After months of speculation, the Pittsburgh Pirates have called up Gregory Polanco, the organizations No. 1 prospect. Polanco has arguably more hype surrounding him than any other prospect in the past decade-plus. Polanco was ranked as the No. 3 prospect in baseball, according to ESPN's Keith Law. The move was made after the team announced Neil Walker underwent an appendectomy this evening. The wait is over.... My dream has officially come true ⚾️ Pittsburgh, see you mañana!! — Gregory ... Read More
Gregory Polanco reportedly could be called up next week
Pittsburgh Pirates fans may get their wish soon in terms of seeing prized prospect Gregory Polanco in a Pirates uniform. According to a report from SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo, according to sources, Polanco could the call sometime during the Pirates next home stand, which begin June 6 with a three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers. Source close to situation says to expect Polanco callup during Pirates homestand 6/6-6/12. "I dont see them promoting him while on the road" — Chris Cotillo ... Read More
Gregory Polanco Nearing Call-Up Date
We are less than a month away from the date that will avoid super two status for Gregory Polanco allowing him to be called up by the Pirates. Polanco has continued to dominate AAA as he leads many batting categories in the International League and is posting a .370/.436/.604 average through 36 games with 11 doubles, five triples, five home runs, 35 RBI, nine stolen bases, 17 walks, and 30 strikeouts. Polanco leads the league in average (.370), on-base percentage (.436), slugging percentage ... Read More
Reports: Gregory Polanco Turns Down Long-Term Deal With Pirates
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports is reporting that Pirates top prospect Gregory Polanco turned down a seven-year, $25 million dollar offer with three club options from the Pirates earlier this season. Source: Pirates offered prospect Gregory Polanco a contract for up to 10 years. He rejected and remains at AAA. News: http://t.co/OvjBQxicdw — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) May 6, 2014 The deal would have bought out Polanco's arbitration years and allowed the Pirates to call him up much ... Read More
Gregory Polanco Continues to lead in AAA
Gregory Polanco continues to make a case for an early call up from the Pirates as he continues to dominate the International League. The right fielder is batting (38-95) .400/.632/1.089 with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs and 25 RBI in 24 games for the Indians while walking 9 times and striking out 16 times. He is 4-for-8 in the stolen base department. Polanco leads AAA in average, on-base percentage, RBI and hits while ranking fourth in slugging and on-base + slugging. He has also recorded ... Read More
Polanco Leads Strong Core of Minor Leaguers
Indianapolis (12-5) - Gregory Polanco enters today first in the International League in batting average (.406)...Polanco also leads the International League in hits (28) and is tied for fourth in total bases (42)...Polanco has hit safely in 14 of his first 17 games of the season...Brandon Cumpton enters today sixth in the International League in ERA (1.42)...Casey Sadler if fifth among International League starters in baserunners per 9.0 innings pitched (8.55). Altoona (6-9) - Elias Diaz has ... Read More
Pirates Position Preview: Right Field
We continue our preview of the 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates with a look at right field, a position that had some question marks going into spring training. Gregory Polanco will be the Pirates right fielder once he gets the call up from AAA -- Most likely mid-to-end of June -- but before he gets his shot, it will be the tandem of Travis Snider and Jose Tabata to hold down the spot. Jose Tabata: Tabata experienced an up-and-down season in 2013 which included a stint on the DL that made him miss ... Read More
Pirates Land 6 Players in MLB.com Top 100 Prospects
The MLB named it's Top 100 prospects for the 2014 season and the Pittsburgh Pirates are well represented. Six players in the Bucco pipeline were named to the list which ranks second in the NL Central behind the Chicago Cubs seven players. Here are the Pirates representatives and their ranking. #74 Joshua Bell - Bell played 119 games for Class-A West Virginia last season bating .279/.453/.806 with 37 doubles, 13 home runs and 76 RBI. #67 Alen Hanson - Hanson played a combined 127 games ... Read More
Pirates have four prospects in Top 100
MLB.com put out their list of Top 100 Prospects tonight. The Pittsburgh Pirates have four prospects that made the list. Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon were the most notable. Cole, the right-handed prospect, is one of the top prospects that is league-ready for the Pirates. Last season he went 5-1 with a 2.55 ERA in Class A, 3-6 with a 2.90 ERA in Double-A, and 1-0 in six scoreless innings in his only start in Triple-A. The Pirates haven't said that they'll be bringing him up to Pittsburgh ... Read More