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
Glasnow, Bell named Pirates minor league Pitcher/Player-of-the-year
The Pittsburgh Pirates today named outfielder Josh Bell their Minor League Player-of-the-Year and Tyler Glasnow the Minor League Pitcher-of-the-Year. The announcement was made by Larry Broadway, Pirates’ Director of Minor League Operations. Bell hit a combined .325 (138-for-425) with 22 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, 60 RBI and a .459 slugging percentage between Single-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona this season. He was named to both the Florida State League’s mid- and post-season ... 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
Tyler Glasnow: Pirates Minor League Player-of-the-Year
Tyler Glasnow, this years Pirates minor league pitcher of-the-year, held up to his preseason #9 ranking on the Pirates Prospects list as he recorded a 9 - 3 record for Class-A West Virginia while recording a 2.18 era in 24 starts while striking out 164 batters and walking 61. The great numbers weren't part of Glasnow's plan at the start of the season. It was strictly work to get better. "My focus at the beginning of the year was to not really think of results, not really think of stats," said ... Read More
Lambo, Glasnow Named Pirates’ MiLB Player / Pitcher-of-the-Year
The Pittsburgh Pirates today named outfielder Andrew Lambo their minor league Player-of-the-Year and Tyler Glasnow their minor league Pitcher-of-the-Year for the 2013 season. The announcement was made by Larry Broadway, Pirates’ Director of Minor League Operations. Lambo hit a combined .282 (125-for-444) with 24 doubles, five triples, 32 home runs, 99 RBI, and a .574 slugging percent- age in 120 games between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis. He led all Pirates minor leaguers with ... Read More