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Stolmy Pimentel Enjoying Great Success with Altoona

Right hander Stolmy Pimentel is tearing up the Eastern League and gaining attention based on his hot start. Pimentel showed that he is human in his last start when he allowed two earned runs over six…Read More

Andy Oliver’s Hot Start Masking Control Issues

There was a time when left hander Andy Oliver was considered by some the top pitching prospect in the Detroit Tigers organization. It was less than two years later, however, that he had fallen out of the…Read More

Kyle Waldrop Impresses in First Career Triple-A Start

It seems almost impossible, but Indianapolis Indians’ right hander Kyle Waldrop made his first career start at the Triple-A level on Wednesday night after appearing in 140 games as a reliever at…Read More

April 9th Honor Roll: Andrew Chafin and Andrew Lambo

Tony Cingrani and Zachary Johnson did their best to break up the party but Tuesday’s hitter and pitcher of the day honors wound up going to a pair of Andrews. Pitcher of the Day: ARZ – Andrew…Read More

2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #1-10

The Top 10. It’s arrived. After a week’s worth of prospect rankings, statistics, and bold(ish) predictions we’ve reached the end (or beginning) of our top prospect rankings for the 2013 season. This…Read More

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2013 Seedlings to Stars Top Prospects: #21-30

Over the course of the past week we’ve incrementally been unveiling our 2013 Top Prospect rankings,…Read More

Sox & Pirates Complete Hanrahan Deal

Rumblings first leaked late last week that the Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates were deep into discussions…Read More

Boras Claims Appel Never Would Have Signed in Pittsburgh

Scott Boras has seen great success to date in maximizing his clients’ value. That track record is an…Read More

Pirates Acquire Andy Oliver

Perpetually on the lookout for cost-controllable pitching options, the Pittsburgh Pirates added some…Read More

Mariners Turn Down Pirates Request for Walker

Trying to maximize a potential return for some of their sought after trade chips, the Pittsburgh Pirates…Read More

Pirates Add Starting Depth in Stewart, Mazzaro

Somewhat lost in the shuffle of some bigger moves that took place this week (including the team’s surprising…Read More

The Haunting Memories of Gerrit Cole

Before Nick Franklin and Joey Terdoslavich launched homeruns off the top pick in the 2011 amateur draft,…Read More

Reviewing Our 2012 Top-100: #1-10 (Trout-Rendon)

Today we’re back with a look at the final group of ten from Nathaniel’s 2012 S2S Top-100 list. If…Read More

Reviewing Our 2012 Top-100: #11-20 (Erlin to Hutchison)

Today we’re back with a look at the next group of ten from Nathaniel’s 2012 S2S Top-100 list. If…Read More

Reviewing Our 2012 Top-100: #71-80 (Ozuna to Hendriks)

Today we’re back with a look at the next group of ten from Nathaniel’s 2012 S2S Top-100 list. If…Read More

2012 Fish Watch: Pittsburgh Pirates Final Update

The first thing you need to know about The Fish Watch is that it’s not a list of sleepers. It is instead…Read More

2012 Arizona Fall League Delegates: Pittsburgh Pirates

Seedlings to Stars is going to give you a look at the prospects your favorite team is sending to the…Read More

Wyatt Mathisen, Tyler Glasnow Lead GCL Pirates to Championship

The GCL Pirates beat the GCL Pirates 5-2 on Wednesday to beat the GCL Red Sox two games to none as they…Read More

Standout Sprouts: August 25th, 2012 – David Rollins and Dallas McPherson

With a few not-so-minor adjustments, what was once old becomes new again. I’ve been listing some…Read More

Prospect Pulse: August 21st, 2012 – Erik Castro and Rick VandenHurk

The Prospect Pulse is a recap of some of the top performances in the minors from the previous day. Prospects…Read More