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From Out Of Nowhere, Nick Mears Reaches Double-A
Signed as a nondrafted free agent, Mears rocketed to Double-A as a reliever.
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Mason Martin: Pirates 2019 Minor League Player Of The Year
Martin made several changes in 2019 that helped him maximize his power. Still he knows he has work to do.
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Extra Defensive Work Pays Off For Oneil Cruz
The 6-foot-6 shortstop hit his way to Double-A, all while working hard to improve his throwing accuracy.
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Pittsburgh Pirates 2019 Top 30 MLB Prospects Midseason Update
Ranking the Pirates' top 30 MLB prospects midway through 2019, including rising, falling, injured and graduated players.
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Pirates Go Back To The Well To Draft Quinn Priester
The Pirates regularly develop prep righties into high-profile pitching prospects; they think Priester will be no exception.
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Rodolfo Castro Learns To Tame His Aggression
A more disciplined hitting approach had Castro chasing less and barreling more as he repeats low Class A.
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Cody Bolton's New Pitch Pays Off
The sixth-round success story saw encouraging results from adding a pitch to complement his two-seam fastball.
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Kevin Kramer Knows What He Needs To Improve
Kramer took his lumps as a September callup, but that focused him on what he needs to improve at Triple-A this year.
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JT Brubaker Rounds Out His Repertoire
The 25-year-old righthander should factor in Pittsburgh this year after tightening his slider and learning to vary the location and velocity of his fastball.
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Ke’Bryan Hayes' Power Comes Into Focus
A season-ending injury in 2016 set Hayes' offseason training regimen back, but he is now beginning to catch up—and so is his power.
