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Bucs' prospect rankings get midseason shakeup

@AlexJStumpf
August 12, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- July is the busiest month of the baseball schedule. Whether it’s the All-Star Game or the Draft or the Trade Deadline, there is always something going on. For the Pirates, it was an important month for their prospect pool. Not only did they take a couple big swings

Here are Saturday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@WeintraubCole and @allisonmast13
August 10, 2025

It’s the dog days of summer, so that means the hunt for the Minor League version of Best in Show is more competitive than ever. Saturday featured award-worthy performances both at the plate and on the mound, including mutlihit games by Walker Jenkins and Carter Jensen. Switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje made

This Bucs' Draft pick's baseball dreams began with Ducks

@AlexJStumpf
August 9, 2025

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Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
August 8, 2025

Youth was served on a busy Thursday night around the Minors. Teenage sensations and Top 100 prospects Konnor Griffin (Pirates) and Jesús Made (Brewers) left the yard while Nelson Rada (Angels) joined the likes of Ronald Acuña Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jackson Holliday as 19-year-olds who have gone deep

Pirates prospect highlights

August 7, 2025

6-foot-7 prospect drills 119.8 mph (!!), 450-foot walk-off homer

@brendan_samson
August 2, 2025

A 6-foot-7 player in the Pirates' organization posting eye-popping exit velocities? That sounds pretty familiar. Meet Tony Blanco Jr., the Pirates’ No. 25 prospect, who has been displaying shades of Oneil Cruz as of late with his laser home runs.

A look at the top new prospects in Pirates' farm system

@AlexJStumpf
August 1, 2025

In the days leading to Thursday’s Trade Deadline, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington spoke about an urgency to position the team to compete in 2026 while also acknowledging that they cannot back away from risks. Reading between the lines, that came off as a desire for Major League-ready prospects, but

Pirates acquire LHP Sisk among prospects in Falter, Rogers trades

@AlexJStumpf
July 31, 2025

The Pirates’ busy Trade Deadline went all the way to the wire, trading Bailey Falter to the Royals, as well as dealing recently acquired left-hander Taylor Rogers to the Cubs. In exchange, the Pirates received prospects. From Kansas City, the return is left-hander Evan Sisk and first baseman Callan Moss.

Bucs trade Hayes to Reds for SS prospect, LHP Rogers

@AlexJStumpf
July 30, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates’ first big move this Trade Deadline brought an end to the tenure of one of their longest rostered players and one-time owner of the largest contract in franchise history, as they sent Ke'Bryan Hayes to the Reds on Wednesday. Coming to Pittsburgh are lefty reliever

Pirates land prospect Jeter Martinez from Mariners for Ferguson 

@AlexJStumpf
July 30, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pirates continue to be active as Thursday’s Trade Deadline nears, as they sent lefty reliever Caleb Ferguson to the Mariners on Wednesday for Minor League right-hander Jeter Martinez. Ferguson signed a one-year deal with the Pirates this past winter and added some stability to the Pirates’

Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors

@MavalloneMiLB
July 25, 2025

Sitting atop the Top 100 Prospect rankings for the first time didn't faze Konnor Griffin, who continued to tear through opposing pitching. Perhaps the only hitter doing more damage is Spencer Jones, who left the yard three times as part of an ongoing power surge that has the slugger a

Meet 19-year-old Konnor Griffin -- MLB's new No. 1 prospect after an unprecedented rise

July 24, 2025

With Roman Anthony officially graduating from prospect status on Thursday with his 46th day of active big league service time (one more than the maximum for future rookie eligibility), there's a new No. 1 atop MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin ascends to the top spot

No. 6 pick Hernandez signs for HS pitcher record, then meets Skenes

@AlexJStumpf
July 22, 2025

PITTSBURGH -- Seth Hernandez got to watch Paul Skenes pitch Monday from the seats at PNC Park. Before Tuesday's 8-5 win over the Tigers, Hernandez got to chat with the Pirates’ ace on the field, with the 2025 first-round pick decked out in the custom white No. 25 jersey with

No. 19 prospect Alfonzo bringing power jolt into Pirates' system

@AlexJStumpf
July 18, 2025

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Omar Alfonzo can’t exactly remember who showed him the data last year, but the results were eye-opening.

These teams scored the best '25 Draft hauls

July 16, 2025

The Orioles have had some wildly successful Drafts. Their best ever came in 1978, when they snagged Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. in the second round and 134-game winner Mike Boddicker in the sixth in 1978. Other standout efforts include Baltimore grabbing Don Baylor and Bobby Grich with their

Here are Pirates' Draft picks from Day 2

@AlexJStumpf
July 14, 2025

When you factor in new information, new tools, metrics, scouting reports and managing the available bonus pool, the MLB Draft can be “a little more art than science sometimes,” as Pirates director of amateur scouting Justin Horowitz put it. The goal is to leave with the best talent pool possible,

With 4 Day 1 picks, Bucs stay focused on best players available

@AlexJStumpf
July 14, 2025

Going into the Draft, there was plenty of buzz about how this was a deep class for collegiate pitchers. There’s also a clear and present need for offense if the Pirates want to become competitive in the near future. With that in mind, naturally, Pittsburgh ended up taking two high

No. 6 pick Hernandez hopes to become next stud in Bucs' rotation

@AlexJStumpf
July 13, 2025

The question wasn’t if Seth Hernandez was going to be drafted, but when and where the right-hander would land. Billed as one of the best high school pitching prospects in the MLB Draft’s history, that 39-minute wait from the start of the Draft until it was announced that the Pirates