From Anaheim to Alaska, Pirates prospect Rafael Flores focused on proving doubters wrong

From Anaheim to Alaska, Pirates prospect Rafael Flores focused on proving doubters wrong

INDIANAPOLIS — With Yankees prestige and top prospect billing, it’s tough to believe Rafael Flores when he talks of the chip on his shoulder...

Pirates' longtime failure can be explained by their new prospect's shocking revelation

It’s not just a lack of spending or money that keeps the Pittsburgh Pirates at the bottom of the Major League Baseball standings every year. It’s also the fact that they are poorly run. Especially when it comes to player development throughout their own farm system. One of their newest prospects, catcher Rafael Flores, who was just acquired before the trade deadline in the David Bednar trade with the New York Yankees, unintentionally gave an exa…