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I hope Massey goes to AA to begin next season or even to end this season. With his age he needs pushed more.

And I think more often than not, the Pirates stall out players by not challenging them.

And imo, Jimenez should be moved up Greensboro b4 seasons end. Get him some time in High A to end the year and for Greensboro’s playoff games.

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Aug 24Liked by Anthony Murphy

Pirates assigned 11th-rounder Jacob Bimbi to Bradenton, so he should get his pro debut soon, probably today since they're playing two.

Also activated Antwone Kelly off IL.

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Good to see Kelly pitch again this year

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I've been a little surprised at their use of Ercolani. He's just 20, but he is not going to pitch much more this year than he did last year. I'll be interested if they push him to Altoona next year and commit to him as a starter.

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He seems to break down around mid-season each year. They may just be trying to figure out the right workload. I'm sure they'd prefer to have him starting.

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Its a nice feeling that I actually have some amount of confidence to backfill our pitching prospect pipeline. After Bubba/Harrington theres Barco and not a ton else above the lower levels so excited to see who will step up

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I’m still hopeful, if not confident, that solometo (so?) can get back on track

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