Pirates’ Lonnie White Jr. Could Be Ready To Break Out After Late Surge
It took time for Lonnie White Jr.’s body to adapt to playing baseball full time after ditching football, but the Pirates expect him to be a key prospect at the lower levels.
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Paul Skenes Wows With His Stuff, Maturity Ahead Of 2024 Season
The Pirates sent Skenes to Triple-A to start the year. Here’s what he plans to work on.
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Pirates’ Bubba Chandler Hits Reset And Redeems Season With Breakout
Developing his secondary stuff paid huge dividends for Bubba Chandler in his third pro season, but his first working exclusively as a pitcher.
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Pirates’ Thomas Harrington Adapts To New Pitch, Pro Routine
Thomas Harrington made a seamless transition to pro ball while adding a new pitch type and adapting to a pro rotation schedule.
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Pirates Help Make Anthony Solometo More Efficient
The Pirates helped Anthony Solometo get more directional to the plate and learn a new breaking pitch.
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Termarr Johnson: Pirates 2023 Minor League Player Of The Year
Termarr Johnson proved adept at hunting his pitch and getting a good swing on it in his first full season.
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High Contact Rate Makes Mitch Jebb A Hit With Pirates
The Michigan State product was one of the few position players Pittsburgh drafted in 2023.
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Slight Tweak Helps Pirates’ Jared Jones Throw More Strikes
Righthander Jared Jones takes a small step across his body on the mound and pauses. His left foot rests one step ahead of his right…
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Pirates’ Termarr Johnson Gets A Handle On Different Pitch Types
After missing most of April with an injury, Termarr Johnson was gaining exposure to different pitching styles in pro ball.
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Pirates’ Bubba Chandler Embraces New Singular Focus
The former two-way player will work exclusively as a pitcher this season in an effort to refine his stuff and precision.
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Pirates’ Henry Davis Learns How Pitchers Think
An important part of Davis’ development behind the plate in 2022 was learning how to quickly get on the same page as his pitchers, including in a second language.
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Luis Ortiz’s Giant Strides Could Lead To Pirates’ Rotation
The 24-year-old power pitcher made tremendous strides optimizing his fastball and getting results in 2022. Now Ortiz eyes a rotation spot in Pittsburgh.
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Malcom Nuñez Enters The Pirates’ First Base Picture
The Pirates imported a host of first base options this winter, but Triple-A slugger Malcom Nuñez will have a chance to enter the mix later this season after a breakout 2022 in the Cardinals’ system.
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Timing Is Everything For The Pirates’ Jared Triolo
Jared Triolo made key developments offensively and defensively in 2022 that enhance his future MLB outlook.
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Pirates Help Nick Gonzales Get His Swing On Track
Nick Gonzales has quick hands and hand-eye coordination to become an elite hitter. The Pirates helped him get the most out of his swing late in his Double-A season.
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Blake Sabol Hits His Way Into Pirates’ Plans
Brian Sabol worked hard to improve his defensive work at catcher and also his selective aggression at the plate. It paid off with a big season.
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Endy Rodriguez: Pirates 2022 Minor League Player Of The Year
With an outstanding season on both sides of the ball, Endy Rodriguez has placed himself among the game’s elite prospects and in the Pirates’ plans at catcher.
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Pirates’ Maikol Escotto Flashes Promise
The 19-year-old shortstop has made significant strides in spring training.
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Pirates’ Kyle Nicolas Stands Out At Minor League Camp
The 23-year-old received some praise from one of the organization’s top prospects.
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Pirates’ Nick Gonzales Cleans Up His Swing
Nick Gonzales has hitting pedigree few can match, but facing better pitchers in pro ball has naturally created swing tweaks to help him keep producing.
