I just received a copy of the Minor League Camp roster, listing every player who will be participating in the minor league portion of Spring Training. There could be some changes to this list, and not everyone has reported yet, with the reporting date being this coming Sunday. Some notes below the rosters.
* = Left Handed
# = Switch Hitter
Pitchers
Tim Alderson
Stetson Allie
Cliff Archibald
Nathan Baker*
Ryan Beckman
Matt Benedict
Victor Black
Colten Brewer
Jesus Brito
Jake Burnette
Colton Cain*
Fraylin Campos
Luis Campos
Eliecer Cardenas
Orlando Castro*
Kyle Cofield
Michael Colla
Jordan Cooper
Tyler Cox*
Jason Creasy
Brandon Cumpton
Emmanuel De Leon
Kevin Decker
Jose Diaz
Zack Dodson
Michael Dubee
Justin Ennis*
Jason Erickson
Roberto Espinosa
Zach Foster
Zac Fuesser*
Tyler Glasnow
Kris Harvey
Ryan Hafner
Luis Heredia
Jimmy Hernandez
Yhonatan Herrand
Clayton Holmes
Jeffrey Inman
Phillip Irwin
David Jagoditsh
Mike Jefferson*
Kris Johnson*
Robert Kilcrease*
Nick Kingham
Kevin Kleis
Brian Leach
Wilson Lee*
Jackson Lodge*
Cesar Lopez
Porfirio Lopez*
Mike Loree
Alex Lukashevich
Matt McSwain
Miguel Mendez
Aneudy Merejo*
Quinton Miller
Joan Montero
Eliecer Navarro*
Dovydas Neverauskas
Andy Otamendi*
Vincent Payne
Clario Perez
Logan Pevny
Aaron Poreda*
Josh Poytress*
Aaron Pribanic
Jhonatan Ramos*
Joely Rodriguez*
Casey Sadler
Isaac Sanchez
Rinku Singh*
Trent Stevenson
Hunter Strickland
Jameson Taillon
Brian Tallet*
Jason Townsend
Bryton Trepagnier
Zack Von Rosenberg
Tyler Waldron
Wei-Chung Wang*
Bryce Weidman
Catchers
Dylan Child
Charles Cutler*
Elias Diaz
Francisco Diaz#
Kawika Emsley-Pai#
Samuel Gonzalez
Ryan Hornback
Jin-De Jhang*
Carlos Paulino
Jairo Marquez
Jonathan Schwind
Matthew Skirving*
Derek Trent*
Kris Watts*
David Valesente
Miguel Perez
Infielders
Francisco Aponte#
Eric Avila
Yhonathan Barrios
Jorge Bishop
Kelson Brow
Jodaneli Carvajal#
Jarek Cunningham
Matt Curry*
Alex Dickerson*
Edwin Espinal
Jeremy Farrell
Brian Friday
Dan Gamache*
Benji Gonzalez
Elevys Gonzalez#
Walker Gourley
Alen Hanson
Dilson Herrera
Brock Holt
Justin Howard*
Jared LaKind*
Chris Lashmet
Drew Maggi
Kevin Mort
Gift Ngoepe
Greg Picart#
Ashley Ponce
Josh Rodriguez
Yunesky Sanchez
Adalberto Santos
Kirk Singer
Andy Vasquez#
Stefan Welch*
Outfielders
Calvin Anderson
Josh Bell#
Brad Chalk*
Evan Chambers
Miles Durham
Elvis Escobar*
Raul Fortunato
Wes Freeman
Alex Fuselier*
Willy Garcia
Dan Grovatt*
Rodarrick Jones
Andrew Lambo*
Quincy Latimore
Taylor Lewis*
Carlos Mesa
Candon Myles*
Gavi Nivar
Rogelios Noris
Anthony Norman*
Jose Osuna
Gregory Polanco*
Harold Ramirez
Mel Rojas Jr.#
David Rubenstein
Junior Sosa*
Luis Urena
Jesus Vasquez
Notes
-Noah Krol, Chase Lyles, and Cole White are not on the list. All three have retired.
-David Valesente was signed out of the independent leagues last month. He played third base last year, which would make sense as the Pirates lack third base depth. However, he’s listed as a catcher on the roster.
-The Pirates originally signed Wei-Chung Wang, a left handed pitcher out of Taiwan, last summer. He failed his physical after needing Tommy John surgery, and the contract was void. It appears the two sides reached a new deal.
-A few players are making the jump from the international leagues, although there’s no guarantee that they will stick in the United States. The players I noticed: Luis Campos, Roberto Espinosa, Aneudy Merejo, Andy Otamendi, Clario Perez, Edwin Espinal, Dilson Herrera, Elvis Escobar, Raul Fortunato, Harold Ramirez, Jesus Vasquez.
-Escobar and Ramirez were both big bonus signings last year. Both players will definitely be making the jump to the US for their pro debuts, playing in the GCL. Escobar received a $570 K bonus last year. He is related to Kelvim and Alcides Escobar. Ramirez received a $1.05 M bonus last year.
