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3 lesser-known Pittsburgh Pirates prospects off to hot starts in 2025

1 day ago | rumbunter.com | Michael Seitz

While few players on Pittsburgh’s MLB roster can boast hot starts to the 2025 season, the club’s prospects have begun the year hot. The players at the top of the team’s farm system - Bubba Chandler, Konnor Griffin and Termarr Johnson - have their every move tracked closely by Pirate fans. What about the lower half of MLB.com’s Pirates Top 30? Three players in the bottom half of the organization’s prospect rankings have opened 2025 blazing hot.
Beloved Pirates manager Clint Hurdle punished with promotion into new role

6 days ago | rumbunter.com | Emma Lingan

After a brief hiatus from coaching, a beloved former Pittsburgh Pirates manager is headed back to the dugout. Clint Hurdle, who managed the Pirates from 2011-2019 and led them to the only three postseason appearances they've made this millennium, has been named the hitting coach of the Colorado Rockies for the remainder of the 2025 season.
Pirates release response to infuriating 'Bucco Brick' controversy, promise to help

1 week ago | rumbunter.com | Emma Lingan

The Pittsburgh Pirates have already managed to do the impossible this season, becoming an even bigger disaster off of the field than they are on it. In the latest in a series of PR disasters during the first two weeks of the season, the Pirates removed the 10,000 "Bucco Bricks" that paved the way to the various entrances at PNC Park without prior warning to the fans who purchased them in honor of their loved ones.
The Pirates must pull the plug on the Carmen Mlodzinski experiment

1 week ago | rumbunter.com | Michael Seitz

The Pittsburgh Pirates organization decided to turn Carmen Mlodzinski back into a starting pitcher this spring. The move became apparent in spring training when prospects Bubba Chander, Thomas Harrington and others were all optioned to the minor leagues while Johan Oviedo started 2025 on the injured list. However, converting the third-year big leaguer back to a starting pitcher was a mistake. And there's still time to save things from spiraling.
Endy Rodriguez injury has rumors swirling about Pirates' potential replacement

1 week ago | rumbunter.com | Emma Lingan

The hits just keep on coming for the 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates – and not the good kind. Pittsburgh has lost yet another player to an injury in this still very young season, with catcher and first baseman Endy Rodriguez likely headed to the 10-day injured list after sustaining a laceration on his right index finger that required multiple stitches during Monday's win over the Washington Nationals.
3 underrated players Pirates are deeply missing (who will return this season)

1 week ago | rumbunter.com | Noah Wright

The Pirates have a handful of notable players on the injured list. But these three underrated players are being sorely missed right about now. The Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t off to a good start to their 2025 season, and that’s putting it nicely. But they’ve had their fair share of injuries to open the season. Injuries in spring training, players still recovering from surgeries, and other setbacks have put a sizable dent in the Pirates’ roster.
Pirates Injury Update: Spencer Horwitz, Bryan Reynolds, Jared Jones

1 week ago | rumbunter.com | Emma Lingan

Pittsburgh Pirates fans have yet to see Spencer Horwitz in action this season, as the first baseman was sidelined during spring training while recovering from offseason wrist surgery. However, a recent update from Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk indicated that Horwitz is trending in a positive direction in his recovery.
3 Pirates players who've already proven they don't belong on roster after May 1

1 week ago | rumbunter.com | Emma Lingan

With several key starters already going down with injuries during a tepid 5-8 start to the season. the Pittsburgh Pirates' depth is getting tested early – and it's not going well. Sure, it's early, and none of the aforementioned injuries are season-ending (not yet, anyway), but they have exposed some vulnerable spots on the Pirates' roster that need to be addressed.
Pirates just blew a crucial opportunity with surprise Thomas Harrington demotion

1 week ago | rumbunter.com | Michael Seitz

The Pirates optioned Thomas Harrington back to Triple-A Indianapolis before Friday’s game. The rookie made just two appearances with the team following his April 1 call up. In his nine-day big-league stint, Harrington tossed a total four eight innings where he allowed nine runs and collected a 12-out save. When the Pirates chose to make this move, they lost more than just a Top 100 prospect pitcher.
Predicting who will be closing games for the Pirates by the end of the season

2 weeks ago | rumbunter.com | Noah Wright

The Pirates' closer role is up for grabs. So who will be their go-to 9th inning arm by the end of the season? The back end of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen has already struggled significantly to start the year. David Bednar did so poorly that he was optioned in the first week of the season. Colin Holderman is now on the IL and was performing poorly out of the gates. But plenty of season remains, and the man occupying the closer role could look a lot different at the end of the season.