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Projecting goalie performance
The road to the NHL is an arduous one, and all but the supremely gifted must spend time honing their craft in lower professional leagues. This is particularly true of goaltenders. The developing goal...
Performance Review - Joey Wong
It was just two years ago that Joey Wong's defensive prowess was taking the nation by storm in the College World Series at Omaha. First, it was the highlight-reel double play turn in the opening game ...
News Roundup: Pirates Considering "Going Cheap" in Draft?
-P- From a chat at BP: Joel (Washington, DC): Your very own BP Latin America expert has the Pirates in on Miguel Sano at $4 million+ and therefore possibly going cheap at #4 in the d...
Cubs 6, Pirates 1: Cubs Snap Losing Streak
Not-so-fun fact: the score of today's game (6-1) is the inversion of Ian Snell's record (1-6). Like a lot of starts he's had this year, Snell managed to get through several innings, but he allowed a t...
Pirates 10, Cubs 8: Sanchez Goes 6-for-6, Capps Hurt
Freddy Sanchez went 6-for-6 with a homer and a double in a rollercoaster win against the slumping Cubs on Monday, and Andy LaRoche and Jason Jaramillo both added three hits apiece. Matt Capps left the...
More Photos of the West Virginia Power
Dustin Baldwin, the photographer from the Introducing the West Virginia Power photos from a few weeks back, has been kind enough to share some more pictures with us. That's Chase D'Arnaud hit...
Minor League Ball Previews Pirates' Draft
This is a pretty cool review of Pirates scouting director Greg Smith's history with the Bucs and Tigers. Smith is exceptionally good at picking players that were valued more highly comin...
Pirates Sign Dutch Outfielder
This isn't huge news, but no one has reported it in English. Also, there's a post on Bert Blyleven below, so I guess we get to have a rare Netherlands day. Enjoy it, Dutchophiles! The Pirates have&nb...
Minor League Update: A 2008 Prospects List
Rather than my usual off-day roundup of what's going on in the minors, I want to take a broader look at what's going on in the farm system. I'm taking another look at a top prospects list I made ...
Link Roundup: Tanner Scheppers Returns
-P- It's already been mentioned in one FanPost here, but I'll add a link: Tanner Scheppers, the injured Fresno State pitcher who the Bucs drafted in the second round last year but didn't sign, is appa...
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