First Pitch: The Pirates Prospects Rebuild

I’ve been undergoing a rebuild of Pirates Prospects over the last few years.

When I started this site in 2009, there was no one else with me. This was an idea I had to bring better prospect coverage to Pittsburgh, at a time when they had a General Manager who was finally starting to get serious about building through the farm system.

We are now in the 14th season of me covering this organization. This site has evolved and expanded in a big way beyond myself. Unfortunately, my original routine from 2009 remained, leading to massive burnout starting in 2018. That coincided with the Pirates struggling and bleeding fans, which led to me losing subscribers, which led to harder work to make up for…