Jose Tabata News

For my Baseball Insider, I spoke with Pirates GM Neal Huntington about two players with New York roots, Lastings Milledge and Jose Tabata .

The secret of Yonder Alonso's success comes from sticking with the basics. Alonso drove in two key runs for Peoria in the Saguaros' 6-3 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions on Thursday afternoon.

The World Series may still be fresh in your mind, but MLB GMs are already focusing on next season.

For Jay Buente, every strikeout in Arizona this fall moves him a little closer to a roster spot in Florida next spring.

Latest sign that things are slowly changing on Federal Street: when the Red Sox traded for Jeremy Hermida yesterday and only gave up two minor league arms, I didn't go apopletic about the Pirates not being involved.

Delwyn Young will return to a bench role with the addition of Akinori Iwamura. Pirates president Frank Coonelly participated in his monthly live online chat with Pirates fans on Wednesday.

Strasburg's last start created some undue panic in a small set of fans in our nation's capitol, but he proved everything was fine on Tuesday by not allowing a hit and lighting up that elusive third digit on the radar gun on multiple occasions.

I love it when someone is willing to stand behind his team. I'll get to exactly what I mean in a minute.

Here is part two in a seven-part series that will take an in-depth look at how each of the Pirates' Minor League affiliates fared during the 2009 season.

Stephen Strasburg did not disappoint in his Arizona Fall League debut Friday night.

22, 2008 file photo, USA starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws against Cuba in their semifinal baseball game at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

BUCCO Fans.com: Andrew McCutchen and Jose Tabata top IL prospects >> Posted By buccofans 23 hours, 11 minutes ago in Sports Baseball America released their top 20 prospects from the 2009 International League.

Stephen Strasburg was as advertised in his highly anticipated Arizona Fall League debut for the Phoenix Desert Dogs.

Here is part one in a seven-part series that will take an in-depth look at how each of the Pirates' Minor League affiliates fared during the 2009 season.

Altoona Curve third baseman Pedro Alvarez was ranked the top prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America.

It was the 14th of August on a pleasant afternoon in Altoona, and Neal Huntington was at an Eat'n Park, picking at lunch while clicking at a laptop to keep up with his Pirates.

Since the last Top 30 Prospects Feature was a fairly popular one, I thought it might be a good idea to make it a regular feature, appearing every couple months.

While their parent club finishes up another lost season, two of the Pirates' top prospects now own gold medals.

Andy LaRoche almost certainly will begin the 2010 season as the Pirates' starting third baseman.

I know what you're going to say: "How can you possibly still believe in this organization?" The signs are everywhere - literally - that the long-suffering Pirates fans have had enough of losing.