To put it bluntly, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense has been abysmal over the past couple of weeks. Since scoring nine runs on Apr. 14 against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pirates have scored a total of 29 runs over their last 14 games.
If Alika Williams has looked like a different player to begin the 2024 season, well, that’s because he is. In his rookie campaign in 2023, Williams lived up to his reputation as a strong defensive player from his shortstop position.
For the second year in a row, the Pittsburgh Pirates have started the season on a positive note. They’re 11-8 to open the year, and much of that success can be attributed to their valuable depth pieces stepping forward in a big way.
Alika Williams still shakes his head in amazement about the surprising turn his 2023 season took. The slick-fielding infielder was at Double-A Montgomery on June 2 when the Tampa Bay Rays traded him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever Robert Stephenson.
This is one in a series of stories breaking down members of the Pittsburgh Pirates 40-man roster. The Pittsburgh Pirates find themselves in a situation where they have a ton of middle infielders.
During Wednesday's media availability to discuss the McCutchen deal, Ben Cherington noted that his club hopes to add more starting pitching.
Getting drafted in the first round comes with a lot of pressure. We’ve seen plenty of first-rounders fizzle out. Regardless, Alika Williams has been impressive for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the field, and this may be the glove they’ve needed at shortstop.
A look across the system at some prospect performers of note. While things may not be going too smoothly for the Major League squad, down at low A, pitching doesn’t stand a chance against the top prospect in the Pirates system, second baseman Termarr Johnson.
For a last-place team, the Pittsburgh Pirates sure do a lot of interesting things. We've documented three cases of extremely random baseball history that
The Pirates are selecting the contract of infield prospect Alika Williams from Triple-A Indianapolis, reports Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Pirates minor league teams went 3-1 on the day, with some hot-hitting performances from the young Bucs in Bradenton. Here are the notable performances from Friday.
With Triple-A Indianapolis, a pair of Pittsburgh Pirates’ prospects in Endy Rodriguez and Alika Williams had big games as they both seemingly come closer to their first big league call up.
When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded reliever Robert Stephenson to the Tampa Bay Rays, it wasn’t necessarily a move that made a lot of headlines. In return for Stephenson, the Pirates acquired infielder Alika Williams, not a top prospect but one that certainly comes with some pedigree.
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