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Pirate Trade Value Rankings #20 to #16
Cervelli might not be Russell Martin but he has some great value. Photo Credit — Associated Press Continuing with our trade value rankings of the Pirates organization. You can read the primer and...
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TPOP’s Top 40 Pirates Prospects #10-1
When will Taillon debut in Pittsburgh in 2015?Photo via Inside Pitch Follow The Point of Pittsburgh on Twitter @thepointofpgh or like us on Facebook. It’s prospect season! That’s the time of year...
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The Pirates Rotations, Present and Future
Tyler Glasnow’s development could eliminate a huge question mark in the rotation in the upcoming yearsImage from milb.com With the dust completely settled on the big name players in the 2014-15 free...
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Three Up, Three Down — Reviewing the Pirates’ Farm, April 2015
Max Moroff has got off to a strong start in AA so far this yearPhoto via MiLB (Mark Olsen) The minor league season hasn’t even been one month, but as the calendar flips to May, a natural tendency is to...
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Why the Pirates Should Rush Jameson Taillon
Taillon in extended spring training via @BiertempfelTrib If the part of the internet dedicated to super nerdy, data driven baseball articles were a tangible place and you were to throw a rock in it,...
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Pirates’ Down Year On The Farm May Affect Them In Trades
The loss of Taillon in 2015 affected the Major team in terms of depth and trading power.Photo by Bill Gentry/MiLB.com If you currently spend $2.99 a month to hear about how great a 21st round pick can...
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Pirates Prospects by Position – Pitching
Stephen Tarpley was one of two pitchers obtained for Travis Snider last offseason. He’s now the top LH pitcher in the system.Photo by Tom Hindman/Daily Mail In case you haven’t noticed so far in this...
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2016 Pirates’ Trade Value Rankings — #13 to #8
Continuing with our trade value rankings of the Pirates organization, today we’ll look at #13 to #8. You can read the primer and #25-21 and numbers #20-14 to catch up. In today’s rankings you’ll...
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TPOP’s 2016 Top 40 Pirates Prospects Ranking – #’s 1-10
You pretty much have to look for Taillon’s face on the side of a milk carton these past two years. Today we round out TPOP’s top 40 rankings. Special thanks once again to all of our participants. I...
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What the Pirates Roster Could Look Like by Friday
Elias Diaz should return to the Pirates in September.Photo via Baseball America/Mike Janes Roster expansion in Major League Baseball is right around the corner on September 1st. It’s the time of year...
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Pirates’ Trade Target – Clay Buchholz
Clay Buchholz has had ups and downs in career, but he could help Pirates in 2017Photo -Ron Schwane/AP As we continue to forecast what the 2017 Pirates may look like, here at TPOP we’ll occasionally...
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An Alternative View, In That The Pirates Should Go With Young Pitching
As we enter another week on Quintana Watch at TPOP, Mike presents an alternative viewpoint that not only is Quintana not necessary, but that fans should trust what’s in the system already — KC....
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How Will The Back End Of The Pirates Rotation Shape Up?
There are many candidates for the 5th spot in the rotation, but it’s probably going to be either Glasnow (L) or Hutchison (R) In 2016, the Pirates pitching staff was in flux for much of the season. A...
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2017 Pirates Minors Breakdown – The Cream
If Bell’s bat outweighs his defense, the heart of the batting order will be better for it.Photo by Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports With the “real” spring training games starting, the offseason...
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Tracking Pirates’ Top 100 Prospects Under Neal Huntington
Prospecting is a mixed bag of success. McCutchen has been well worth it, but jury still out on Glasnow (bottom left) and Bell (bottom right). The verdict is rendered on Alvarez (bottom center). The...
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The Pirates Have A Pitching Logjam
Trevor Williams has gone from a fringe major leaguer to a reliable starter in 2017. But is there room for him in 2018? Photo by AP. For a team with an alleged pitching problem, the Pirates sure do have...
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Pirates’ September Guide: Who Should Come Up?
Gift Ngoepe is a sure bet to return to the majors. How much should he play?Photo via AP Isn’t it a little surprising that people are now just admitting that the season is over? I mean, it is over, but...
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Depth Muddying The Final Pitching Spots For Pirates
Joe Musgrove may be better suited in the bullpen, but appears to be starter at present. Since the Pirates started playing Grapefruit League games, I’ve tried to make some sense of their pitching...
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Is Chad Kuhl Becoming the Next Jeff Locke?
Jeff Locke wasn’t spectacular as a Pirate, but he was solid. Photo by the AP Call me crazy, but I think Jeff Locke was underappreciated. Sure, he was wildly inconsistent, showing runs of solid...
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Pirates Invest More High Picks In High Schoolers
Hopefully, the draft of Gunnar Hoglund will buck the trend for the Pirates. Oakland Athletics’ vice president Billy Beane only wants to draft college players. He was once that high school kid who...
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