Pirates agree to terms with 24th round selection Justin Howard

Name – Round – Position – Height – Weight – School Justin Howard – 24 – 1B – 6-0 – 205 – University of New Mexico via Pirates agree to terms with 24th round selection Justin Howard | pirates.com:...

Bucs’ Huntington likes signing draft picks early | Penn State News | Sports – Centre Daily Times

Guy Cipriano – gciprian@centredaily.com UNIVERSITY PARK — Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Neal Huntington doesn’t relish deadlines despite what last August added to his farm system. During his swing through State College, Huntington...

USA Today: Pirates agree to terms with RHP Victor Black

Pirates agree to terms with RHP Victor Black Posted 1h 55m ago |  Comment    |  Recommend   E-mail | Save | Print | PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates say they’ve agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Victor Black. He was selected...

Roster Moves

Former Spike Kyle McPherson has been added to the State College roster and is expected to get the start tonight against Mahoning Valley. Also, draftees Brock Hold (9th round infielder from Rice), Aaron Baker (11th round 1st baseman from Oklahoma), and...

Pirates Sign Ninth Round Pick Brock Holt

Pirates Sign Ninth Round Pick Brock Holt The Pittsburgh Pirates today agreed to terms with second baseman Brock Holt from Rice University, who was the club’s ninth round selection in this year’s draft. via Pirates Sign Ninth Round Pick Brock...

Summerlin Signs, reports to State College

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Lion baseball’s all-time hit king officially got his professional career underway this week as Southeastern Louisiana University baseball class of 2009 alumnus Ty Summerlin reported for mini-camp with the State College...

Pirates sign five draft picks

Pirates sign five draft picks The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed the following five players, selected in this year’s First-Year Player Draft. Jose Hernandez – University of Texas/San Antonio – 23rd round Jason Erickson – University...

CDT: Black’s fastball catches eye of Pirates’ brass

Of all the players on the they-might- be-Spikes list, Victor Black could be one of the most intriguing. Why? Let’s start with Black’s draft status. With Pittsburgh Pirates first-rounder Tony Sanchez signed and ready to report to Low-Class A West Virginia,...