Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington met with reporters prior to Sunday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals and as always discussed a variety of topics. The question on everyone's mind was an update on Nick Kingham's elbow injury. Outside of the identity of the injury's location and that he was placed on the disabled list, not much was known. “As we know over the years we’re going to wait until we get the second opinion to talk about what might be going on," Huntington ... Read More
Kingham suffers elbow injury during start
Indianapolis Indians pitcher Nick Kingham left Wednesday's game in the sixth inning with elbow pain. Kingham was making a start against the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Kingham came into the season ranked as the sixth best prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates minor league system by Baseball America. “Kingham was removed from his start today due to discomfort in his right elbow,” the Indianapolis Indians said in a statement released to media. “He is ... Read More
Neal Huntington talks Kang, minor leagues
Pittsburgh Pirates Neal Huntington met with assembled media members prior to Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers and discussed a variety of topics.There has been media speculation that the Pirates may send Jung-ho Kang to Triple-A Indianapolis. Huntington however had one question for the media. Why?"We have a ton of respect for what he did in Korea and what our scouts saw and for what we’ve seen so far," Huntington said. "Ten plate appearances into the season after 30-some plate ... Read More
Pirates feeling the effect from Jameson Taillon injury
There has been a lot of fanfare surrounding the long awaited debut for Pittsburgh Pirates prized prospect Gregory Polanco and it has been well-deserved as not only is Polanco finally in Pittsburgh, he looks like a guy that is going to be manning right field in PNC Park for a long time to come. But he wasn't supposed to come alone. All of the excitement in spring training surrounded not only the future arrival Polanco, but that of Jameson Taillon as well. Given the state of the Pirates ... Read More
Jameson Taillon to have Tommy John Surgery
Jameson Taillon has been diagnosed with an injury to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. After seeking a second opinion that confirmed the original diagnosis and not receiving relief from his symptoms despite a period of rest, the decision was made to seek additional opinions. Based on multiple medical opinions and recommendations, Jameson has elected to have Tommy John surgery which will be performed Dr. David Altchek. Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington spoke with the ... Read More
Jameson Taillon Shut Down With Elbow Tightness
Multiple sources are reporting Pirates top pitcher prospect, Jameson Taillon will be shut down for a few weeks with elbow discomfort. Jameson Taillon out with what he calls “a little bit of elbow discomfort”. Could miss the first month of the season - http://t.co/mlQNqvENeO— Tim Williams (@timwilliamsP2) March 23, 2014 Neal Huntington told reporters that there is no ligament damage and the pitcher will get a second opinion later this week. #Pirates GM Neal Huntington says no ... Read More
Jameson Taillon: On the Verge of the Bigs
Jameson Taillon has been sent down to minor league camp by the Pirates, but this doesn't mean it will be the last time you see him this year. As with Gerrit Cole last year, the Pirates gave Taillon a second small helping of big league spring training to get used to the staff, players and the feel for the major league game before going back to minor league camp to get prepared for the start of the AAA season. It was a different feel for him this time around as he was able to focus on his game ... 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 reflect back to their time at WBC
Once every four years, respective sports hold a competition to find out who the best of the best is throughout the world. The first one that comes to mind, of course, would be the Summer and Winter Olympics respectively. To a lesser degree - depending on who you speak to - is the World Cup which pits the best of the best that soccer has to offer against each other over a month long tournament. While baseball is America's oldest game, it's also the newest to the four-year annual ... Read More
Taillon, Sands among first cuts for Pirates
With opening day just a few weeks away, it's time for the Pirates roster to start taking shape. This morning, the Pirates made their first cuts of spring training. The most notable cuts were their No. 2 prospect Jameson Taillon and one of the players in the Joel Hanrahan deal, Jerry Sands. Taillon arrived back in Bradenton yesterday after pitching for Team Canada in the WBC. Taillon was assigned to minor league camp. Along with Taillon, Matt Hague, Darren Ford, Anderson Hernandez and Erik ... Read More