Today’s probables in the Pirates’ system. Hunter Barco gets first AAA start.

Today’s probables in the Pirates system (according to the MiLB app)

Jose Urquidy is now scheduled for AAA. Jeter Martinez has been the Tuesday starter, so imagine he’s going again.

The top performers in the Pirates’ system for today’s games

Today's probables in the Pirates' system:

AAA: Noah Davis
AA: Khristian Curtis
A+: Bryan Mena
A: Levi Sterling

The top performers in the Pirates’ system for today’s games:

Bubba Chandler pitches to first win, Seth Hernandez throws five no-hit innings, Altoona wins Two Pirates minor league pitchers throw five no-hit innings, Altoona win, Pirates wins on strong Bubba Chandler start

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Today’s probable pitchers in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization:

AAA: Wilber Dotel
AA: Dominic Perachi
A+: Carlson Reed
A: Reinold Navarro

Probable pitchers for today’s (4/17) game in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization

AAA: Thomas Harrington

AA: Po-Yu Chen

A+: Connor Oliver

A: Seth Hernandez

"Effort never sleeps": Wyatt Sanford embracing the grind of pro ball Wyatt Sanford discusses routine, offseason work, and adjusting to pro baseball in the Pirates organization.

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Today’s probable pitchers in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for 4/16:

AAA: Antwone Kelly

AA: Peyton Stumbo

A+: Cameron Keshock

A: Zander Mueth

Wyatt Sanford finetuned his set up at the plate this season. He's more 'narrow' now and using a leg 'hang' as opposed to a toe tap. I talked to him about those changes and what he was hoping to accomplish with them over at Bucs on Deck: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/wyatt-sanf...

The probable pitchers in the Pittsburgh Pirates system for today’s (4/14) games

AAA: Noah Davis

AA: Khristian Curtis

A+: Victor Cabreja

A: Jeter Martinez

Jeter Martinez is the only one not on the MiLB app, but he pitched last Tuesday.

Greensboro Takeaways: Pitching standouts, Axiel Plaz hitting, Grasshoppers' success Reflecting on a week in Greensboro

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Organizational probable starters for the Pittsburgh Pirates in today’s (4/11) games, according to the MiLB app

AAA: Thomas Harrington

AA: Po-Yu Chen

A+: Hung-Leng Chang

A: TBD

Live Report: Cameron Keshock strikes out five over five innings, Polanco impresses Another strong pitching performance from the Greensboro starter

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Spring Takeaways: Pirates play two on Sunday! Esmerlyn Valdez impresses, Griffin starts at shortstop Some thoughts from Sunday's split-squad games

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Spring Takeaways: Offense puts up eight, Dotel throws two innings in spring opener Pirates offense gets going in the first game of spring

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Potential first year Stateside prospects to watch in 2026 Who could jump into our top prospect list in their first year Stateside

Who are some of the names to watch in the Pirates' system that should be making the transition to the States? I take a look at a few names, including one that showed similar under-the-hood data to Edward Florentino. Read more here: bucsondeck.substack.com/p/potential-...

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Bucs on Deck 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates Top Prospects Who are the top prospects in the Pirates system heading into the 2026 season?

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Murphy: Pirates' 2026 sleepers not on our prospect list More names to know going into 2026

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Starting up a Fantasy Baseball League over on ESPN. Nothing too fancy. Been running one the last couple of years, mostly with followers and subscribers of the site.

If anyone is interested, let me know, I can set them up with an invite

Video Breakdown: Termarr Johnson takeaways from 2025 Johnson hit lefties better in 2025, and the strike zone awareness was as good as ever

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How the NL Central rotations are shaping up this offseason Who will have the best rotation in the NL Central in 2026?

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Pirates' Duce Gourson Grinds His Way To Double-A Duce Gourson doesn't wow scouts with tools, but he does many things to help his team win, showing the epitome of a grinder mentality.

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Murphy: 26 Things I'm Watching In 2026 What I'm watching in 2026

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Analysis: How trades have impacted the Pirates' pitching depth An in-depth look at the current state of pitching in the Pittsburgh Pirates' organization

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Today is the last day of the 2025 International Signing Period, so I take a look at the Pirates' class and how they did in year one of pro ball. Who stood out? Who were some of the low-bonus players who played well? I break it all down here:

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