Jason Creasy hopes to build on last season’s success
BRADENTON, Fla — Heading into the 2014 season, Jason Creasy wants to pick up right where he left off. After a bit of a bumpy start to his minor league career when his throwing mechanics…
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Barnes hopes to put injuries behind him
BRADENTON, Fla. – After a second year cut short by injury, Barrett Barnes is hoping that his off-season training efforts will pay off at Pirates spring training. The centre-fielder from Sugar Land, Texas was selected…
Aspiring pitcher faces uphill climb to Pirates’ mound
BRADENTON, Fla. — Baseball, some say, is a young man’s sport. St. Petersburg, Fla., native Matt Benedict grew up with the sport, following in the footsteps of his father, who played ball in college. Despite the early introduction, he didn’t become a pro ball player until 22, four years after a lot of others do, he said. Today, the 25-year-old pitcher is working in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league organization, looking to make the big club.
Schwind adjusts to life behind the dish
BRADENTON, Fla. – Jonathan Schwind is proving that he can catch any curveball, even those that are thrown off the field. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Schwind in the 41st round of the 2011 draft as…
Adrian Sampson brings new attitude to 2014 seaon
BRADENTON, Fla. – Adrian Sampson’s 2013 season was something of a trying campaign. The Issaquah, Wash. native had an impressive resume coming into his second professional season. The Pittsburgh Pirates had made him their fifth-round…
Pirates minor leaguer Max Moroff looking for fresh start in 2014
It’s been said that we are our own harshest critics, and Max Moroff embodied that idiom at the Pittsburgh Pirates training camp Wednesday afternoon.
While reflecting on his season last year with the Class-A West Virginia Power, the 21-year-old was candid about his disappointing performance in 2013.
Pirates prospect Kirk Singer excited after switching positions
BRADENTON, Fla. — Switching positions in baseball is never easy, but Kirk Singer is relishing the opportunity. The native of Seal Beach, Calif., who was named after former Los Angeles Dodger Kirk Gibson, made the…
Prospect Emsley-Pai embraces the rise of the Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla.- Kawika Emsley-Pai has been around baseball a while and he knows a good thing when he sees it. The 25-year-old catcher from Seattle, who is entering his fifth minor-league season with his second…
Pirates’ playoff appearance fuels minor leaguers
BRADENTON, Fla. – The success of the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates is energizing the entire organization. Jason Townsend, a 25-year old right-handed relief pitcher, who has spent the last two seasons with the Pirates Double-A affiliate…
Gamache’s long-time hitting coach could be the answer
BRADENTON, Fla. — Heading into this off-season, second baseman Dan Gamache is hoping that his long-time mentor can help be the difference for him this year. Gamache was hitting with a bit of pop in his bat Tuesday afternoon as he took part in Pittsburgh Pirates minor league spring training camp in Brandenton, Fla.