The Mesa Solar Sox won 3-2 today against the Scottsdale Scorpions. Robbie Grossman was the only Pirates prospect to play this afternoon, going 1-for-4 out of the leadoff position. Grossman, who is hitting for a .323 average, now has a hit in six of seven games he has played in. Aside from his average, he has a strong .912 OPS, thanks to a double and two homers. He’s also started every game in the week old season.
Mesa plays tomorrow at 3:35 PM EST against Peoria.
Tim started Pirates Prospects in 2009 from his home in Virginia, which was 40 minutes from where Pedro Alvarez made his pro debut in Lynchburg. That year, the Lynchburg Hillcats won the Carolina League championship, and Pirates Prospects was born from Tim's reporting along the way. The site has grown over the years to include many more writers, and Tim has gone on to become a credentialed MLB reporter, producing Pirates Prospects each year, and will publish his 11th Prospect Guide this offseason. He has also served as the Pittsburgh Pirates correspondent for Baseball America since 2019. Behind the scenes, Tim is an avid music lover, and most of the money he gets paid to run this site goes to vinyl records.
Any news of if and when Cole will pitch. I keep checking box scores but nothing.