TOP OF THE SYSTEM
A look at how the current top 20 prospects did today. Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. If a player is in the majors, he will be removed, everyone below him will be shifted up a spot, and a new player will be added to the bottom of the list. Rankings are from the mid-season rankings, and links on each name go to their Pirates Prospects player page.
1. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Altoona (3-6, 2.94) – DNP
2. Gregory Polanco, CF, Altoona (.295) – DNP
3. Tyler Glasnow, RHP, West Virginia (5-2, 2.48) – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 HR
4. Alen Hanson, SS, Bradenton (.288) – 1-for-4
5. Austin Meadows, CF, GCL Pirates (.200) – 1-for-5
6. Josh Bell, RF, West Virginia (.279) – 0-for-4
7. Nick Kingham, RHP, Altoona (1-2, 3.86) – DNP
8. Luis Heredia, RHP, West Virginia Power (1-1, 1.93) – DNP
9. Reese McGuire, C, GCL Pirates (.500) – 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
10. Dilson Herrera, 2B, West Virginia (.263) – 0-for-5
11. Tony Sanchez, C, Indianapolis (.290) – 0-for-4
12. Barrett Barnes, CF, West Virginia (.239) – 1-for-4
13. Kyle McPherson, RHP, Indianapolis (0-1, 19.29) – Triple-A DL
14. Stetson Allie, 1B, Bradenton (.212) – 1-for-4
15. Wyatt Mathisen, C, West Virginia (.185) – Low-A DL (UPDATE 6/22)
16. Clay Holmes, RHP, West Virginia (2-5, 4.89) – DNP
17. Stolmy Pimentel, RHP, Indianapolis (1-1, 3.48) – DNP
18. Vic Black, RHP, Indianapolis (1-2, 1.97) – DNP
19. Harold Ramirez, CF, Jamestown (.304) – 3-for-4, SB
20. Blake Taylor, LHP, GCL Pirates (0-0, 0.00) – DNP
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DAILY SUMMARY
Top Hitter: Harold Ramirez, CF (.304) – 3-for-4, SB
Home Runs: Francisco Aponte (1)
AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Result: Columbus 4, Indianapolis 0
Starting Pitcher: Graham Godfrey, RHP (6-5, 4.54) – 6.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR
Top Hitter: Jared Goedert, 2B (.247) – 1-for-3, 2B
Other Notable Performers:
Alex Presley, CF (.294) – 1-for-3, BB
Game Notes: Indianapolis only had two hits on the night. Graham Godfrey got his fourth start with Indianapolis, filling in for a rotation that has been depleted by injuries and promotions to the majors. He has a 3.42 ERA in 23.2 innings in those starts. Andrew Lambo got off to a hot start in his jump to Triple-A, but has cooled lately, going 9-for-35 with a .640 OPS in his last ten games.
AA: ALTOONA CURVE
Altoona was off for the Eastern League All-Star break.
A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Result: Palm Beach 6, Bradenton 2
Starting Pitcher: Orlando Castro, LHP (1-1, 6.00) – 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 HR
Top Hitter: Taylor Lewis, CF (.208) – 1-for-3, 2B
Other Notable Performers:
Alen Hanson, SS (.288) – 1-for-4
Game Notes: Orlando Castro has struggled in his jump to high-A. After a 1.93 ERA in 74.2 innings in low-A, Castro has a 6.00 ERA in his first 18 innings. That’s not enough to draw any grand conclusions, other than noting that it’s not exactly a small jump from low-A to high-A. By comparison, Castro did struggle in 2012 in low-A, with a 4.76 ERA in 45.1 innings before dominating this year. Alen Hanson had his 22nd error of the year. It was also his first error since June 19th, snapping an 11 game errorless streak.
A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER
Result: West Virginia 3, Kannapolis 1
Starting Pitcher: Tyler Glasnow, RHP (5-2, 2.48) – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Walker Gourley, 1B (.324) – 2-for-4, SB
Other Notable Performers:
Max Moroff, SS (.259) – 2-for-2, 2 BB
Ryan Hafner, RHP (3.04) – 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR
Game Notes: WARNING: If you are under the age of 18, or you are reading with a child in the room, you might want to skip this section. I’m about to go over Tyler Glasnow’s stats, and they’re pretty dirty. Like Backdoor Sluts 9 dirty. After throwing six shutout innings tonight (which was the first time he’s gone six in his career), Glasnow has a 2.48 ERA in 76.1 innings this year, with a 109:43 K/BB ratio. His 109 strikeouts lead the organization. A.J. Burnett is second with 102, although Glasnow has 18 fewer innings. Control has been the issue for Glasnow (5.07 BB/9 this year), although he has shown improvements lately. In his last seven starts he has allowed 13 walks in 33.2 innings (3.47 BB/9). That’s an acceptable rate when you’re allowing a BAA of around .150 and a K/9 rate over 12 in the same span. He also has a 1.87 ERA in those seven starts. Tonight he had five shutout innings and six strikeouts, but was under 60 pitches, which allowed him to move on to the sixth. Also Walker Gourley stole his 24th base.
A-: JAMESTOWN JAMMERS
Result: Jamestown 5, Batavia 2
Starting Pitcher: Dovydas Neverauskas, RHP (2-2, 4.58) – 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Harold Ramirez, CF (.304) – 3-for-4, SB
Other Notable Performers:
JaCoby Jones, SS (.407) – 1-for-4, 3B
Jin-De Jhang, C (.354) – 2-for-3, 2B, BB
Francisco Aponte (.195) – 1-for-3, HR, BB
Game Notes: JaCoby Jones now has a five game hitting streak. He also played his second game at shortstop, with his other four coming in center field. Jin-De Jhang has a six game hitting streak, and is 12-for-33 in his last ten games, with a double and five walks. Harold Ramirez has an eight game hitting streak, and is 15-for-34 in his last ten games, with four doubles, a triple, a homer, and five walks. He also stole his eighth base of the year tonight. Dovydas Neverauskas struggled for two starts, but has bounced back with three earned runs in ten innings over his last two starts, with a 5:2 K/BB ratio. Also, an interesting note from Ben Badler:
Pirates' NY-Penn team today used players born in the US, DR, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Taiwan and Lithuania. Building their own model UN.
— Ben Badler (@BenBadler) July 10, 2013
RK: GCL PIRATES
Result: Pirates 10, Yankees 2
Starting Pitcher: Wei-Chung Wang, LHP (2.70) – 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR
Top Hitter: Adam Landecker, 3B (.239) – 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI
Other Notable Performers:
Ulises Montilla, 2B (.302) – 2-for-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Reese McGuire, DH (.500) – 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
Austin Meadows, CF (.200) – 1-for-5
Nick Buckner, RF (.250) – 1-for-4, BB
Game Notes: Austin Meadows and Nick Buckner both made their pro debuts today. Meadows singled in his first at-bat, while Buckner singled in his last at-bat. Reese McGuire is 9-for-18 with three doubles and three walks in five games so far. He has a hit in every game. Ulises Montilla has a .302 average and a .961 OPS in 43 at-bats this year. I’ve been impressed by his hitting skills, and he looks like the next Alen Hanson/Dilson Herrera offensive middle infielder. Wei-Chung Wang now has a 2.70 ERA in 16.2 innings, with a 17:1 K/BB ratio in four starts.
