Pirates select OF Austin Meadows with 9th overall selection in MLB draft
PIRATES SELECT AUSTIN MEADOWS The Pittsburgh Pirates have selected Outfielder Austin Meadows (6-3, 200) of Grayson High School with the 9th overall selection in the MLB draft. Meadows hit .535 with 4 home runs, 28 RBIs, 14 doubles and 1 triple this year. Meadows is one of the best high school bats in the draft and a great value for the Pirates at No. 9. Keith Law had Meadows rated as the No.4 prospect on his draft board and Baseball America ranked Meadows No. 5.
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Pirates send down Wilson, McPherson as Chad Qualls finds his way back on 25-man roster
A growing sentiment among the fan base and even some baseball pundits is picking up in that the Pirates continue to play without there best 25 players and those frustrations are likely to continue as the Pirates have designated Justin Wilson and Kyle McPherson for assignment, while activating struggling reliever Chad Qualls and Daniel McCutchen. Qualls shouldn’t be on the 25-man roster and has reached the point in his career where he’s no longer a viable MLB reliever. While McPherson was impressive last night, he deserves to be in the minors due to his lack of experience at Triple-A but Justin Wilson is one of the Pirates best 25 players and should be on the MLB roster, as he has the
Morning Pirates Buzz: Bedard, McCutchen, Walker & Upton
MORNING PIRATES BUZZ — Erik Bedard (5-10, 4.55 ERA) making his first start in 11 days, had a rebound start last night, pitching into the seventh inning, and Andrew McCutchen homered for the fifth time in six games and the Pirates (50-40) beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Tuesday night to become the fifth team with at least 50 wins. As the Pirates look to add another starter via trade, Bedard has earned himself at least one more start as he went 6 2/3 innings, allowing 5 hits and 1 earned run, earning his first win since June 8th. Bedard had much better command of his fastball, which has been an issue for him of late. — Andrew McCutchen (.374
Pirates fail to sign first rounder Mark Appel
The Pittsburgh Pirates failed to sign first round pick Mark Appel, the No. 8 overall pick, before today’s 5:00 p.m. deadline. The Pirates will be guaranteed the No. 9 pick in next years draft as compensation for not signing Appel. As a junior this year at Stanford University, Appel went 10-1 with a 2.27 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 15 starts, including five complete games. Appelâs 127 strikeouts ranked first among all Pac-12 pitchers, while he also struck out at least 10 batters in eight of his 10 starts. He also became the first Stanford 10-game winner since Jeff Gilmore in 2005. The right hander from Stanford is making a calculated risk but draft insiders Keith Law of ESPN and
Pirates option Hague, Slaten; callup Drew Sutton
The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned first baseman Matt Hague and reliever Doug Slaten to Triple-A Indianapolis and have called up catcher Eric Fryer and infielder Drew Sutton. Sutton began the season with Gwinnett (Bravesâ AAA), where he hit .270 (37-for-137) with 10 doubles, two triples, 15 RBI and 19 runs scored in 38 games before being acquired by the Pirates organization on May 20. He was then traded to Tampa Bay the next day, where he hit .271 (13- for-48) with four doubles, six RBI and two runs scored in 18 games before being designated for assignment on Friday. The Pirates claimed him off waivers on Sunday. Since breaking into the big leagues in 2009, the switch-hitting infielder has hit
Pirates, draft pick Barrett Barnes agree to terms
BREAKING DOWN PIRATES 10 SIGNEDÂ DRAFT PICKS The Pittsburgh Pirates have locked up their second highest draft pick of their 2012 draft class.
Pre-Game Buzz: Pirates vs Orioles Lineup News & Notes
Pittsburgh Pirates (32-27) @ Baltimore Orioles (34-26) PIT Brad Lincoln (3-1, 2.40 ERA) vs BAL Wei-Yin Chen (5-2, 3.49 ERA) Time: 7:05 p.m. | Where: Camden Yards Pre-Game Buzz The Pittsburgh Pirates have won five straight series for the first time since 1992 and look to extend their winning streak to five games tonight in Baltimore as the team begins a six game road trip that ends this weekend in Cleveland. The Pirates who are a Major League best 12-3 in their last 15 games, have been up and down on the road this season, posting a 13-16 record but the team is 4-2 in their last 6 road games. Brad Lincoln (3-1, 2.40 ERA) takes the mound tonight vs
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Morning Pirates Buzz: Allie moving from pitcher to third base not a surprise to scouts & some draft day buzz
MORNING PIRATES BUZZ Two years since being drafted in the 2010 amateur draft, Stetson’s Allie’s tenure as a power pitcher in the Pirates organization is over. The Pirates internally decided over two weeks ago to ditch the plan to develop Allie as a pitcher and have decided to move him to third base. Allie was the Pirates 2nd round pick in 2010 and signed for $2.25 million. Just last year he was regarded as one of the “Big Four” pitching prospects but it became evident very soon that despite having the best power arm of any pitcher in the organization and topping 100 mph at times, Allie just didn’t have it. He has struggled to make it out of extended