While he was down at Class AAA Indianapolis putting up impressive numbers through the first 30 games of the minor-league season, Nick Gonzales was simultaneously continuing the hard work he put in during the offseason.
Jack Suwinski hit a solo homer and Nick Gonzales singled in two runs as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Sunday to take three of four games in the series.
The Pittsburgh Pirates took the game and the series against the Chicago Cubs, pulling off a 3-2 win with a bounceback performance from their bullpen. Mitch
The Altoona Curve placed right-handed pitcher and No. 3 Pirates’ prospect Bubba Chandler on the 7-day Injured List due to forearm tightness, Pirates’ Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Steve Sanders announced during a Sunday afternoon appearance on 93.7 The Fan.
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes just joined the big leagues, but he is already thinking about his retirement. The Pirates hurler is expected to serve his country after he finishes baseball, per the USA Today.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington was hired after the 2019 season and went right to work making trades. He had the unenviable task of turning around a team that had just finished 69-93 and had a depleted farm system.
Contreras was traded to the Angels on Thursday after being designated for assignment. The days of celebrating a “Roansy Day” have gone by the waste side and all but evaporated in baseball.
Pirates’ minor league affiliates won just one of five games on Saturday, with their struggles playing out in whack-a-mole fashion. When their pitchers excelled, they couldn’t get runners on base; when they put up runs, their pitchers did too.
A look at Saturday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ... INDIANAPOLIS (19-21) won a slugfest over Toledo, 16-10. The teams combined for 31 hits, 18 coming from the Indians.
The Pittsburgh Pirates may not be at the top of the standings, but there is a new energy about the ballclub this May. The arrival of top pitching prospect Paul Skenes, punctuated by his six-inning, no-hit, 11-strikeout performance Friday in Chicago, has injected hope into a fan base that hasn’t seen postseason baseball in nearly a full decade.
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie starter Paul Skenes has been as-advertised in his first two MLB starts.
A veteran left-hander exercised an out clause in his minor league deal with thee Pirates and has been granted his release.
What to do with struggling first baseman Rowdy Tellez is an interesting dilemma for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The big left-handed batting first baseman was signed to a one-year, $3.2 million contract last December.
It’s an unfortunate early birthday present for the pitcher, who will turn 28-years-old on Saturday.
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