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Few surprises in minor league projections
At the end of Dejan’s Sunday piece about Pedro Alvarez ramping up the conditioning in a big way this offseason, he lists the Pirates’ major prospects and where they are projected to begin the season. Pedro, Brad Lincoln, and Jose Tabata w...
Winter Leagues Update: October
Let’s see how the notable Pirates players in prospects who are still playing ball performed in their first month with their fall/winter teams: Position Players Brian Bixler is hitting .260 with two extra base hits (both doubles) and one RBI in...
Saturday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy beat Toledo, 12-0. Brad Lincoln tossed 6 innings of scoreless ball. He struck out6, gave up 3 hits, and did not walk a batter. Neil Walker (.269) went 3 for 5 with 2 homers and 5 RBI’s. Jose Tabata (.290) went 2 for 6. Brian Myrow (.307) ...
Wednesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy beat Columbus, 4-1. Ty Taubenheim gave up a run in 5.1 innings. Brian Myrow (.299) went 4 for 4 with two homers (14). Jeff Salazar (.273) went 4 for 5. Altoona beat Trenton, 4-3. Daniel Moskos gave up 2 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings...
Tuesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy outlasted Columbus, 8-7. Daniel McCutchen gave up 4 runs in 6 innings; a rough outing for him. Jose Tabata (.318) went 1 for 4 with a double, an RBI, and a walk. Erik Kratz (.277) and Tagg Bozied (.269) homered. Altoona beat Trenton, 4-3. Tim...
Sunday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy lost to Columbus, 2-1. Eric Hacker gave up a run in 6 innings. Pedro Lopez (.333) went 2 for 4. Brian Myrow (.289) went 2 for 5 with 2 doubles. Altoona split a doubleheader with Bowie, losing the first game 2-1, and winning the second game 5-3...
Thursday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis beat Louisville, 8-3. Daniel McCutchen gave up 2 runs in 7 innings, and struck out 8. His record is 13-6, and his ERA is 3.36. I am not gonna lie, I pretty much gave up on him. I am glad he has proved me wrong. In his last 10 starts, Da...
Wednesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy beat Louisville, 6-4. Brad Lincoln continues to be inconsistent in Indy, going 5 innings and giving up 4 runs. His problem right now seems to be home runs, and he gave up one in this game. His control has been fine (1 walk). Lincoln also had 2 ...
Tuesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy got rocked by Louisville, 10-2. Eric Hacker gave up all 10 runs in 5.1 innings. Pedro Lopez (.333) went 4 for 4 with a double. Tagg Bozied went 2 for 4. Robinzon Diaz (.267) had a homer. Altoona beat Harrisburg, 7-2. Kyle Bloom gave up 1 unea...
Monday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy lost to Louisville, 7-6. Virgil Vasquez gave up 5 runs in 6 innings. Jose Tabata (.351) went 2 for 3 with a stolen base. He left the game due to injury, but it was just a cramp. Erik Kratz (.277) went 1 for 3 with a homer. West Virginia beat A...
Sunday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis lost to Columbus, 4-2. Ty Taubenheim gave up a run in 5 innings. Brian Myrow (.281) went 2 for 3 with a double. Neil Walker (.255) had a double. Altoona lost to New Hampshire, 9-7. Michael Crotta got hit hard. Ray Chang (.326) went ...
Saturday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy shut out Columbus, 7-0. Daniel McCutchen threw 6 scoreless innings, striking out 5. Jose Tabata (.360) went 3 for 5 and stole home. Pedro Lopez (.283) went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI’s. Altoona lost to New Hampshire, 4-2. Yoslan Herrera gave ...
Friday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis crushed Columbus, 14-5: Brad Lincoln made the start. He went 5 innings, allowed 2 runs, and struck out 6. He did not walk a batter and picked up the win. Jose Tabata went 1 for 6. Jeff Clement went 3 for 6 with his 7th Indians homer. A...
Thursday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy lost to Columbus, 7-6. Eric Hacker was hit hard, and was tagged with 7 runs in 4.1 innings. Jeff Clement (.320) went 3 for 4 with a double. Neil Walker (.252) also went 3 for 4, but with his 12th home run. Altoona beat Portland, 9-8. Tim Alde...
Wednesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy beat Columbus in a close one, 2-1. Virgil Vasquez pitched another gem; 7 innings, 3 hits, 1 run, 4 strikeouts. His ERA is now 3.88. Jeff Clement (.283) went 1 for 3 with his 6th long ball since joining the team. Robinzon Diaz (.258) went 2 for ...
Tuesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy lost to Columbus, 4-2. Phil Dumatrait pitched well, giving up 4 runs (only 1 earned) in 6 innings, and striking out 4. Jeff Clement continued his slump by going 0 for 4, lowering his average to .279. Bixler (.274) went 1 for 4 with a double. A...
Monday’s Minor League Roundup
Altoona, Lynchburg, and State College all had the day off. Indianapolis beat Columbus, 2-1. Jim of North Side Notch was at the game and has a recap with videos here. Daniel McCutchen is really kicking it into high gear; he tossed 7.2 scoreless innin...
Sunday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis lost to Charlotte, 8-7 Brad Lincoln did not pitch well: 7 runs in 3 innings. Jeff Clement (Wilson/Snell trade) hit his 5th homer with the Indians. He’s hitting .343 at the moment and his bat certainly seems to be ready for a call-...
Saturday’s Minor League Roundup
Indy beat Charlotte, 2-1. Eric Hacker pitched a spectacular game: 7 innings, 1 run, 7 strikeouts. His ERA is now down to 3.95. Jose Tabata went 1 for 4 with an RBI. Neil Walker (.250) went 1 for 3 with his 11th long ball of the year. Altoona lost t...
Friday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis beat Charlotte, 10-3. Virgil Vasquez gave up 3 runs (2 earned) in 6 innings pitched, striking out 7. Jose Tabata (.407 in 27 at bats with Indy) went 3 for 6 with his first home run in AAA. Huntington said he has a chance to come up in S...
Thursday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis topped Charlotte, 6-4. Phil Dumatrait gave up 4 runs and walked 3 in 5 innings of work. He needs to get his control back. It would be pretty awesome to see him start for the Pirates again and do well, but he is 28 now and coming off a t...
Wednesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis did not play. Altoona got crushed by Portland, 9-0. Kyle Bloom gave up 4 runs in 3.2 innings. Miles Durham went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, and is now hitting (.317). Jason Delaney went 2 for 4. Lynchburg lost to Kinston, 2-1. Josh Wilson...
Tuesday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis got beat by Durham, 7-6. Daniel McCutchen gave up 3 runs in 6.1 innings pitched. He recorded 7 strikeouts. Neil Walker had a double and 4 RBI’s. Brian Myrow went 2 for 3. Jose Tabata went 1 for 4 with a walk. Altoona crushed Port...
Monday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis beat Durham, 6-2. Eric Hacker continues to pitch well, giving up 2 runs in 6 innings and striking out 7. Brian Bixler (.272) went 2 for 4 with a triple and a home run. Jose Tabata went 2 for 5 with an RBI. Brian Myrow went 2 for 4 with ...
Sunday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis edged out Durham, 5-4. Brad Lincoln pitched only 4 innings and gave up 2 runs. He had let up a lot of hits and had a high pitch count. Jeff Clement, Brian Bixler, and Brian Myrow all launched home runs. Neil Walker went 3 for 4 with 2 d...
Saturday’s Minor League Roundup [Debut's Galore]
Indianapolis got beat by Durham, 2-0. Jose Ascanio dominated in his first start with Indy (coming over in the Grabow trade), but got the loss. He gave up 2 runs in 6.2 innings, only walked 1, and struck out 9. His ERA is not 2.70. I assume when ther...
Friday’s Minor League Roundup
Indianapolis lost to Norfolk, 10-9. Ty Taubenhiem gave up 4 runs (3 earned) in 4 innings pitched. Jeff Clement went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs in his first game with Indianapolis. Bixler went 3 for 4 with a triple. Altoona got beat by Trenton, 5-2. ...
Thursday’s Minor League Roundup
On Thursday, Indianapolis beat Norfolk by a score of 11-3. Daniel McCutchen gave up only 3 hits in 7 innings of scoreless ball. Brian Bixler played in center again, and went 3 for 5 with a triple. Neil Walker went 3 for 5 as well, and hit 2 home run...
